Maldives Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
2.093.373
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+4,74%
increase
Global Share
0%
Per Capita
4,33
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Maldives were 2.093.373 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 4,74% over the previous year, representing an increase by 94.830 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 1.998.543 tons.
- Per capita: 4,33 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6,566.3 t).
- Maldives accounts for 0% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.093.373 | 1.882.382 | 170.100 | 40.892 | – | 4,33 | 4,74% | 0,0039% |
| 2023 | 1.998.543 | 1.794.195 | 164.983 | 39.365 | – | 4,17 | 0,45% | 0,0038% |
| 2022 | 1.989.586 | 1.789.458 | 160.684 | 39.444 | – | 4,22 | 6,42% | 0,0038% |
| 2021 | 1.869.476 | 1.680.757 | 151.358 | 37.361 | – | 4,02 | 35,51% | 0,0037% |
| 2020 | 1.379.543 | 1.208.005 | 142.784 | 28.754 | – | 3,01 | −18,15% | 0,0028% |
| 2019 | 1.685.469 | 1.515.327 | 135.807 | 34.335 | – | 3,73 | 9,04% | 0,0033% |
| 2018 | 1.545.767 | 1.386.343 | 127.535 | 31.889 | – | 3,48 | −12,61% | 0,0031% |
| 2017 | 1.768.728 | 1.608.091 | 124.046 | 36.591 | – | 4,05 | −6,6% | 0,0036% |
| 2016 | 1.893.728 | 1.734.097 | 120.032 | 39.599 | – | 4,43 | 8,77% | 0,0039% |
| 2015 | 1.741.104 | 1.588.393 | 115.054 | 37.657 | – | 4,16 | −26,08% | 0,0036% |
| 2014 | 2.355.297 | 2.193.051 | 111.944 | 50.302 | – | 5,77 | 33,35% | 0,0049% |
| 2013 | 1.766.285 | 1.621.326 | 105.259 | 39.699 | – | 4,44 | 11,74% | 0,0037% |
| 2012 | 1.580.701 | 1.442.205 | 99.614 | 38.881 | – | 4,09 | 24,49% | 0,0033% |
| 2011 | 1.269.713 | 1.144.288 | 94.096 | 31.329 | – | 3,38 | 8,17% | 0,0027% |
| 2010 | 1.173.768 | 1.053.729 | 88.877 | 31.162 | – | 3,22 | 7,02% | 0,0026% |
| 2009 | 1.096.777 | 984.193 | 83.705 | 28.878 | – | 3,09 | 3,07% | 0,0025% |
| 2008 | 1.064.073 | 955.886 | 81.133 | 27.054 | – | 3,08 | 8,83% | 0,0024% |
| 2007 | 977.723 | 877.952 | 76.355 | 23.417 | – | 2,91 | 5,1% | 0,0023% |
| 2006 | 930.310 | 836.524 | 72.476 | 21.311 | – | 2,84 | 20,91% | 0,0022% |
| 2005 | 769.393 | 684.788 | 66.773 | 17.832 | – | 2,41 | −6,43% | 0,0019% |
| 2004 | 822.232 | 738.879 | 64.170 | 19.183 | – | 2,65 | 25,91% | 0,0021% |
| 2003 | 653.025 | 577.504 | 59.344 | 16.177 | – | 2,16 | −12,48% | 0,0017% |
| 2002 | 746.157 | 672.147 | 55.577 | 18.432 | – | 2,54 | 19,95% | 0,0020% |
| 2001 | 622.037 | 554.722 | 50.963 | 16.353 | – | 2,17 | −10,49% | 0,0017% |
| 2000 | 694.974 | 627.786 | 49.264 | 17.924 | – | 2,48 | 72,98% | 0,0019% |
| 1999 | 401.773 | 342.811 | 45.887 | 13.076 | – | 1,46 | 0,31% | 0,0012% |
| 1998 | 400.526 | 343.304 | 44.400 | 12.822 | – | 1,49 | 12% | 0,0012% |
| 1997 | 357.622 | 303.249 | 42.430 | 11.943 | – | 1,35 | −9,18% | 0,0010% |
| 1996 | 393.776 | 340.417 | 40.969 | 12.390 | – | 1,52 | 1,9% | 0,0012% |
| 1995 | 386.418 | 335.036 | 39.283 | 12.099 | – | 1,52 | 20,01% | 0,0012% |
| 1994 | 321.976 | 272.546 | 38.233 | 11.197 | – | 1,3 | 88,53% | 0,00098% |
| 1993 | 170.778 | 126.854 | 36.434 | 7.489 | – | 0,7 | 13,78% | 0,00053% |
| 1992 | 150.089 | 107.578 | 35.535 | 6.976 | – | 0,64 | 7,89% | 0,00046% |
| 1991 | 139.115 | 98.057 | 34.709 | 6.349 | – | 0,61 | 3,04% | 0,00043% |
| 1990 | 135.010 | 94.561 | 33.940 | 6.510 | – | 0,6 | 19,47% | 0,00042% |
| 1989 | 113.003 | 75.440 | 31.875 | 5.688 | – | 0,52 | −2,08% | 0,00035% |
| 1988 | 115.408 | 78.204 | 30.999 | 6.206 | – | 0,55 | 15,75% | 0,00037% |
| 1987 | 99.704 | 64.122 | 30.032 | 5.550 | – | 0,49 | 9,74% | 0,00033% |
| 1986 | 90.857 | 56.416 | 29.066 | 5.375 | – | 0,46 | 1,17% | 0,00031% |
| 1985 | 89.803 | 56.401 | 28.112 | 5.290 | – | 0,47 | 8,73% | 0,00031% |
| 1984 | 82.593 | 51.149 | 26.539 | 4.905 | – | 0,45 | 87,76% | 0,00029% |
| 1983 | 43.989 | 15.144 | 24.938 | 3.907 | – | 0,25 | 3,93% | 0,00016% |
| 1982 | 42.327 | 15.255 | 23.534 | 3.538 | – | 0,25 | 2,9% | 0,00015% |
| 1981 | 41.135 | 15.416 | 22.239 | 3.481 | – | 0,25 | 3,57% | 0,00015% |
| 1980 | 39.717 | 15.515 | 21.001 | 3.201 | – | 0,25 | 7,23% | 0,00014% |
| 1979 | 37.040 | 14.419 | 19.568 | 3.053 | – | 0,24 | 6,94% | 0,00013% |
| 1978 | 34.636 | 13.428 | 18.206 | 3.002 | – | 0,23 | 4,37% | 0,00012% |
| 1977 | 33.185 | 13.477 | 16.949 | 2.759 | – | 0,23 | 6,16% | 0,00012% |
| 1976 | 31.260 | 12.759 | 15.748 | 2.753 | – | 0,22 | 3,47% | 0,00012% |
| 1975 | 30.213 | 12.894 | 14.588 | 2.730 | – | 0,22 | −3,83% | 0,00012% |
| 1974 | 31.415 | 15.421 | 13.386 | 2.608 | – | 0,24 | 14,72% | 0,00012% |
| 1973 | 27.384 | 12.640 | 12.227 | 2.518 | – | 0,21 | 14,89% | 0,00011% |
| 1972 | 23.836 | 10.564 | 11.167 | 2.105 | – | 0,19 | 7,72% | 0,000098% |
| 1971 | 22.129 | 9.903 | 10.176 | 2.050 | – | 0,19 | 5,13% | 0,000095% |
| 1970 | 21.050 | 9.895 | 8.963 | 2.192 | – | 0,18 | – | 0,000091% |
See also
- Maldives CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Maldives
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).