What is emissions of air pollutants in Maldives?

Emissions of air pollutants in Maldives was 12,723 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Maldives?

The highest recorded value was 13,884 tonnes in 2016.

What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Maldives?

The lowest recorded value was 0.3519 tonnes in 1750.

How does Maldives rank for emissions of air pollutants?

Maldives ranks 172nd out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Maldives?

Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Maldives data come from?

The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Emissions of air pollutants in Maldives

Name: Emissions of air pollutants in Maldives
Creator: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Maldives: Emissions of air pollutants was 12,723 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

12,723 tonnes

Change on year

up 3.7%

World rank

172nd

of 220 countries

All-time high

13,884 tonnes

in 2016

All-time low

0.3519 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Emissions of air pollutants in Maldives, 1750–2022

Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

In 2022, emissions of air pollutants in Maldives stood at 12,723 tonnes.

That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Maldives peaked at 13,884 tonnes in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3519 tonnes, in 1750.

Maldives ranks 172nd of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1750s	0.3546 tonnes	0.3519 tonnes	0.3573 tonnes	10
1760s	0.3605 tonnes	0.3578 tonnes	0.3632 tonnes	10
1770s	0.3665 tonnes	0.3638 tonnes	0.3692 tonnes	10
1780s	0.3725 tonnes	0.3698 tonnes	0.3752 tonnes	10
1790s	0.3785 tonnes	0.3758 tonnes	0.3812 tonnes	10
1800s	0.3846 tonnes	0.3819 tonnes	0.3873 tonnes	10
1810s	0.3966 tonnes	0.3879 tonnes	0.4052 tonnes	10
1820s	0.4162 tonnes	0.4071 tonnes	0.4252 tonnes	10
1830s	0.4366 tonnes	0.4272 tonnes	0.446 tonnes	10
1840s	0.4579 tonnes	0.4481 tonnes	0.4677 tonnes	10
1850s	0.5519 tonnes	0.4698 tonnes	0.6418 tonnes	10
1860s	0.7802 tonnes	0.6644 tonnes	0.9071 tonnes	10
1870s	1.1 tonnes	0.939 tonnes	1.28 tonnes	10
1880s	1.56 tonnes	1.31 tonnes	1.89 tonnes	10
1890s	2.07 tonnes	1.98 tonnes	2.17 tonnes	10
1900s	9.39 tonnes	2.2 tonnes	16.79 tonnes	10
1910s	28.7 tonnes	18.48 tonnes	39.85 tonnes	10
1920s	57.96 tonnes	42.61 tonnes	74.54 tonnes	10
1930s	101.72 tonnes	78.63 tonnes	126.5 tonnes	10
1940s	166.79 tonnes	132.54 tonnes	203.19 tonnes	10
1950s	249.82 tonnes	211.97 tonnes	296.71 tonnes	10
1960s	350.89 tonnes	309.59 tonnes	384.58 tonnes	10
1970s	482.96 tonnes	389.74 tonnes	664.28 tonnes	10
1980s	1,231 tonnes	805.5 tonnes	1,825 tonnes	10
1990s	4,321 tonnes	2,427 tonnes	6,735 tonnes	10
2000s	10,397 tonnes	7,137 tonnes	13,362 tonnes	10
2010s	12,589 tonnes	11,153 tonnes	13,884 tonnes	10
2020s	12,528 tonnes	12,275 tonnes	12,723 tonnes	3

Countries ranked near Maldives

169 Cape Verde 16,204 tonnes compare
170 Central African Republic 13,356 tonnes compare
171 Burundi 13,274 tonnes compare
173 Lesotho 12,414 tonnes compare
174 Brunei 11,077 tonnes compare
175 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 11,017 tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

More environment data for Maldives

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 2.09 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.97 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0024 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0027 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.1701 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0005 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0058 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1585 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for Maldives →

Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants in Maldives?: Emissions of air pollutants in Maldives was 12,723 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Maldives?: The highest recorded value was 13,884 tonnes in 2016.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Maldives?: The lowest recorded value was 0.3519 tonnes in 1750.
How does Maldives rank for emissions of air pollutants?: Maldives ranks 172nd out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Maldives?: Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Maldives data come from?: The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Emissions of air pollutants
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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