Waste — Emissions (N2O), per square kilometre in Maldives
Maldives: Waste — Emissions (N2O), per square kilometre was 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Waste — Emissions (N2O), per square kilometre in Maldives, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions (n2o), per square kilometre in Maldives is 0.0001 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (n2o), per square kilometre in Maldives peaked at 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
Maldives ranks 4th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Waste — Emissions (N2O), per square kilometre in Maldives, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1963 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1966 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1971 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1972 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 1974 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1979 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1982 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1984 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1985 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1989 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1990 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1991 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1992 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.0001 kt per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 18.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.0001 kt per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 5.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions (N2O), per square kilometre 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +27.3% | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
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 waste — emissions (n2o), per square kilometre in Maldives?
- Waste — emissions (n2o), per square kilometre in Maldives was 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest waste — emissions (n2o), per square kilometre recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (n2o), per square kilometre recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Maldives rank for waste — emissions (n2o), per square kilometre?
- Maldives ranks 4th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (n2o), per square kilometre rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Waste — Emissions (N2O), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Waste — Emissions (N2O) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Waste — Emissions (N2O) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Waste — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Waste — Emissions (N2O) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.