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Per capita methane emissions in Maldives

Maldives: Per capita methane emissions was 0.3233 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.3233
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
186th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.3233
in 2024
All-time low
0.0397
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita methane emissions in Maldives, 1850–2024

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, per capita methane emissions in Maldives stood at 0.3233. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.

The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Maldives peaked at 0.3233 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0397, in 1850.

Maldives ranks 186th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Per capita methane emissions in Maldives, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0397 —
1851 0.0398 +0.1%
1852 0.0398 +0.1%
1853 0.0398 +0.1%
1854 0.0398 +0.1%
1855 0.0399 +0.1%
1856 0.0399 +0.1%
1857 0.0399 +0.1%
1858 0.0399 +0.1%
1859 0.04 +0.1%
1860 0.04 +0.1%
1861 0.0403 +0.7%
1862 0.0405 +0.6%
1863 0.0408 +0.6%
1864 0.041 +0.6%
1865 0.0413 +0.6%
1866 0.0415 +0.6%
1867 0.0418 +0.6%
1868 0.042 +0.6%
1869 0.0423 +0.6%
1870 0.0425 +0.6%
1871 0.0428 +0.7%
1872 0.0431 +0.7%
1873 0.0433 +0.6%
1874 0.0436 +0.6%
1875 0.0439 +0.6%
1876 0.0441 +0.6%
1877 0.0444 +0.6%
1878 0.0447 +0.6%
1879 0.0449 +0.6%
1880 0.0452 +0.6%
1881 0.0455 +0.6%
1882 0.0458 +0.7%
1883 0.0461 +0.7%
1884 0.0464 +0.7%
1885 0.0467 +0.7%
1886 0.047 +0.6%
1887 0.0473 +0.6%
1888 0.0476 +0.6%
1889 0.0479 +0.6%
1890 0.0482 +0.6%
1891 0.0485 +0.6%
1892 0.0488 +0.6%
1893 0.0491 +0.6%
1894 0.0494 +0.6%
1895 0.0497 +0.6%
1896 0.0499 +0.6%
1897 0.0502 +0.6%
1898 0.0505 +0.6%
1899 0.0508 +0.5%
1900 0.0511 +0.5%
1901 0.0512 +0.3%
1902 0.0514 +0.3%
1903 0.0515 +0.3%
1904 0.0517 +0.3%
1905 0.0518 +0.3%
1906 0.052 +0.3%
1907 0.0522 +0.3%
1908 0.0524 +0.3%
1909 0.0526 +0.5%
1910 0.053 +0.7%
1911 0.0544 +2.7%
1912 0.056 +2.8%
1913 0.0577 +3.0%
1914 0.0593 +2.9%
1915 0.061 +2.9%
1916 0.0627 +2.8%
1917 0.0645 +2.8%
1918 0.0662 +2.6%
1919 0.0676 +2.2%
1920 0.0689 +1.9%
1921 0.0704 +2.2%
1922 0.0717 +1.8%
1923 0.0727 +1.4%
1924 0.0737 +1.4%
1925 0.0747 +1.3%
1926 0.0755 +1.1%
1927 0.0764 +1.2%
1928 0.0773 +1.1%
1929 0.0781 +1.1%
1930 0.0791 +1.2%
1931 0.0807 +2.0%
1932 0.0821 +1.8%
1933 0.0837 +1.9%
1934 0.0851 +1.8%
1935 0.0866 +1.7%
1936 0.0881 +1.7%
1937 0.0895 +1.6%
1938 0.0908 +1.5%
1939 0.0925 +1.8%
1940 0.0945 +2.1%
1941 0.0981 +3.8%
1942 0.1021 +4.1%
1943 0.1065 +4.3%
1944 0.1111 +4.3%
1945 0.113 +1.8%
1946 0.115 +1.7%
1947 0.1163 +1.2%
1948 0.1175 +1.0%
1949 0.1181 +0.4%
1950 0.1181 -0.0%
1951 0.1149 -2.7%
1952 0.1122 -2.3%
1953 0.1099 -2.1%
1954 0.1077 -2.0%
1955 0.1055 -2.0%
1956 0.1033 -2.1%
1957 0.101 -2.2%
1958 0.0986 -2.4%
1959 0.0962 -2.5%
1960 0.0937 -2.6%
1961 0.0912 -2.7%
1962 0.0886 -2.8%
1963 0.086 -3.0%
1964 0.0832 -3.2%
1965 0.0796 -4.4%
1966 0.0752 -5.5%
1967 0.0712 -5.3%
1968 0.0676 -5.0%
1969 0.0643 -5.0%
1970 0.0762 +18.5%
1971 0.0843 +10.7%
1972 0.0897 +6.4%
1973 0.0953 +6.3%
1974 0.1015 +6.4%
1975 0.1073 +5.7%
1976 0.1128 +5.2%
1977 0.1181 +4.7%
1978 0.1235 +4.6%
1979 0.1291 +4.5%
1980 0.1347 +4.4%
1981 0.1388 +3.0%
1982 0.1429 +3.0%
1983 0.1474 +3.2%
1984 0.1526 +3.5%
1985 0.1565 +2.6%
1986 0.1563 -0.1%
1987 0.1559 -0.2%
1988 0.1557 -0.2%
1989 0.1551 -0.4%
1990 0.1598 +3.0%
1991 0.1589 -0.6%
1992 0.1581 -0.5%
1993 0.1579 -0.1%
1994 0.1619 +2.5%
1995 0.1626 +0.5%
1996 0.166 +2.0%
1997 0.1684 +1.5%
1998 0.173 +2.7%
1999 0.1759 +1.6%
2000 0.1858 +5.6%
2001 0.1889 +1.7%
2002 0.2027 +7.3%
2003 0.2127 +4.9%
2004 0.2263 +6.4%
2005 0.2316 +2.4%
2006 0.2456 +6.0%
2007 0.2502 +1.9%
2008 0.256 +2.3%
2009 0.2556 -0.1%
2010 0.262 +2.5%
2011 0.2679 +2.2%
2012 0.274 +2.3%
2013 0.28 +2.2%
2014 0.288 +2.9%
2015 0.286 -0.7%
2016 0.2883 +0.8%
2017 0.29 +0.6%
2018 0.2928 +1.0%
2019 0.2968 +1.4%
2020 0.299 +0.8%
2021 0.3008 +0.6%
2022 0.3062 +1.8%
2023 0.3143 +2.7%
2024 0.3233 +2.9%

Maldives compared with similar countries

  • Maldives's 0.3233 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.07, 30% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Maldives's 0.3233 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.5714, 57% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0399 0.0397 0.04 10
1860s 0.0411 0.04 0.0423 10
1870s 0.0437 0.0425 0.0449 10
1880s 0.0465 0.0452 0.0479 10
1890s 0.0495 0.0482 0.0508 10
1900s 0.0518 0.0511 0.0526 10
1910s 0.0602 0.053 0.0676 10
1920s 0.074 0.0689 0.0781 10
1930s 0.0858 0.0791 0.0925 10
1940s 0.1092 0.0945 0.1181 10
1950s 0.1067 0.0962 0.1181 10
1960s 0.0801 0.0643 0.0937 10
1970s 0.1038 0.0762 0.1291 10
1980s 0.1496 0.1347 0.1565 10
1990s 0.1642 0.1579 0.1759 10
2000s 0.2255 0.1858 0.256 10
2010s 0.2826 0.262 0.2968 10
2020s 0.3087 0.299 0.3233 5

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 183 Saint Lucia 0.3357 compare
  2. 184 Burundi 0.3349 compare
  3. 185 Rwanda 0.3331 compare
  4. 187 Malta 0.3058 compare
  5. 188 Cape Verde 0.3013 compare
  6. 189 British Virgin Islands 0.2963 compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita methane emissions in Maldives?
Per capita methane emissions in Maldives was 0.3233 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 0.3233 in 2024.
What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0397 in 1850.
How does Maldives rank for per capita methane emissions?
Maldives ranks 186th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
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