Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Maldives
Maldives: Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport was 2,566 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Maldives, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Maldives is 2,566 kilograms per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 9.4% on the previous year and up 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Maldives peaked at 2,566 kilograms per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 533.87 kilograms per person, in 1990.
That places Maldives 15th out of 191 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 754.11 kilograms per person | 533.87 kilograms per person | 1,117 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,283 kilograms per person | 992.82 kilograms per person | 1,510 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,889 kilograms per person | 1,632 kilograms per person | 2,542 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,240 kilograms per person | 1,992 kilograms per person | 2,566 kilograms per person | 4 |
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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 from transport in Maldives?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Maldives was 2,566 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 2,566 kilograms per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 533.87 kilograms per person in 1990.
- How does Maldives rank for per capita co₂ emissions from transport?
- Maldives ranks 15th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from transport rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.