Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) in Maldives
Maldives: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) was 0.0111 Mt CO2e in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 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 0.0111 Mt CO2e for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) in Maldives peaked at 0.0141 Mt CO2e in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
That places Maldives 146th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Transport (Energy) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1972 | 0 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1973 | 0 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1974 | 0 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1975 | 0 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1976 | 0 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1977 | 0 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1978 | 0 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1979 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1980 | 0 Mt CO2e | -100.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1982 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e | +100.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e | +50.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e | +33.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.001 Mt CO2e | +150.0% |
| 1991 | 0.001 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0013 Mt CO2e | +18.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0027 Mt CO2e | +107.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0026 Mt CO2e | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0027 Mt CO2e | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0022 Mt CO2e | -18.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0023 Mt CO2e | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0023 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0041 Mt CO2e | +78.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0032 Mt CO2e | -22.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0035 Mt CO2e | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0027 Mt CO2e | -22.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0035 Mt CO2e | +29.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0033 Mt CO2e | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0045 Mt CO2e | +36.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0045 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0065 Mt CO2e | +44.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0078 Mt CO2e | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0092 Mt CO2e | +17.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0089 Mt CO2e | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0122 Mt CO2e | +37.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0111 Mt CO2e | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0141 Mt CO2e | +27.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0098 Mt CO2e | -30.5% |
| 2016 | 0.01 Mt CO2e | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0093 Mt CO2e | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0075 Mt CO2e | -19.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0087 Mt CO2e | +16.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0068 Mt CO2e | -21.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0099 Mt CO2e | +45.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0105 Mt CO2e | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0106 Mt CO2e | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0111 Mt CO2e | +4.7% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.0111 Mt CO2e is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0883 Mt CO2e, 13% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.0111 Mt CO2e is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.1185 Mt CO2e, 9% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +150.0% | 0.0004 Mt CO2e | 0.001 Mt CO2e |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Mt CO2e | 0 Mt CO2e | 0.0001 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 Mt CO2e | 0 Mt CO2e | 0.0004 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0019 Mt CO2e | 0.001 Mt CO2e | 0.0027 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0044 Mt CO2e | 0.0027 Mt CO2e | 0.0078 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0101 Mt CO2e | 0.0075 Mt CO2e | 0.0141 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0098 Mt CO2e | 0.0068 Mt CO2e | 0.0111 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 transport (energy) in Maldives?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) in Maldives was 0.0111 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 transport (energy) recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0141 Mt CO2e in 2014.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Maldives rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy)?
- Maldives ranks 146th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. 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 Transport (Energy) (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 the transportation sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.3.a Civil Aviation, 1.A.3.b_noRES Road Transportation no resuspension, 1.A.3.c Railways, 1.A.3.d Water-borne Navigation, 1.A.3.e Other Transportation. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).