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.
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
- 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 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.