Waste — Emissions Share in Maldives
Maldives: Waste — Emissions Share was 13.07 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions Share in Maldives, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 13.07 % for waste — emissions share in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Maldives peaked at 56.02 % in 1992 and was at its lowest, 13.07 %, in 2023.
That places Maldives 14th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.57 % | 33.12 % | 56.02 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.08 % | 22.51 % | 32.05 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.65 % | 14.27 % | 23.66 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.76 % | 13.07 % | 14.55 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 11 North Macedonia 17.36 % compare
- 12 Turks and Caicos Islands 16.28 % compare
- 13 Albania 15.63 % compare
- 15 Aruba 13.06 % compare
- 16 Saint Lucia 12.96 % compare
- 17 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 12.5 % compare
- 17 Tokelau 12.5 % compare
More climate change data for Maldives
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 0.0028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.0044 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0.0001 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1.14 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1.14 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.0043 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.0033 kt (2050)
- Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 0.0028 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions share in Maldives?
- Waste — emissions share in Maldives was 13.07 % 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 56.02 % in 1992.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.07 % in 2023.
- How does Maldives rank for waste — emissions share?
- Maldives ranks 14th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. 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 (N2O). 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.