Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Maldives
Maldives: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 401.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Maldives, 1991–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 401.8% for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 74.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Maldives peaked at 401.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1991.
That places Maldives 4th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.3% | 2.4% | 35.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 94.7% | 45.4% | 146.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 231.0% | 162.2% | 300.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 366.1% | 321.2% | 401.8% | 5 |
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More environment data for Maldives
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.0088 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.9591 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.3023 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.4318 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.57 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.88 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 9 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 107,414 metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 107,423 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Maldives?
- Methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Maldives was 401.8% in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 401.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1991.
- How does Maldives rank for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Maldives ranks 4th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.