Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Maldives
Maldives: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) was 1.6 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Maldives, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for solid food waste — emissions in Maldives is 1.6 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in Maldives peaked at 1.6 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.34 kt, in 1990.
That places Maldives 171st out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.34 kt | — |
| 1991 | 1.35 kt | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 1.37 kt | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 1.38 kt | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.39 kt | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 1.4 kt | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 1.41 kt | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.42 kt | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.42 kt | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.43 kt | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.44 kt | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.45 kt | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.46 kt | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.47 kt | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.48 kt | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.48 kt | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.49 kt | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.5 kt | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.52 kt | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.52 kt | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.53 kt | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.54 kt | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.55 kt | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.55 kt | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.56 kt | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.57 kt | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.57 kt | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.58 kt | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.59 kt | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.59 kt | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.59 kt | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.59 kt | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.6 kt | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.6 kt | +0.4% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 1.6 kt is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.94 kt, 3% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 1.6 kt is below the median for South Asia, which is 75.72 kt, 2% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.39 kt | 1.34 kt | 1.43 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.48 kt | 1.44 kt | 1.52 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.56 kt | 1.53 kt | 1.59 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6 kt | 1.59 kt | 1.6 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 168 Luxembourg 1.98 kt compare
- 169 Comoros 1.89 kt compare
- 170 Iceland 1.8 kt compare
- 172 Cayman Islands 1.46 kt compare
- 173 Estonia 1.27 kt compare
- 174 Timor-Leste 1.24 kt compare
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 solid food waste — emissions in Maldives?
- Solid food waste — emissions in Maldives was 1.6 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.34 kt in 1990.
- How does Maldives rank for solid food waste — emissions?
- Maldives ranks 171st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.