Waste — Emissions Share in Maldives
Maldives: Waste — Emissions Share was 0.16 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions Share in Maldives, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.16 % for waste — emissions share in 2023.
The figure is up 14.3% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Maldives peaked at 0.64 % in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.14 %, in 2021.
Maldives ranks 17th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.56 % | — |
| 1991 | 0.64 % | +14.3% |
| 1992 | 0.44 % | -31.2% |
| 1993 | 0.53 % | +20.5% |
| 1994 | 0.54 % | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.44 % | -18.5% |
| 1996 | 0.39 % | -11.4% |
| 1997 | 0.36 % | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4 % | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3 % | -25.0% |
| 2000 | 0.29 % | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3 % | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.25 % | -16.7% |
| 2003 | 0.31 % | +24.0% |
| 2004 | 0.26 % | -16.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3 % | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 0.25 % | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 0.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.24 % | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.24 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.24 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.27 % | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 0.24 % | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.26 % | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.22 % | -15.4% |
| 2015 | 0.24 % | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 0.22 % | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.19 % | -13.6% |
| 2019 | 0.18 % | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.21 % | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 0.14 % | -33.3% |
| 2022 | 0.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.16 % | +14.3% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.16 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.01 %, 16.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.46 % | 0.3 % | 0.64 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.269 % | 0.24 % | 0.31 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.228 % | 0.18 % | 0.27 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1625 % | 0.14 % | 0.21 % | 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 share in Maldives?
- Waste — emissions share in Maldives was 0.16 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.64 % in 1991.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.14 % in 2021.
- How does Maldives rank for waste — emissions share?
- Maldives ranks 17th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions Share (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.