Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Maldives
Maldives: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 4.37 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Maldives, 1971–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Maldives is 4.37 tonnes per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Maldives peaked at 4.37 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0264 tonnes per person, in 1974.
Maldives ranks 78th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0732 tonnes per person | 0.0264 tonnes per person | 0.1828 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.3601 tonnes per person | 0.2667 tonnes per person | 0.5721 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9889 tonnes per person | 0.6639 tonnes per person | 1.52 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.09 tonnes per person | 1.6 tonnes per person | 2.54 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.13 tonnes per person | 2.58 tonnes per person | 4.09 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 tonnes per person | 3.34 tonnes per person | 4.37 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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 including land-use change in Maldives?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Maldives was 4.37 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 4.37 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0264 tonnes per person in 1974.
- How does Maldives rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Maldives ranks 78th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.