Charcoal — Energy production in Maldives
Maldives: Charcoal — Energy production was 28.02 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Charcoal — Energy production in Maldives, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for charcoal — energy production in Maldives is 28.02 TJ, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charcoal — energy production in Maldives peaked at 28.02 TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.51 TJ, in 1995.
That places Maldives 116th out of 148 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 production in Maldives, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.57 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 14.99 TJ | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 14.75 TJ | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 14.78 TJ | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 14.6 TJ | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 13.51 TJ | -7.5% |
| 1996 | 14.01 TJ | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 14.63 TJ | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 14.75 TJ | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 15.07 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 18.35 TJ | +21.7% |
| 2001 | 18.73 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 19.15 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 19.59 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 20 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 20.44 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 20.86 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 21.3 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 21.74 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 22.21 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 22.69 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 23.13 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 23.6 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 24.07 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 24.57 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 25.07 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 25.4 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 25.75 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 26.11 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 26.49 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 26.84 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 27.2 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 27.58 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 27.94 TJ | +1.3% |
| 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 506.91 TJ, 6% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 28.02 TJ is below the median for South Asia, which is 142.99 TJ, 20% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.57 TJ | 13.51 TJ | 15.07 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.24 TJ | 18.35 TJ | 22.21 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.69 TJ | 22.69 TJ | 26.49 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.52 TJ | 26.84 TJ | 28.02 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 production in Maldives?
- Charcoal — energy production in Maldives was 28.02 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest charcoal — energy production recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 28.02 TJ in 2024.
- What is the lowest charcoal — energy production recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.51 TJ in 1995.
- How does Maldives rank for charcoal — energy production?
- Maldives ranks 116th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is charcoal — energy production rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. 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 production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.