Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption in Maldives
Maldives: Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption was 139.47 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption in Maldives, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 139.47 TJ for total bioenergy — energy consumption in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total bioenergy — energy consumption in Maldives peaked at 158.77 TJ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 84.68 TJ, in 1990.
That places Maldives 174th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption in Maldives, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 84.68 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 87.1 TJ | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 89.76 TJ | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 92.59 TJ | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 96.34 TJ | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 101.04 TJ | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 103.66 TJ | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 106.42 TJ | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 106.94 TJ | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 108.54 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 110.98 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 112.29 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 114.8 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 117.28 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 119.77 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 127.29 TJ | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 129.53 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 127.06 TJ | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 132.79 TJ | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 130.83 TJ | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 129.52 TJ | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 133.21 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 135.04 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 135.98 TJ | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 139.09 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 158.77 TJ | +14.2% |
| 2016 | 144.16 TJ | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 144.53 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 152.33 TJ | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 152.79 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 137.47 TJ | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 148.8 TJ | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 139.91 TJ | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 136.59 TJ | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 139.47 TJ | +2.1% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 139.47 TJ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7,761 TJ, 2% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 139.47 TJ is below the median for South Asia, which is 243,096 TJ, 0% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.71 TJ | 84.68 TJ | 108.54 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 122.26 TJ | 110.98 TJ | 132.79 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 142.54 TJ | 129.52 TJ | 158.77 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 140.45 TJ | 136.59 TJ | 148.8 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 171 Marshall Islands 197 TJ compare
- 172 Liechtenstein 194.6 TJ compare
- 173 Qatar 142.04 TJ compare
- 175 Brunei Darussalam 110.59 TJ compare
- 176 New Caledonia 107.05 TJ compare
- 177 China, Hong Kong SAR 88.5 TJ compare
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 total bioenergy — energy consumption in Maldives?
- Total bioenergy — energy consumption in Maldives was 139.47 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total bioenergy — energy consumption recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 158.77 TJ in 2015.
- What is the lowest total bioenergy — energy consumption recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.68 TJ in 1990.
- How does Maldives rank for total bioenergy — energy consumption?
- Maldives ranks 174th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total bioenergy — energy consumption rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.