Other — Emissions per capita in Maldives
Maldives: Other — Emissions per capita was 0.05 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Other — Emissions per capita in Maldives, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, other — emissions per capita in Maldives stood at 0.05 t CO2eq/cap. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other — emissions per capita in Maldives peaked at 0.05 t CO2eq/cap in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.01 t CO2eq/cap, in 1990.
That places Maldives 20th out of 218 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Other — Emissions per capita in Maldives, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.01 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.01 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.01 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.01 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.01 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | +100.0% |
| 1996 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.01 t CO2eq/cap | -50.0% |
| 1998 | 0.01 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.01 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | +200.0% |
| 2001 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | -33.3% |
| 2002 | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | -33.3% |
| 2004 | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | +50.0% |
| 2005 | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.04 t CO2eq/cap | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 0.04 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | +25.0% |
| 2015 | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | -40.0% |
| 2016 | 0.04 t CO2eq/cap | +33.3% |
| 2017 | 0.04 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.04 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.04 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.04 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.04 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | +25.0% |
| 2023 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.05 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.02 t CO2eq/cap, 2.5× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.05 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.015 t CO2eq/cap, 3.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.012 t CO2eq/cap | 0.01 t CO2eq/cap | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.028 t CO2eq/cap | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.038 t CO2eq/cap | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.045 t CO2eq/cap | 0.04 t CO2eq/cap | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 20 Bahamas 0.05 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 20 Belgium-Luxembourg 0.05 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 20 Bhutan 0.05 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 20 Gabon 0.05 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 20 Mozambique 0.05 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 20 New Zealand 0.05 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 20 Oman 0.05 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 20 United States 0.05 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Maldives
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 207,727 kg (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0044 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0001 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.14 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.14 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions 0.0043 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions 0.0033 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other — emissions per capita in Maldives?
- Other — emissions per capita in Maldives was 0.05 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other — emissions per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.05 t CO2eq/cap in 2014.
- What is the lowest other — emissions per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- How does Maldives rank for other — emissions per capita?
- Maldives ranks 20th out of 218 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other — emissions per capita rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.