Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Maldives

Maldives: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita was 0.0003 kt per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0003 kt per person
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
78th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0003 kt per person
in 2023
All-time low
0.0001 kt per person
in 1969
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Maldives, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Maldives is 0.0003 kt per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Maldives peaked at 0.0003 kt per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 kt per person, in 1969.

Maldives ranks 78th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Maldives, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per person Change
1961 0.0001 kt per person
1962 0.0001 kt per person -2.3%
1963 0.0001 kt per person -2.6%
1964 0.0001 kt per person -2.5%
1965 0.0001 kt per person -4.0%
1966 0.0001 kt per person -4.8%
1967 0.0001 kt per person -4.7%
1968 0.0001 kt per person -4.5%
1969 0.0001 kt per person -4.1%
1970 0.0001 kt per person +23.6%
1971 0.0001 kt per person +8.5%
1972 0.0001 kt per person +5.6%
1973 0.0001 kt per person +8.9%
1974 0.0001 kt per person +5.9%
1975 0.0001 kt per person +5.2%
1976 0.0001 kt per person +5.2%
1977 0.0001 kt per person +3.8%
1978 0.0001 kt per person +5.5%
1979 0.0001 kt per person +4.1%
1980 0.0001 kt per person +4.7%
1981 0.0001 kt per person +3.7%
1982 0.0001 kt per person +2.9%
1983 0.0002 kt per person +4.0%
1984 0.0002 kt per person +3.9%
1985 0.0002 kt per person +2.5%
1986 0.0002 kt per person -0.6%
1987 0.0002 kt per person -0.6%
1988 0.0002 kt per person +0.4%
1989 0.0002 kt per person -1.7%
1990 0.0002 kt per person -1.8%
1991 0.0002 kt per person +0.3%
1992 0.0002 kt per person +0.6%
1993 0.0002 kt per person -0.9%
1994 0.0002 kt per person +0.0%
1995 0.0002 kt per person -1.0%
1996 0.0002 kt per person +1.9%
1997 0.0002 kt per person +2.9%
1998 0.0002 kt per person +2.4%
1999 0.0002 kt per person +2.4%
2000 0.0002 kt per person +1.6%
2001 0.0002 kt per person +3.8%
2002 0.0002 kt per person +5.4%
2003 0.0002 kt per person +6.2%
2004 0.0002 kt per person +6.1%
2005 0.0002 kt per person +2.1%
2006 0.0002 kt per person +6.4%
2007 0.0002 kt per person +2.5%
2008 0.0002 kt per person +2.5%
2009 0.0002 kt per person +0.4%
2010 0.0003 kt per person +2.1%
2011 0.0003 kt per person +2.7%
2012 0.0003 kt per person +1.4%
2013 0.0003 kt per person +1.8%
2014 0.0003 kt per person +1.7%
2015 0.0003 kt per person +0.8%
2016 0.0003 kt per person +0.2%
2017 0.0003 kt per person +0.2%
2018 0.0003 kt per person +0.0%
2019 0.0003 kt per person +0.1%
2020 0.0003 kt per person +0.6%
2021 0.0003 kt per person +0.4%
2022 0.0003 kt per person +1.6%
2023 0.0003 kt per person +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 9
1970s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 10
1980s 0.0002 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 10
1990s 0.0002 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 10
2000s 0.0002 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 10
2010s 0.0003 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person 10
2020s 0.0003 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person 4

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 75 France 0.0003 kt per person compare
  2. 76 Austria 0.0003 kt per person compare
  3. 77 Ukraine 0.0003 kt per person compare
  4. 79 China 0.0003 kt per person compare
  5. 80 Albania 0.0003 kt per person compare
  6. 81 Vanuatu 0.0003 kt per person compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Maldives?
Waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Maldives was 0.0003 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 0.0003 kt per person in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 kt per person in 1969.
How does Maldives rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
Maldives ranks 78th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Maldives data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.