Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes in Maldives
Maldives: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes was 0.0161 Mt CO2e in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 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
Maldives recorded 0.0161 Mt CO2e for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in Maldives peaked at 0.021 Mt CO2e in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
Maldives ranks 163rd 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.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e | +100.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e | +200.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0007 Mt CO2e | +16.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0007 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0008 Mt CO2e | +14.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0009 Mt CO2e | +12.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0008 Mt CO2e | -11.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0012 Mt CO2e | +50.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0013 Mt CO2e | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0014 Mt CO2e | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0016 Mt CO2e | +14.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0032 Mt CO2e | +100.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0039 Mt CO2e | +21.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0039 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0035 Mt CO2e | -10.3% |
| 1998 | 0.004 Mt CO2e | +14.3% |
| 1999 | 0.004 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0075 Mt CO2e | +87.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0068 Mt CO2e | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0083 Mt CO2e | +22.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0072 Mt CO2e | -13.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0091 Mt CO2e | +26.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0081 Mt CO2e | -11.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0099 Mt CO2e | +22.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0099 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0108 Mt CO2e | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0111 Mt CO2e | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0111 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.011 Mt CO2e | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0144 Mt CO2e | +30.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0153 Mt CO2e | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.021 Mt CO2e | +37.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0146 Mt CO2e | -30.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0159 Mt CO2e | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0142 Mt CO2e | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0123 Mt CO2e | -13.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0134 Mt CO2e | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0102 Mt CO2e | -23.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0144 Mt CO2e | +41.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0154 Mt CO2e | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0153 Mt CO2e | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0161 Mt CO2e | +5.2% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.0161 Mt CO2e is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.27 Mt CO2e, 6% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.0161 Mt CO2e is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.3445 Mt CO2e, 5% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +200.0% | 0.0002 Mt CO2e | 0.0006 Mt CO2e |
| 1975 | +100.0% | 0.0001 Mt CO2e | 0.0002 Mt CO2e |
| 1994 | +100.0% | 0.0016 Mt CO2e | 0.0032 Mt CO2e |
| 2000 | +87.5% | 0.004 Mt CO2e | 0.0075 Mt CO2e |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0002 Mt CO2e | 0.0001 Mt CO2e | 0.0002 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0005 Mt CO2e | 0.0002 Mt CO2e | 0.0009 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0028 Mt CO2e | 0.0012 Mt CO2e | 0.004 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0089 Mt CO2e | 0.0068 Mt CO2e | 0.0111 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0143 Mt CO2e | 0.011 Mt CO2e | 0.021 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0143 Mt CO2e | 0.0102 Mt CO2e | 0.0161 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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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 nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in Maldives?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in Maldives was 0.0161 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 nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.021 Mt CO2e in 2014.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Maldives rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes?
- Maldives ranks 163rd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. 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 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from industrial processes including IPCC 2006 codes 2.A.1 Cement production, 2.A.2 Lime production, 2.A.3 Glass Production, 2.A.4 Other Process Uses of Carbonates, 2.B Chemical Industry, 2.C Metal Industry, 2.D Non-Energy Products from Fuels and Solvent Use, 2.E Electronics Industry, 2.F Product Uses as Substitutes for Ozone Depleting Substances, 2.G Other Product Manufacture and Use and 5.A Indirect N2O emissions from the atmospheric deposition of nitrogen in NOx and NH3). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).