CO2 emissions per person in Maldives
Carbon dioxide emissions in Maldives were 3.57 t CO2 per person in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2016.
Maldives, 2024
3.57
Change from 2023
+4.6%
World, 2024
4.69 t CO2 per person
Position in 2024
83rd of 203
CO2 emissions per person in Maldives over time
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Tonnes of CO2 per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Maldives | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.57 t CO2 per person | 4.69 t CO2 per person |
| 2023 | 3.41 t CO2 per person | 4.68 t CO2 per person |
| 2022 | 3.41 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2021 | 3.26 t CO2 per person | 4.68 t CO2 per person |
| 2020 | 2.41 t CO2 per person | 4.47 t CO2 per person |
| 2019 | 3.11 t CO2 per person | 4.70 t CO2 per person |
| 2018 | 2.93 t CO2 per person | 4.73 t CO2 per person |
| 2017 | 3.51 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2016 | 3.91 t CO2 per person | 4.65 t CO2 per person |
| 2015 | 3.71 t CO2 per person | 4.70 t CO2 per person |
| 2014 | 5.30 t CO2 per person | 4.78 t CO2 per person |
| 2013 | 4.05 t CO2 per person | 4.81 t CO2 per person |
| 2012 | 3.73 t CO2 per person | 4.77 t CO2 per person |
| 2011 | 3.06 t CO2 per person | 4.76 t CO2 per person |
| 2010 | 2.92 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2009 | 2.83 t CO2 per person | 4.45 t CO2 per person |
| 2008 | 2.84 t CO2 per person | 4.56 t CO2 per person |
| 2007 | 2.71 t CO2 per person | 4.59 t CO2 per person |
| 2006 | 2.67 t CO2 per person | 4.48 t CO2 per person |
| 2005 | 2.23 t CO2 per person | 4.39 t CO2 per person |
| 2004 | 2.45 t CO2 per person | 4.28 t CO2 per person |
| 2003 | 1.95 t CO2 per person | 4.15 t CO2 per person |
| 2002 | 2.30 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
| 2001 | 1.93 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
| 2000 | 2.23 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +4.6% from 3.41 t CO2 per person in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 5.30 t CO2 per person, the figure has changed by −32.7%.
- Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Maldives has the 83rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 4.69 t CO2 per person.
More for Maldives
All statistics for Maldives
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
4.0 t CO2e per person
2024 · World Bank
Temperature change
0.91e (Estimate) °C
2025 · FAOSTAT
Agrifood emissions per person
1.60e (Estimate) t CO2e per person
2024 · FAOSTAT
Total greenhouse gas emissions
2.1 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Methane emissions
0.2 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Nitrous oxide emissions
0.04 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank