Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Maldives
Maldives: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Maldives, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Maldives stood at 0.0%.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 88.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Maldives peaked at 0.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Maldives ranks 183rd of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
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 global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Maldives?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Maldives was 0.0% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Maldives rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Maldives ranks 183rd out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.