Waste — Emissions Share in Maldives

Maldives: Waste — Emissions Share was 13.07 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
13.07 %
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
14th
of 208 countries
All-time high
56.02 %
in 1992
All-time low
13.07 %
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions Share in Maldives, 1990–2023

1020304050601990200620231990: 53.5 %1991: 55.6 %1992: 56 %1993: 53.3 %1994: 36.2 %1995: 33.1 %1996: 34.2 %1997: 38.5 %1998: 37.3 %1999: 37.9 %2000: 28.5 %2001: 32 %2002: 28.2 %2003: 31.6 %2004: 27.1 %2005: 29.4 %2006: 25.6 %2007: 23 %2008: 22.8 %2009: 22.5 %2010: 22.4 %2011: 23.7 %2012: 18.9 %2013: 19.1 %2014: 15.4 %2015: 20.6 %2016: 18.8 %2017: 17.8 %2018: 15.7 %2019: 14.3 %2020: 14.6 %2021: 13.9 %2022: 13.5 %2023: 13.1 %

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 11 North Macedonia 17.36 % compare
  2. 12 Turks and Caicos Islands 16.28 % compare
  3. 13 Albania 15.63 % compare
  4. 15 Aruba 13.06 % compare
  5. 16 Saint Lucia 12.96 % compare
  6. 17 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 12.5 % compare
  7. 17 Tokelau 12.5 % compare

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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

Indicator
Waste — Emissions Share (N2O)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,008 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.