Ozone (O₃) concentration in Maldives
Maldives: Ozone (O₃) concentration was 64 ppb in 2015. ▲ Rising
Ozone (O₃) concentration in Maldives, 1990–2015
Source: Health Effects Institute (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ppb.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 64 ppb for ozone (o₃) concentration in 2015. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ozone (o₃) concentration in Maldives peaked at 64 ppb in 2015 and was at its lowest, 50 ppb, in 1990.
Maldives ranks 45th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.5 ppb | 50 ppb | 51 ppb | 2 |
| 2000s | 54.5 ppb | 53 ppb | 56 ppb | 2 |
| 2010s | 62 ppb | 60 ppb | 64 ppb | 3 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 45 Bosnia and Herzegovina 64 ppb compare
- 45 Montenegro 64 ppb compare
- 45 Slovenia 64 ppb compare
- 45 South Sudan 64 ppb compare
- 45 Tajikistan 64 ppb compare
- 45 Zambia 64 ppb 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 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ozone (o₃) concentration in Maldives?
- Ozone (o₃) concentration in Maldives was 64 ppb in 2015, according to Health Effects Institute (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest ozone (o₃) concentration recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 64 ppb in 2015.
- What is the lowest ozone (o₃) concentration recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 ppb in 1990.
- How does Maldives rank for ozone (o₃) concentration?
- Maldives ranks 45th out of 187 countries with data for 2015.
- Is ozone (o₃) concentration rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Health Effects Institute (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Ozone (O₃) concentration. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population-weighted average ozone (O₃) concentrations in parts per billion (ppb). Local concentrations of ozone are recorded and estimated at a 11x11km resolution. These values are subsequently weighted by population-density for calculation of nation-level average concentrations.