Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Maldives
Maldives: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Maldives, 1971–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.0% for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 78.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Maldives peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1971.
That places Maldives 165th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +86.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +39.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +25.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +41.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +41.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +36.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +38.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +34.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +37.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +27.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +19.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +16.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +15.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +14.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +15.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +12.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +12.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +14.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +17.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +11.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +16.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +10.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +10.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +11.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +11.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +10.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +10.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +5.3% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 7% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.0% is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0%, 11% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +86.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 162 Malawi 0.0% compare
- 163 Montenegro 0.0% compare
- 164 French Polynesia 0.0% compare
- 166 Faroe Islands 0.0% compare
- 167 Greenland 0.0% compare
- 168 Rwanda 0.0% 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 share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Maldives?
- Share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Maldives was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1971.
- How does Maldives rank for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Maldives ranks 165th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.9%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from oil.