Per capita CO₂ emissions from aviation in Maldives
Maldives: Per capita CO₂ emissions from aviation was 1,734 kilograms in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from aviation in Maldives, 2013–2024
Source: OECD (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions from aviation in Maldives stood at 1,734 kilograms. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from aviation in Maldives peaked at 1,734 kilograms in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,403 kilograms, in 2021.
Maldives ranks 5th of 142 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,475 kilograms | 1,435 kilograms | 1,542 kilograms | 7 |
| 2020s | 1,555 kilograms | 1,403 kilograms | 1,734 kilograms | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 2 Iceland 2,580 kilograms compare
- 3 United Arab Emirates 2,320 kilograms compare
- 4 Singapore 2,030 kilograms compare
- 6 Seychelles 1,467 kilograms compare
- 7 Bahamas 1,170 kilograms compare
- 8 Marshall Islands 812 kilograms 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 per capita co₂ emissions from aviation in Maldives?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from aviation in Maldives was 1,734 kilograms in 2024, according to OECD (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from aviation recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 1,734 kilograms in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from aviation recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,403 kilograms in 2021.
- How does Maldives rank for per capita co₂ emissions from aviation?
- Maldives ranks 5th out of 142 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from aviation rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from aviation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Includes emissions from both domestic and international aviation. International aviation emissions are assigned to the country of departure. CO₂ emissions from commercial passenger flights only.