Share global food emissions in Maldives
Maldives: Share global food emissions was 0.0009 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
0.0009
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
183rd
of 217 countries
All-time high
0.0013
in 2012
All-time low
0.0003
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015
Share global food emissions in Maldives, 1990–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2015, share global food emissions in Maldives stood at 0.0009.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 88.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global food emissions in Maldives peaked at 0.0013 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0003, 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.
Share global food emissions in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0003 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0003 | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 | +14.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 | +15.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 | +14.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 | +20.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 | -13.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0008 | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0011 | +35.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0013 | +21.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0011 | -14.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 | -2.2% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.0009 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1012, 1% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.0009 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.1612, 1% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0003 | 0.0003 | 0.0004 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 | 0.0004 | 0.0007 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.001 | 0.0008 | 0.0013 | 6 |
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 global food emissions in Maldives?
- Share global food emissions in Maldives was 0.0009 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global food emissions recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0013 in 2012.
- What is the lowest share global food emissions recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 in 1990.
- How does Maldives rank for share global food emissions?
- Maldives ranks 183rd out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share global food emissions 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share global food emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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