Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Maldives
Maldives: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry was 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Maldives, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
Analysis
In 2024, total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Maldives stood at 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 70.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Maldives peaked at 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, in 1850.
That places Maldives 160th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2,209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1860s | 2,390 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1870s | 2,680 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,840 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1880s | 3,019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1890s | 3,360 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1900s | 3,694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,841 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1910s | 4,327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,875 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1920s | 5,479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1930s | 6,974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,200 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1940s | 8,989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,920 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1950s | 9,539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1960s | 9,447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1970s | 26,933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52,620 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1980s | 102,332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 68,937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 163,630 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1990s | 305,608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 197,317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 483,794 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2000s | 743,687 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 521,758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 157 Lesotho 3.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 158 Central African Republic 3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 159 Montenegro 2.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 161 Bhutan 2.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 162 Eritrea 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 163 Fiji 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
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 total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Maldives?
- Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Maldives was 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024.
- What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1850.
- How does Maldives rank for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Maldives ranks 160th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.