Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Maldives
Maldives: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 16.5% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Maldives, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Maldives stood at 16.5%.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Maldives peaked at 34.4% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2003.
That places Maldives 180th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.0% | 18.6% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.1% | 11.3% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 11.9% | 16.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 177 British Virgin Islands 17.0% compare
- 178 Reunion 16.8% compare
- 179 South Africa 16.6% compare
- 181 Bosnia and Herzegovina 16.3% compare
- 182 Brunei 16.2% compare
- 183 Iran 16.0% compare
More climate change data for Maldives
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Population, total 529,676 (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Urban population 225,145 (2025)
- Urban population 42.5% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 4.37 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 33.65 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 4.37 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 4.37 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Maldives?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Maldives was 16.5% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 34.4% in 1992.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2003.
- How does Maldives rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Maldives ranks 180th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.