Charcoal — Energy consumption in Maldives
Maldives: Charcoal — Energy consumption was 28.02 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Charcoal — Energy consumption in Maldives, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for charcoal — energy consumption in Maldives is 28.02 TJ, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charcoal — energy consumption in Maldives peaked at 42.83 TJ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.57 TJ, in 1990.
That places Maldives 136th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Charcoal — Energy consumption in Maldives, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.57 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 14.99 TJ | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 15.34 TJ | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 15.66 TJ | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 16.08 TJ | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 16.46 TJ | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 16.96 TJ | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 17.58 TJ | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 17.7 TJ | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 18.02 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 21.3 TJ | +18.2% |
| 2001 | 21.27 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 22.45 TJ | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 23.63 TJ | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 25.31 TJ | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 25.25 TJ | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 28.26 TJ | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 28.7 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 30.39 TJ | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 28.73 TJ | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 29.23 TJ | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 30.62 TJ | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 31.98 TJ | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 32.3 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 33.54 TJ | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 38 TJ | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 38.53 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 38.88 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 39.23 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 34.63 TJ | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 32.16 TJ | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 42.83 TJ | +33.2% |
| 2022 | 33.48 TJ | -21.8% |
| 2023 | 27.94 TJ | -16.6% |
| 2024 | 28.02 TJ | +0.3% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 28.02 TJ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 238.66 TJ, 12% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 28.02 TJ is below the median for South Asia, which is 1,603 TJ, 2% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charcoal — Energy consumption 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +33.2% | 32.16 TJ | 42.83 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.34 TJ | 14.57 TJ | 18.02 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.53 TJ | 21.27 TJ | 30.39 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.69 TJ | 29.23 TJ | 39.23 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.89 TJ | 27.94 TJ | 42.83 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1991)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charcoal — energy consumption in Maldives?
- Charcoal — energy consumption in Maldives was 28.02 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest charcoal — energy consumption recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 42.83 TJ in 2021.
- What is the lowest charcoal — energy consumption recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.57 TJ in 1990.
- How does Maldives rank for charcoal — energy consumption?
- Maldives ranks 136th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is charcoal — energy consumption rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Charcoal — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.