Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Maldives
Maldives: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 0.1701 Mt CO2e in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Maldives, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
The most recent figure for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Maldives is 0.1701 Mt CO2e, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Maldives peaked at 0.1701 Mt CO2e in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.009 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
Maldives ranks 172nd of 203 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0141 Mt CO2e | 0.009 Mt CO2e | 0.0196 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0268 Mt CO2e | 0.021 Mt CO2e | 0.0319 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0392 Mt CO2e | 0.0339 Mt CO2e | 0.0459 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.066 Mt CO2e | 0.0493 Mt CO2e | 0.0837 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1122 Mt CO2e | 0.0889 Mt CO2e | 0.1358 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.158 Mt CO2e | 0.1428 Mt CO2e | 0.1701 Mt CO2e | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 170 New Caledonia 0.1974 Mt CO2e compare
- 171 Cape Verde 0.1711 Mt CO2e compare
- 173 Barbados 0.1624 Mt CO2e compare
- 174 Samoa 0.1342 Mt CO2e compare
- 175 Tonga 0.0975 Mt CO2e compare
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 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)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2545 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Maldives?
- Methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Maldives was 0.1701 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1701 Mt CO2e in 2024.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.009 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Maldives rank for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Maldives ranks 172nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).