Maldives Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
2,093,373
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+4.74%
increase
Global Share
< 0.01%
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 4.7% 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 6.56 t).
- Maldives accounts for < 0.01% 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% | < 0.01% |
| 2023 | 1,998,543 | 1,794,195 | 164,983 | 39,365 | – | 4.17 | 0.45% | < 0.01% |
| 2022 | 1,989,586 | 1,789,458 | 160,684 | 39,444 | – | 4.22 | 6.42% | < 0.01% |
| 2021 | 1,869,476 | 1,680,757 | 151,358 | 37,361 | – | 4.02 | 35.51% | < 0.01% |
| 2020 | 1,379,543 | 1,208,005 | 142,784 | 28,754 | – | 3.01 | −18.15% | < 0.01% |
| 2019 | 1,685,469 | 1,515,327 | 135,807 | 34,335 | – | 3.73 | 9.04% | < 0.01% |
| 2018 | 1,545,767 | 1,386,343 | 127,535 | 31,889 | – | 3.48 | −12.61% | < 0.01% |
| 2017 | 1,768,728 | 1,608,091 | 124,046 | 36,591 | – | 4.05 | −6.6% | < 0.01% |
| 2016 | 1,893,728 | 1,734,097 | 120,032 | 39,599 | – | 4.43 | 8.77% | < 0.01% |
| 2015 | 1,741,104 | 1,588,393 | 115,054 | 37,657 | – | 4.16 | −26.08% | < 0.01% |
| 2014 | 2,355,297 | 2,193,051 | 111,944 | 50,302 | – | 5.77 | 33.35% | < 0.01% |
| 2013 | 1,766,285 | 1,621,326 | 105,259 | 39,699 | – | 4.44 | 11.74% | < 0.01% |
| 2012 | 1,580,701 | 1,442,205 | 99,614 | 38,881 | – | 4.09 | 24.49% | < 0.01% |
| 2011 | 1,269,713 | 1,144,288 | 94,096 | 31,329 | – | 3.38 | 8.17% | < 0.01% |
| 2010 | 1,173,768 | 1,053,729 | 88,877 | 31,162 | – | 3.22 | 7.02% | < 0.01% |
| 2009 | 1,096,777 | 984,193 | 83,705 | 28,878 | – | 3.09 | 3.07% | < 0.01% |
| 2008 | 1,064,073 | 955,886 | 81,133 | 27,054 | – | 3.08 | 8.83% | < 0.01% |
| 2007 | 977,723 | 877,952 | 76,355 | 23,417 | – | 2.91 | 5.1% | < 0.01% |
| 2006 | 930,310 | 836,524 | 72,476 | 21,311 | – | 2.84 | 20.91% | < 0.01% |
| 2005 | 769,393 | 684,788 | 66,773 | 17,832 | – | 2.41 | −6.43% | < 0.01% |
| 2004 | 822,232 | 738,879 | 64,170 | 19,183 | – | 2.65 | 25.91% | < 0.01% |
| 2003 | 653,025 | 577,504 | 59,344 | 16,177 | – | 2.16 | −12.48% | < 0.01% |
| 2002 | 746,157 | 672,147 | 55,577 | 18,432 | – | 2.54 | 19.95% | < 0.01% |
| 2001 | 622,037 | 554,722 | 50,963 | 16,353 | – | 2.17 | −10.49% | < 0.01% |
| 2000 | 694,974 | 627,786 | 49,264 | 17,924 | – | 2.48 | 72.98% | < 0.01% |
| 1999 | 401,773 | 342,811 | 45,887 | 13,076 | – | 1.46 | 0.31% | < 0.01% |
| 1998 | 400,526 | 343,304 | 44,400 | 12,822 | – | 1.49 | 12% | < 0.01% |
| 1997 | 357,622 | 303,249 | 42,430 | 11,943 | – | 1.35 | −9.18% | < 0.01% |
| 1996 | 393,776 | 340,417 | 40,969 | 12,390 | – | 1.52 | 1.9% | < 0.01% |
| 1995 | 386,418 | 335,036 | 39,283 | 12,099 | – | 1.52 | 20.01% | < 0.01% |
| 1994 | 321,976 | 272,546 | 38,233 | 11,197 | – | 1.3 | 88.53% | < 0.01% |
| 1993 | 170,778 | 126,854 | 36,434 | 7,489 | – | 0.7 | 13.78% | < 0.01% |
| 1992 | 150,089 | 107,578 | 35,535 | 6,976 | – | 0.64 | 7.89% | < 0.01% |
| 1991 | 139,115 | 98,057 | 34,709 | 6,349 | – | 0.61 | 3.04% | < 0.01% |
| 1990 | 135,010 | 94,561 | 33,940 | 6,510 | – | 0.6 | 19.47% | < 0.01% |
| 1989 | 113,003 | 75,440 | 31,875 | 5,688 | – | 0.52 | −2.08% | < 0.01% |
| 1988 | 115,408 | 78,204 | 30,999 | 6,206 | – | 0.55 | 15.75% | < 0.01% |
| 1987 | 99,704 | 64,122 | 30,032 | 5,550 | – | 0.49 | 9.74% | < 0.01% |
| 1986 | 90,857 | 56,416 | 29,066 | 5,375 | – | 0.46 | 1.17% | < 0.01% |
| 1985 | 89,803 | 56,401 | 28,112 | 5,290 | – | 0.47 | 8.73% | < 0.01% |
| 1984 | 82,593 | 51,149 | 26,539 | 4,905 | – | 0.45 | 87.76% | < 0.01% |
| 1983 | 43,989 | 15,144 | 24,938 | 3,907 | – | 0.25 | 3.93% | < 0.01% |
| 1982 | 42,327 | 15,255 | 23,534 | 3,538 | – | 0.25 | 2.9% | < 0.01% |
| 1981 | 41,135 | 15,416 | 22,239 | 3,481 | – | 0.25 | 3.57% | < 0.01% |
| 1980 | 39,717 | 15,515 | 21,001 | 3,201 | – | 0.25 | 7.23% | < 0.01% |
| 1979 | 37,040 | 14,419 | 19,568 | 3,053 | – | 0.24 | 6.94% | < 0.01% |
| 1978 | 34,636 | 13,428 | 18,206 | 3,002 | – | 0.23 | 4.37% | < 0.01% |
| 1977 | 33,185 | 13,477 | 16,949 | 2,759 | – | 0.23 | 6.16% | < 0.01% |
| 1976 | 31,260 | 12,759 | 15,748 | 2,753 | – | 0.22 | 3.47% | < 0.01% |
| 1975 | 30,213 | 12,894 | 14,588 | 2,730 | – | 0.22 | −3.83% | < 0.01% |
| 1974 | 31,415 | 15,421 | 13,386 | 2,608 | – | 0.24 | 14.72% | < 0.01% |
| 1973 | 27,384 | 12,640 | 12,227 | 2,518 | – | 0.21 | 14.89% | < 0.01% |
| 1972 | 23,836 | 10,564 | 11,167 | 2,105 | – | 0.19 | 7.72% | < 0.01% |
| 1971 | 22,129 | 9,903 | 10,176 | 2,050 | – | 0.19 | 5.13% | < 0.01% |
| 1970 | 21,050 | 9,895 | 8,963 | 2,192 | – | 0.18 | – | < 0.01% |
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).