Per capita ghg excl land use in Maldives
Maldives: Per capita ghg excl land use was 4.81 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
4.81
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
76th
of 198 countries
All-time high
4.81
in 2024
All-time low
0.0425
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg excl land use in Maldives, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 4.81 for per capita ghg excl land use in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg excl land use in Maldives peaked at 4.81 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0425, in 1850.
That places Maldives 76th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita ghg excl land use in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0425 | — |
| 1851 | 0.0426 | +0.1% |
| 1852 | 0.0426 | +0.1% |
| 1853 | 0.0427 | +0.1% |
| 1854 | 0.0427 | +0.1% |
| 1855 | 0.0428 | +0.1% |
| 1856 | 0.0428 | +0.1% |
| 1857 | 0.0429 | +0.1% |
| 1858 | 0.0429 | +0.1% |
| 1859 | 0.0429 | +0.1% |
| 1860 | 0.043 | +0.1% |
| 1861 | 0.0432 | +0.6% |
| 1862 | 0.0435 | +0.6% |
| 1863 | 0.0437 | +0.6% |
| 1864 | 0.044 | +0.6% |
| 1865 | 0.0442 | +0.6% |
| 1866 | 0.0445 | +0.6% |
| 1867 | 0.0447 | +0.5% |
| 1868 | 0.0449 | +0.5% |
| 1869 | 0.0452 | +0.5% |
| 1870 | 0.0454 | +0.5% |
| 1871 | 0.0457 | +0.7% |
| 1872 | 0.0461 | +0.8% |
| 1873 | 0.0465 | +0.9% |
| 1874 | 0.0469 | +0.9% |
| 1875 | 0.0473 | +0.9% |
| 1876 | 0.0477 | +0.9% |
| 1877 | 0.0482 | +0.9% |
| 1878 | 0.0486 | +0.8% |
| 1879 | 0.0489 | +0.7% |
| 1880 | 0.0492 | +0.6% |
| 1881 | 0.0495 | +0.6% |
| 1882 | 0.0498 | +0.7% |
| 1883 | 0.0502 | +0.6% |
| 1884 | 0.0505 | +0.6% |
| 1885 | 0.0508 | +0.6% |
| 1886 | 0.0511 | +0.6% |
| 1887 | 0.0514 | +0.6% |
| 1888 | 0.0517 | +0.6% |
| 1889 | 0.052 | +0.6% |
| 1890 | 0.0523 | +0.6% |
| 1891 | 0.0527 | +0.6% |
| 1892 | 0.053 | +0.6% |
| 1893 | 0.0533 | +0.6% |
| 1894 | 0.0536 | +0.6% |
| 1895 | 0.0539 | +0.6% |
| 1896 | 0.0542 | +0.6% |
| 1897 | 0.0545 | +0.6% |
| 1898 | 0.0548 | +0.6% |
| 1899 | 0.0551 | +0.6% |
| 1900 | 0.0554 | +0.6% |
| 1901 | 0.0556 | +0.3% |
| 1902 | 0.0558 | +0.4% |
| 1903 | 0.056 | +0.4% |
| 1904 | 0.0562 | +0.4% |
| 1905 | 0.0565 | +0.4% |
| 1906 | 0.0567 | +0.4% |
| 1907 | 0.0569 | +0.4% |
| 1908 | 0.0572 | +0.4% |
| 1909 | 0.0575 | +0.6% |
| 1910 | 0.0579 | +0.8% |
| 1911 | 0.0594 | +2.6% |
| 1912 | 0.0611 | +2.7% |
| 1913 | 0.0628 | +2.9% |
| 1914 | 0.0646 | +2.8% |
| 1915 | 0.0664 | +2.8% |
| 1916 | 0.0682 | +2.7% |
| 1917 | 0.07 | +2.7% |
| 1918 | 0.0718 | +2.5% |
| 1919 | 0.0733 | +2.2% |
| 1920 | 0.0747 | +1.8% |
| 1921 | 0.0762 | +2.1% |
| 1922 | 0.0775 | +1.7% |
| 1923 | 0.0785 | +1.3% |
| 1924 | 0.0795 | +1.3% |
| 1925 | 0.0805 | +1.2% |
| 1926 | 0.0814 | +1.1% |
| 1927 | 0.0823 | +1.1% |
| 1928 | 0.0832 | +1.1% |
| 1929 | 0.084 | +1.0% |
| 1930 | 0.0849 | +1.1% |
| 1931 | 0.0865 | +1.9% |
| 1932 | 0.088 | +1.7% |
| 1933 | 0.0895 | +1.7% |
| 1934 | 0.091 | +1.7% |
| 1935 | 0.0924 | +1.6% |
| 1936 | 0.0939 | +1.6% |
| 1937 | 0.0953 | +1.5% |
| 1938 | 0.0967 | +1.5% |
| 1939 | 0.0984 | +1.8% |
| 1940 | 0.1004 | +2.1% |
| 1941 | 0.1042 | +3.8% |
| 1942 | 0.1086 | +4.2% |
| 1943 | 0.1135 | +4.5% |
| 1944 | 0.1186 | +4.5% |
| 1945 | 0.1212 | +2.2% |
| 1946 | 0.1239 | +2.2% |
| 1947 | 0.1259 | +1.6% |
| 1948 | 0.1278 | +1.5% |
| 1949 | 0.1288 | +0.8% |
| 1950 | 0.1292 | +0.3% |
| 1951 | 0.1261 | -2.4% |
| 1952 | 0.1235 | -2.1% |
| 1953 | 0.1211 | -1.9% |
| 1954 | 0.1189 | -1.8% |
| 1955 | 0.1167 | -1.9% |
| 1956 | 0.1144 | -1.9% |
| 1957 | 0.112 | -2.1% |
| 1958 | 0.1096 | -2.2% |
| 1959 | 0.1072 | -2.2% |
| 1960 | 0.1047 | -2.3% |
| 1961 | 0.1022 | -2.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0998 | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0974 | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0949 | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0914 | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 0.087 | -4.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0831 | -4.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0796 | -4.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0763 | -4.2% |
| 1970 | 0.091 | +19.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1265 | +39.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1308 | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1382 | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1437 | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 0.174 | +21.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2032 | +16.8% |
| 1977 | 0.2299 | +13.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2807 | +22.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3281 | +16.9% |
| 1980 | 0.4182 | +27.5% |
| 1981 | 0.4377 | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 0.4339 | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4532 | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4953 | +9.3% |
| 1985 | 0.5291 | +6.8% |
| 1986 | 0.5909 | +11.7% |
| 1987 | 0.5763 | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.635 | +10.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7515 | +18.3% |
| 1990 | 0.9371 | +24.7% |
| 1991 | 0.8512 | -9.2% |
| 1992 | 1.16 | +35.8% |
| 1993 | 0.9827 | -15.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9972 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 1.18 | +18.6% |
| 1996 | 1.32 | +11.5% |
| 1997 | 1.45 | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 1.32 | -8.5% |
| 1999 | 1.74 | +31.7% |
| 2000 | 1.85 | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 1.86 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 2.29 | +23.3% |
| 2003 | 1.99 | -13.3% |
| 2004 | 2.49 | +25.4% |
| 2005 | 2.25 | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 2.69 | +19.2% |
| 2007 | 2.73 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 2.83 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 2.88 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 2.93 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 2.99 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 3.25 | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 3.12 | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 3.6 | +15.4% |
| 2015 | 3.37 | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 3.61 | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 3.68 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 4.06 | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 4.49 | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 3.74 | -16.6% |
| 2021 | 4.27 | +14.2% |
| 2022 | 4.64 | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 4.62 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 4.81 | +4.1% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 4.81 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.03, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 4.81 is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.82, 2.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita ghg excl land use in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +39.0% | 0.091 | 0.1265 |
| 1992 | +35.8% | 0.8512 | 1.16 |
| 1999 | +31.7% | 1.32 | 1.74 |
| 1980 | +27.5% | 0.3281 | 0.4182 |
| 2004 | +25.4% | 1.99 | 2.49 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0427 | 0.0425 | 0.0429 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0441 | 0.043 | 0.0452 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0471 | 0.0454 | 0.0489 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0506 | 0.0492 | 0.052 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0537 | 0.0523 | 0.0551 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0564 | 0.0554 | 0.0575 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0656 | 0.0579 | 0.0733 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0798 | 0.0747 | 0.084 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0916 | 0.0849 | 0.0984 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1173 | 0.1004 | 0.1288 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1179 | 0.1072 | 0.1292 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0917 | 0.0763 | 0.1047 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1846 | 0.091 | 0.3281 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5321 | 0.4182 | 0.7515 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.19 | 0.8512 | 1.74 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.39 | 1.85 | 2.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.51 | 2.93 | 4.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.42 | 3.74 | 4.81 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 73 Hungary 4.94 compare
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- 79 Uzbekistan 4.6 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 per capita ghg excl land use in Maldives?
- Per capita ghg excl land use in Maldives was 4.81 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg excl land use recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 4.81 in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg excl land use recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0425 in 1850.
- How does Maldives rank for per capita ghg excl land use?
- Maldives ranks 76th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg excl land use rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg excl land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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