Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Maldives
Maldives: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) was 0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Maldives, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Maldives stood at 0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Maldives peaked at 0.0073 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 1970.
Maldives ranks 9th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1973 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1975 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 1976 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +238.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +114.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0021 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +83.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0018 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0022 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0019 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0025 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +27.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0029 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0032 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0033 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0035 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0038 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0048 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0054 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0073 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +35.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0053 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -27.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0058 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0054 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0046 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0051 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 0.004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -20.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0056 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +39.1% |
| 2022 | 0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.9% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 27.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 9.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +238.4% | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre |
| 1994 | +114.7% | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre |
| 2000 | +83.1% | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0021 Mt CO2e per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0025 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0018 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0033 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0051 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0035 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0073 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0054 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 6 Qatar 0.0112 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 7 Kuwait 0.0062 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 8 South Korea 0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 10 Malta 0.0056 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 11 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0053 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 12 Bermuda 0.0048 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Maldives
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.252 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.911 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 5.45 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Maldives?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Maldives was 0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0073 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Maldives rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- Maldives ranks 9th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. 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 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 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.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
- 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
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 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.