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Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — all countries

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — Maldives

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions in the Maldives in 2024 — 0.002%. Ranked 42 in the world out of 214. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 0.002 pp.

2024 0.002% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 42of 214
Period maximum 0.002%2021
Period minimum 0%1971

Trend over time

1971–2024 · % of cumulative emissions

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — Maldives, 1971–202400.0010.0010.0020.00219711977198319891995200120072013201920241971: 0%1972: 0%1973: 0%1974: 0%1975: 0%1976: 0%1977: 0%1978: 0%1979: 0%1980: 0%1981: 0%1982: 0%1983: 0%1984: 0%1985: 0%1986: 0%1987: 0%1988: 0%1989: 0%1990: 0%1991: 0%1992: 0%1993: 0%1994: 0%1995: 0%1996: 0%1997: 0%1998: 0%1999: 0%2000: 0%2001: 0%2002: 0%2003: 0%2004: 0.001%2005: 0.001%2006: 0.001%2007: 0.001%2008: 0.001%2009: 0.001%2010: 0.001%2011: 0.001%2012: 0.001%2013: 0.001%2014: 0.001%2015: 0.001%2016: 0.001%2017: 0.001%2018: 0.001%2019: 0.001%2020: 0.001%2021: 0.002%2022: 0.002%2023: 0.002%2024: 0.002%
Change over the period: +0.002 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Maldives

Maldives 0.002%
World computed 97.503%
South Asia computed 4.052%
Southern Asia computed 5.232%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 25.189%
Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — Maldives, by year Maldives All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 0.002 +0 pp
2023 0.002 +0 pp
2022 0.002 +0 pp
2021 0.002 +0.001 pp
2020 0.001 +0 pp
2019 0.001 +0 pp
2018 0.001 +0 pp
2017 0.001 +0 pp
2016 0.001 +0 pp
2015 0.001 +0 pp
2014 0.001 +0 pp
2013 0.001 +0 pp
2012 0.001 +0 pp
2011 0.001 +0 pp
2010 0.001 +0 pp
2009 0.001 +0 pp
2008 0.001 +0 pp
2007 0.001 +0 pp
2006 0.001 +0 pp
2005 0.001 +0 pp
2004 0.001 +0.001 pp
2003 0 +0 pp
2002 0 +0 pp
2001 0 +0 pp
2000 0 +0 pp
1999 0 +0 pp
1998 0 +0 pp
1997 0 +0 pp
1996 0 +0 pp
1995 0 +0 pp
1994 0 +0 pp
1993 0 +0 pp
1992 0 +0 pp
1991 0 +0 pp
1990 0 +0 pp
1989 0 +0 pp
1988 0 +0 pp
1987 0 +0 pp
1986 0 +0 pp
1985 0 +0 pp
1984 0 +0 pp
1983 0 +0 pp
1982 0 +0 pp
1981 0 +0 pp
1980 0 +0 pp
1979 0 +0 pp
1978 0 +0 pp
1977 0 +0 pp
1976 0 +0 pp
1975 0 +0 pp
1974 0 +0 pp
1973 0 +0 pp
1972 0 +0 pp
1971 0 —

Southern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

BT Bhutan 0.002 MV Maldives 0.002 AF Afghanistan 0.013 NP Nepal 0.013 LK Sri Lanka 0.031 BD Bangladesh 0.108 PK Pakistan 0.31 IR Iran 1.18 IN India 3.573
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

A country's share of total global carbon dioxide emissions since 1750. It is cumulative emissions rather than annual ones that determine the concentration of CO2 reached in the atmosphere, because carbon dioxide remains there for centuries. This measure, not the current share, is what stands behind the notion of historical responsibility: a few countries that began burning coal in the 19th century have built up a contribution out of all proportion to their present weight in emissions.

Important: Borders have shifted over 250 years, and emissions are assigned to the present-day borders of the territory where they occurred — comparisons with colonial empires on this measure are therefore not entirely sound.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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