Is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square rising or falling in Maldives?

Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in Maldives

Name: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in Maldives
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Maldives: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square was 0.0067 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0.0067 Mt CO2e per square kilometre

Change on year

up 1.1%

World rank

10th

of 203 countries

All-time high

0.0079 Mt CO2e per square kilometre

in 2014

All-time low

0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2023

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in Maldives, 1970–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in Maldives is 0.0067 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in Maldives peaked at 0.0079 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 1970.

Maldives ranks 10th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre in Maldives, 1970 to 2023.
Year	Mt CO2e per square kilometre	Change
1970	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	—
1971	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+5.2%
1972	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+7.7%
1973	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+15.1%
1974	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+14.6%
1975	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-3.8%
1976	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+3.6%
1977	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+6.1%
1978	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+4.2%
1979	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+6.9%
1980	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+7.3%
1981	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+3.5%
1982	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+2.9%
1983	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+4.0%
1984	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+87.7%
1985	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+8.7%
1986	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+1.2%
1987	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+9.7%
1988	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+15.7%
1989	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-2.1%
1990	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+19.5%
1991	0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+3.0%
1992	0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+7.9%
1993	0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+13.8%
1994	0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+88.5%
1995	0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+20.0%
1996	0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+1.9%
1997	0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-9.2%
1998	0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+12.0%
1999	0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+0.3%
2000	0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+73.0%
2001	0.0021 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-10.5%
2002	0.0025 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+20.0%
2003	0.0022 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-12.5%
2004	0.0027 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+25.9%
2005	0.0026 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-6.4%
2006	0.0031 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+20.9%
2007	0.0033 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+5.1%
2008	0.0035 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+8.8%
2009	0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+3.1%
2010	0.0039 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+7.0%
2011	0.0042 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+8.2%
2012	0.0053 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+24.5%
2013	0.0059 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+11.7%
2014	0.0079 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+33.3%
2015	0.0058 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-26.1%
2016	0.0063 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+8.8%
2017	0.0059 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-6.6%
2018	0.0052 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-12.6%
2019	0.0056 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+9.0%
2020	0.0046 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	-18.2%
2021	0.0062 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+35.5%
2022	0.0066 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+6.4%
2023	0.0067 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	+1.1%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square 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
1994	+88.5%	0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
1984	+87.7%	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
2000	+73.0%	0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0023 Mt CO2e per square kilometre

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.0028 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0021 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0037 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.0056 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0039 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0079 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0046 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	0.0067 Mt CO2e per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Maldives

7 Kuwait 0.0094 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
8 Malta 0.007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
9 South Korea 0.0069 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
11 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0066 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
12 Bermuda 0.0055 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
13 Netherlands 0.0044 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 250 places →

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)

All data for Maldives →

Frequently asked questions

What is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in Maldives?: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in Maldives was 0.0067 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square recorded in Maldives?: The highest recorded value was 0.0079 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2014.
What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square recorded in Maldives?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1970.
How does Maldives rank for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square?: Maldives ranks 10th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
Is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square rising or falling in Maldives?: Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Maldives data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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How this figure is calculated

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.

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Indicator: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre
Unit: Mt CO2e per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 250 places, 12,804 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed: 22 September 2026

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.