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Share global ghg emissions in Maldives

Maldives: Share global ghg emissions was 0.0047 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0047
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
166th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.0047
in 2024
All-time low
0
in 1969
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global ghg emissions in Maldives, 1850–2024

00.0010.0020.0030.0040.005185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share global ghg emissions in Maldives stood at 0.0047. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 62.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global ghg emissions in Maldives peaked at 0.0047 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1969.

Maldives ranks 166th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Share global ghg emissions in Maldives, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0001 —
1851 0.0001 -2.0%
1852 0 -1.9%
1853 0 -0.2%
1854 0 -1.4%
1855 0 -0.8%
1856 0 -0.4%
1857 0 -0.7%
1858 0 -0.1%
1859 0 -0.9%
1860 0 +3.5%
1861 0.0001 +3.3%
1862 0.0001 +2.4%
1863 0.0001 +0.9%
1864 0.0001 -0.4%
1865 0.0001 +2.0%
1866 0.0001 +0.2%
1867 0.0001 +1.1%
1868 0.0001 +0.8%
1869 0.0001 +0.3%
1870 0.0001 -7.9%
1871 0 -1.5%
1872 0 -3.3%
1873 0 -0.8%
1874 0 +0.0%
1875 0 -0.4%
1876 0 -0.1%
1877 0 -0.8%
1878 0 -0.1%
1879 0 -0.9%
1880 0 -0.2%
1881 0 +0.6%
1882 0 -1.2%
1883 0 -1.1%
1884 0 +0.6%
1885 0 +0.7%
1886 0 +0.7%
1887 0 -0.9%
1888 0 -0.9%
1889 0 +0.3%
1890 0 -3.6%
1891 0 -1.3%
1892 0 +1.0%
1893 0 +0.6%
1894 0 -1.0%
1895 0 -0.2%
1896 0 -0.1%
1897 0 -2.1%
1898 0 -0.6%
1899 0 -0.7%
1900 0 -1.9%
1901 0 -1.6%
1902 0 -0.5%
1903 0 -2.0%
1904 0 -0.8%
1905 0 -1.4%
1906 0 -1.3%
1907 0 -3.2%
1908 0 +1.5%
1909 0 -1.3%
1910 0 +1.1%
1911 0 +2.1%
1912 0 +1.6%
1913 0 -0.2%
1914 0 +5.7%
1915 0 +3.4%
1916 0 -0.5%
1917 0 +1.2%
1918 0 +3.1%
1919 0 +7.4%
1920 0 -7.5%
1921 0 +5.2%
1922 0 +0.0%
1923 0 -3.0%
1924 0 +2.6%
1925 0 +0.8%
1926 0 +2.6%
1927 0 -1.1%
1928 0 +1.8%
1929 0 -1.1%
1930 0 +4.4%
1931 0.0001 +5.8%
1932 0.0001 +5.3%
1933 0.0001 +1.1%
1934 0.0001 -0.9%
1935 0.0001 +1.1%
1936 0.0001 -2.1%
1937 0.0001 -0.2%
1938 0.0001 +4.0%
1939 0.0001 +0.2%
1940 0.0001 -0.7%
1941 0.0001 +1.2%
1942 0.0001 +3.1%
1943 0.0001 +2.3%
1944 0.0001 +2.7%
1945 0.0001 +7.1%
1946 0.0001 -1.8%
1947 0.0001 -3.7%
1948 0.0001 -1.5%
1949 0.0001 +1.8%
1950 0.0001 -10.2%
1951 0.0001 -6.8%
1952 0.0001 -1.6%
1953 0.0001 -2.3%
1954 0 -2.7%
1955 0 -5.3%
1956 0 -3.1%
1957 0 -2.7%
1958 0 -1.3%
1959 0 -4.5%
1960 0 +0.7%
1961 0 -0.5%
1962 0 +14.5%
1963 0 -14.0%
1964 0 -1.8%
1965 0 -2.0%
1966 0 -2.0%
1967 0 -3.7%
1968 0 -5.1%
1969 0 -7.2%
1970 0 +18.7%
1971 0.0001 +42.8%
1972 0.0001 +2.4%
1973 0.0001 +6.3%
1974 0.0001 +6.9%
1975 0.0001 +25.9%
1976 0.0001 +15.8%
1977 0.0001 +12.5%
1978 0.0001 +22.5%
1979 0.0002 +20.0%
1980 0.0002 +30.9%
1981 0.0002 +10.5%
1982 0.0002 +2.9%
1983 0.0002 +5.5%
1984 0.0003 +8.3%
1985 0.0003 +6.8%
1986 0.0003 +14.0%
1987 0.0003 +0.4%
1988 0.0004 +12.2%
1989 0.0004 +21.3%
1990 0.0006 +27.2%
1991 0.0005 -7.1%
1992 0.0007 +41.4%
1993 0.0006 -12.7%
1994 0.0006 +0.6%
1995 0.0008 +20.5%
1996 0.0009 +10.9%
1997 0.0009 +7.9%
1998 0.0009 -3.6%
1999 0.0012 +32.9%
2000 0.0013 +6.9%
2001 0.0013 +3.5%
2002 0.0016 +21.9%
2003 0.0013 -17.4%
2004 0.0017 +27.0%
2005 0.0015 -9.4%
2006 0.0018 +19.0%
2007 0.0019 +4.1%
2008 0.002 +5.3%
2009 0.0021 +5.1%
2010 0.0021 +1.4%
2011 0.0022 +2.9%
2012 0.0024 +10.6%
2013 0.0024 -0.5%
2014 0.0029 +18.4%
2015 0.0028 -3.2%
2016 0.0031 +13.3%
2017 0.0033 +4.0%
2018 0.0037 +12.9%
2019 0.0042 +13.0%
2020 0.0037 -10.8%
2021 0.0042 +12.8%
2022 0.0045 +8.4%
2023 0.0045 -1.2%
2024 0.0047 +3.8%

Maldives compared with similar countries

  • Maldives's 0.0047 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0784, 6% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Maldives's 0.0047 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0933, 5% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share global ghg emissions 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.

YearChange FromTo
1971 +42.8% 0 0.0001
1992 +41.4% 0.0005 0.0007
1999 +32.9% 0.0009 0.0012
1980 +30.9% 0.0002 0.0002
1990 +27.2% 0.0004 0.0006
2004 +27.0% 0.0013 0.0017

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0 0 0.0001 10
1860s 0.0001 0 0.0001 10
1870s 0 0 0.0001 10
1880s 0 0 0 10
1890s 0 0 0 10
1900s 0 0 0 10
1910s 0 0 0 10
1920s 0 0 0 10
1930s 0.0001 0 0.0001 10
1940s 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 10
1950s 0 0 0.0001 10
1960s 0 0 0 10
1970s 0.0001 0 0.0002 10
1980s 0.0003 0.0002 0.0004 10
1990s 0.0008 0.0005 0.0012 10
2000s 0.0017 0.0013 0.0021 10
2010s 0.0029 0.0021 0.0042 10
2020s 0.0043 0.0037 0.0047 5

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 163 Bahamas 0.0064 compare
  2. 164 Solomon Islands 0.0062 compare
  3. 165 Gambia 0.0054 compare
  4. 167 Djibouti 0.0039 compare
  5. 168 Malta 0.0035 compare
  6. 169 Eswatini 0.003 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global ghg emissions in Maldives?
Share global ghg emissions in Maldives was 0.0047 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global ghg emissions recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 0.0047 in 2024.
What is the lowest share global ghg emissions recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1969.
How does Maldives rank for share global ghg emissions?
Maldives ranks 166th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global ghg emissions rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is up 62.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Maldives data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global ghg emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
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