Area land needed to global oil in Maldives
Maldives: Area land needed to global oil was 4.16 billion in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
4.16 billion
Change on year
up 8.2%
World rank
14th
of 59 countries
All-time high
4.16 billion
in 2021
All-time low
32.05 million
in 1961
Years of data
61
1961–2021
Area land needed to global oil in Maldives, 1961–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for area land needed to global oil in Maldives is 4.16 billion, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
The figure is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 63.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area land needed to global oil in Maldives peaked at 4.16 billion in 2021 and was at its lowest, 32.05 million, in 1961.
That places Maldives 14th out of 59 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Area land needed to global oil in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 32.05 million | — |
| 1962 | 33.36 million | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 35.55 million | +6.6% |
| 1964 | 33.70 million | -5.2% |
| 1965 | 36.23 million | +7.5% |
| 1966 | 34.86 million | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 33.90 million | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 34.88 million | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 35.23 million | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 40.31 million | +14.4% |
| 1971 | 50.16 million | +24.4% |
| 1972 | 136.82 million | +172.8% |
| 1973 | 103.83 million | -24.1% |
| 1974 | 140.50 million | +35.3% |
| 1975 | 62.32 million | -55.6% |
| 1976 | 109.86 million | +76.3% |
| 1977 | 73.22 million | -33.4% |
| 1978 | 133.71 million | +82.6% |
| 1979 | 1.34 billion | +902.0% |
| 1980 | 82.06 million | -93.9% |
| 1981 | 107.21 million | +30.7% |
| 1982 | 119.87 million | +11.8% |
| 1983 | 131.21 million | +9.5% |
| 1984 | 135.17 million | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 147.20 million | +8.9% |
| 1986 | 152.55 million | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 207.66 million | +36.1% |
| 1988 | 200.43 million | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 151.94 million | -24.2% |
| 1990 | 156.12 million | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 154.10 million | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 155.57 million | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 162.31 million | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 169.51 million | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 188.81 million | +11.4% |
| 1996 | 190.95 million | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 198.35 million | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 216.98 million | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 236.11 million | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 210.15 million | -11.0% |
| 2001 | 221.83 million | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 286.01 million | +28.9% |
| 2003 | 193.64 million | -32.3% |
| 2004 | 200.12 million | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 270.74 million | +35.3% |
| 2006 | 400.32 million | +47.9% |
| 2007 | 529.04 million | +32.2% |
| 2008 | 533.65 million | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 661.45 million | +23.9% |
| 2010 | 2.50 billion | +277.6% |
| 2011 | 2.55 billion | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 2.80 billion | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 2.78 billion | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.81 billion | -34.8% |
| 2015 | 1.46 billion | -19.6% |
| 2016 | 1.65 billion | +13.3% |
| 2017 | 3.73 billion | +125.5% |
| 2018 | 3.93 billion | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 4.01 billion | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 3.84 billion | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 4.16 billion | +8.2% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 4.16 billion is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.08 billion, 3.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Area land needed to global oil in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +902.0% | 133.71 million | 1.34 billion |
| 2010 | +277.6% | 661.45 million | 2.50 billion |
| 1972 | +172.8% | 50.16 million | 136.82 million |
| 2017 | +125.5% | 1.65 billion | 3.73 billion |
| 1980 | -93.9% | 1.34 billion | 82.06 million |
| 1978 | +82.6% | 73.22 million | 133.71 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.42 million | 32.05 million | 36.23 million | 9 |
| 1970s | 219.05 million | 40.31 million | 1.34 billion | 10 |
| 1980s | 143.53 million | 82.06 million | 207.66 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 182.88 million | 154.10 million | 236.11 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 350.69 million | 193.64 million | 661.45 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.72 billion | 1.46 billion | 4.01 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.00 billion | 3.84 billion | 4.16 billion | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More reference data data for Maldives
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0004 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area land needed to global oil in Maldives?
- Area land needed to global oil in Maldives was 4.16 billion in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest area land needed to global oil recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 4.16 billion in 2021.
- What is the lowest area land needed to global oil recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.05 million in 1961.
- How does Maldives rank for area land needed to global oil?
- Maldives ranks 14th out of 59 countries with data for 2021.
- Is area land needed to global oil rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Area land needed to global oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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