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 222 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.
Waste — Emissions Share in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 53.54 % | — |
| 1991 | 55.6 % | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 56.02 % | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 53.33 % | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 36.21 % | -32.1% |
| 1995 | 33.12 % | -8.5% |
| 1996 | 34.18 % | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 38.51 % | +12.7% |
| 1998 | 37.27 % | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 37.92 % | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 28.47 % | -24.9% |
| 2001 | 32.05 % | +12.6% |
| 2002 | 28.23 % | -11.9% |
| 2003 | 31.65 % | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 27.12 % | -14.3% |
| 2005 | 29.43 % | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 25.63 % | -12.9% |
| 2007 | 22.98 % | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 22.76 % | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 22.51 % | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 22.39 % | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 23.66 % | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 18.9 % | -20.1% |
| 2013 | 19.09 % | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 15.4 % | -19.3% |
| 2015 | 20.58 % | +33.6% |
| 2016 | 18.79 % | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 17.79 % | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 15.68 % | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 14.27 % | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 14.55 % | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 13.95 % | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 13.48 % | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 13.07 % | -3.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 13.07 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.57 %, 2.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 13.07 % is above the median for South Asia, which is 6.55 %, 2.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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 222 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.