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Share nitrous oxide emissions in Maldives

Maldives: Share nitrous oxide emissions was 0.0021 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0021
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
171st
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.0021
in 2024
All-time low
0.0001
in 1961
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share nitrous oxide emissions in Maldives, 1850–2024

00.0010.0010.0020.002185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Maldives recorded 0.0021 for share nitrous oxide emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share nitrous oxide emissions in Maldives peaked at 0.0021 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0001, in 1961.

Maldives ranks 171st of 201 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 nitrous oxide emissions in Maldives, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0001 —
1851 0.0001 -0.0%
1852 0.0001 -0.0%
1853 0.0001 -0.0%
1854 0.0001 -0.0%
1855 0.0001 -0.0%
1856 0.0001 -0.0%
1857 0.0001 -0.0%
1858 0.0001 -0.0%
1859 0.0001 +0.0%
1860 0.0001 +0.0%
1861 0.0001 +0.0%
1862 0.0001 +0.0%
1863 0.0001 +0.0%
1864 0.0001 +0.0%
1865 0.0001 +0.0%
1866 0.0001 +0.0%
1867 0.0001 +0.0%
1868 0.0001 +0.0%
1869 0.0001 +0.0%
1870 0.0001 +0.0%
1871 0.0001 -0.0%
1872 0.0001 -0.1%
1873 0.0001 -0.1%
1874 0.0001 -0.1%
1875 0.0001 -0.1%
1876 0.0001 -0.1%
1877 0.0001 -0.1%
1878 0.0001 -0.1%
1879 0.0001 -0.1%
1880 0.0001 -0.0%
1881 0.0001 -0.0%
1882 0.0001 -0.0%
1883 0.0001 -0.0%
1884 0.0001 -0.0%
1885 0.0001 +0.0%
1886 0.0001 +0.0%
1887 0.0001 +0.0%
1888 0.0001 +0.0%
1889 0.0001 -0.0%
1890 0.0001 -2.7%
1891 0.0001 -0.3%
1892 0.0001 -0.4%
1893 0.0001 -0.4%
1894 0.0001 -0.3%
1895 0.0001 -0.3%
1896 0.0001 -0.2%
1897 0.0001 -0.1%
1898 0.0001 -0.0%
1899 0.0001 +0.1%
1900 0.0001 +0.2%
1901 0.0001 +0.3%
1902 0.0001 +0.4%
1903 0.0001 +0.4%
1904 0.0001 +0.5%
1905 0.0001 +0.5%
1906 0.0001 +0.5%
1907 0.0001 +0.5%
1908 0.0001 +0.5%
1909 0.0001 +0.5%
1910 0.0001 +0.5%
1911 0.0001 +0.3%
1912 0.0001 -0.1%
1913 0.0001 -0.3%
1914 0.0001 -0.5%
1915 0.0001 -0.6%
1916 0.0001 -0.6%
1917 0.0001 -0.6%
1918 0.0001 -0.5%
1919 0.0001 -0.3%
1920 0.0001 -0.1%
1921 0.0001 +0.0%
1922 0.0001 -0.0%
1923 0.0001 -0.1%
1924 0.0001 -0.1%
1925 0.0001 -0.1%
1926 0.0001 -0.0%
1927 0.0001 +0.0%
1928 0.0001 +0.1%
1929 0.0001 +0.2%
1930 0.0001 +0.4%
1931 0.0001 +0.4%
1932 0.0001 +0.3%
1933 0.0001 +0.2%
1934 0.0001 +0.2%
1935 0.0001 +0.2%
1936 0.0001 +0.1%
1937 0.0001 +0.2%
1938 0.0001 +0.2%
1939 0.0001 +0.2%
1940 0.0001 +0.3%
1941 0.0001 -0.6%
1942 0.0001 -2.1%
1943 0.0001 -2.7%
1944 0.0001 -2.8%
1945 0.0001 -2.5%
1946 0.0001 -2.0%
1947 0.0001 -1.4%
1948 0.0001 -0.8%
1949 0.0001 -0.1%
1950 0.0001 +0.7%
1951 0.0001 +0.9%
1952 0.0001 +0.4%
1953 0.0001 +0.1%
1954 0.0001 -0.2%
1955 0.0001 -0.3%
1956 0.0001 -0.4%
1957 0.0001 -0.5%
1958 0.0001 -0.4%
1959 0.0001 -0.3%
1960 0.0001 -0.1%
1961 0.0001 -2.7%
1962 0.0001 +0.4%
1963 0.0001 +3.5%
1964 0.0001 +0.9%
1965 0.0001 +0.6%
1966 0.0001 +0.2%
1967 0.0001 +0.6%
1968 0.0001 -1.4%
1969 0.0001 +0.9%
1970 0.0001 +26.9%
1971 0.0001 -8.1%
1972 0.0001 -2.5%
1973 0.0001 +23.5%
1974 0.0001 +3.0%
1975 0.0001 +1.7%
1976 0.0001 -3.4%
1977 0.0001 -2.8%
1978 0.0001 +8.1%
1979 0.0001 -1.6%
1980 0.0001 +5.1%
1981 0.0001 +13.5%
1982 0.0001 -1.0%
1983 0.0002 +10.1%
1984 0.0002 +28.4%
1985 0.0002 +8.8%
1986 0.0002 +1.5%
1987 0.0002 +0.6%
1988 0.0003 +13.6%
1989 0.0002 -10.0%
1990 0.0003 +15.8%
1991 0.0003 +7.1%
1992 0.0003 +9.6%
1993 0.0003 +8.2%
1994 0.0005 +47.5%
1995 0.0005 +5.5%
1996 0.0005 +0.4%
1997 0.0005 -1.9%
1998 0.0006 +6.1%
1999 0.0006 +1.2%
2000 0.0008 +37.4%
2001 0.0007 -8.7%
2002 0.0008 +12.0%
2003 0.0007 -13.5%
2004 0.0008 +15.7%
2005 0.0007 -7.4%
2006 0.0009 +20.2%
2007 0.001 +10.1%
2008 0.0011 +11.6%
2009 0.0012 +8.8%
2010 0.0012 +4.0%
2011 0.0012 -4.5%
2012 0.0015 +27.5%
2013 0.0015 +1.6%
2014 0.0019 +23.7%
2015 0.0014 -25.3%
2016 0.0015 +5.7%
2017 0.0015 +0.2%
2018 0.0017 +10.7%
2019 0.0019 +11.8%
2020 0.0018 -1.4%
2021 0.0019 +4.3%
2022 0.002 +4.0%
2023 0.002 +1.4%
2024 0.0021 +2.2%

Maldives compared with similar countries

  • Maldives's 0.0021 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0854, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Maldives's 0.0021 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.1536, 1% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share nitrous oxide 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
1994 +47.5% 0.0003 0.0005
2000 +37.4% 0.0006 0.0008
1984 +28.4% 0.0002 0.0002
2012 +27.5% 0.0012 0.0015
1970 +26.9% 0.0001 0.0001
2015 -25.3% 0.0019 0.0014

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 10
1860s 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 10
1870s 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 10
1880s 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 10
1890s 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 10
1900s 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 10
1910s 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 10
1920s 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 10
1930s 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 10
1940s 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 10
1950s 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 10
1960s 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 10
1970s 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 10
1980s 0.0002 0.0001 0.0003 10
1990s 0.0004 0.0003 0.0006 10
2000s 0.0009 0.0007 0.0012 10
2010s 0.0015 0.0012 0.0019 10
2020s 0.002 0.0018 0.0021 5

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 168 Vanuatu 0.003 compare
  2. 169 Comoros 0.0023 compare
  3. 170 Macao 0.0021 compare
  4. 172 Samoa 0.0018 compare
  5. 173 Equatorial Guinea 0.0018 compare
  6. 174 Bahamas 0.0016 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share nitrous oxide emissions in Maldives?
Share nitrous oxide emissions in Maldives was 0.0021 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 0.0021 in 2024.
What is the lowest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 in 1961.
How does Maldives rank for share nitrous oxide emissions?
Maldives ranks 171st out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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 nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share nitrous oxide emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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