Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil in Maldives
Maldives: Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil in Maldives, 1971–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions from oil in Maldives is 0.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 62.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from oil in Maldives peaked at 0.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1973.
Maldives ranks 147th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -7.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -5.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +102.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +41.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +28.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +44.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +32.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +55.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +13.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +8.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +14.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +12.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +18.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +14.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +28.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +33.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -13.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +58.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -16.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +24.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +12.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +12.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +36.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +28.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -15.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +25.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +22.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +19.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +14.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +13.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 25% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.0% is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.1%, 20% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +102.4% | 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
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 global co₂ emissions from oil in Maldives?
- Share of global 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 global co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1973.
- How does Maldives rank for share of global co₂ emissions from oil?
- Maldives ranks 147th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.1%. 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 global CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from oil in the same year.