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

Latest (2023)
0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
9th
of 203 countries
All-time high
0.0073 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2014
All-time low
0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Maldives, 1970–2023

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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

Annual values for Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre in Maldives, 1970 to 2023.
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.

YearChange FromTo
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 6 Qatar 0.0112 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
  2. 7 Kuwait 0.0062 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
  3. 8 South Korea 0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
  4. 10 Malta 0.0056 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
  5. 11 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0053 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
  6. 12 Bermuda 0.0048 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare

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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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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)

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Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre
Unit
Mt CO2e per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 12,804 data points, 1970–2023
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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.