Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Maldives
Maldives: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise was 0 °C in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 °C
Change on year
up 6.6%
World rank
180th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0 °C
in 2024
All-time low
0 °C
in 1851
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Maldives, 1851–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Maldives is 0 °C, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 174 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 102.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Maldives peaked at 0 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 °C, in 1851.
That places Maldives 180th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Maldives, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 0 °C | — |
| 1852 | 0 °C | +100.7% |
| 1853 | 0 °C | +50.6% |
| 1854 | 0 °C | +33.8% |
| 1855 | 0 °C | +25.5% |
| 1856 | 0 °C | +20.4% |
| 1857 | 0 °C | +17.1% |
| 1858 | 0 °C | +14.7% |
| 1859 | 0 °C | +12.9% |
| 1860 | 0 °C | +11.3% |
| 1861 | 0 °C | +10.5% |
| 1862 | 0 °C | +9.9% |
| 1863 | 0 °C | +9.3% |
| 1864 | 0 °C | +8.8% |
| 1865 | 0 °C | +8.4% |
| 1866 | 0 °C | +8.0% |
| 1867 | 0 °C | +7.7% |
| 1868 | 0 °C | +7.3% |
| 1869 | 0 °C | +7.0% |
| 1870 | 0 °C | +6.7% |
| 1871 | 0 °C | +6.5% |
| 1872 | 0 °C | +6.3% |
| 1873 | 0 °C | +6.1% |
| 1874 | 0 °C | +5.9% |
| 1875 | 0 °C | +5.8% |
| 1876 | 0 °C | +5.6% |
| 1877 | 0 °C | +5.5% |
| 1878 | 0 °C | +5.4% |
| 1879 | 0 °C | +5.2% |
| 1880 | 0 °C | +5.2% |
| 1881 | 0 °C | +5.0% |
| 1882 | 0 °C | +4.8% |
| 1883 | 0 °C | +4.6% |
| 1884 | 0 °C | +4.5% |
| 1885 | 0 °C | +4.3% |
| 1886 | 0 °C | +4.2% |
| 1887 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1888 | 0 °C | +4.0% |
| 1889 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 1890 | 0 °C | +3.8% |
| 1891 | 0 °C | +3.7% |
| 1892 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1893 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1894 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1895 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 1896 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 1897 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1898 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1899 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1900 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1901 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1902 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1903 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1904 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1905 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1906 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1907 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1908 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1909 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 1910 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 1911 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1912 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1913 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1914 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1915 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1916 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1917 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1918 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1919 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1920 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1921 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1922 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 1923 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1924 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1925 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1926 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1927 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1928 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1929 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1930 | 0 °C | +3.7% |
| 1931 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1932 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1933 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1934 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1935 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1936 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1937 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1938 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1939 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1940 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1941 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1942 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1943 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1944 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1945 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1946 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 1947 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1948 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1949 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1950 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1951 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1952 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1953 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1954 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1955 | 0 °C | +1.7% |
| 1956 | 0 °C | +1.6% |
| 1957 | 0 °C | +1.5% |
| 1958 | 0 °C | +1.3% |
| 1959 | 0 °C | +1.2% |
| 1960 | 0 °C | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 0 °C | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 0 °C | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 0 °C | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0 °C | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0 °C | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0 °C | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0 °C | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 0 °C | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 0 °C | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0 °C | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 0 °C | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 0 °C | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 0 °C | +6.4% |
| 1978 | 0 °C | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 0 °C | +8.0% |
| 1980 | 0 °C | +9.3% |
| 1981 | 0 °C | +9.2% |
| 1982 | 0 °C | +8.9% |
| 1983 | 0 °C | +8.9% |
| 1984 | 0 °C | +9.1% |
| 1985 | 0 °C | +9.2% |
| 1986 | 0 °C | +9.4% |
| 1987 | 0 °C | +8.8% |
| 1988 | 0 °C | +9.0% |
| 1989 | 0 °C | +9.5% |
| 1990 | 0 °C | +10.3% |
| 1991 | 0 °C | +8.9% |
| 1992 | 0 °C | +10.4% |
| 1993 | 0 °C | +8.5% |
| 1994 | 0 °C | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 0 °C | +8.6% |
| 1996 | 0 °C | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 0 °C | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 0 °C | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 0 °C | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 0 °C | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 0 °C | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 0 °C | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 0 °C | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 0 °C | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 0 °C | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 0 °C | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 0 °C | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 0 °C | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 0 °C | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 0 °C | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 0 °C | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 0 °C | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 0 °C | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 0 °C | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 0 °C | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 0 °C | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 0 °C | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 0 °C | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 0 °C | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 0 °C | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 0 °C | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 0 °C | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 0 °C | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 0 °C | +6.6% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0 °C is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0016 °C, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0 °C is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.002 °C, 1% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1852 | +100.7% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1853 | +50.6% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1854 | +33.8% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1855 | +25.5% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 9 |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 177 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 °C compare
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- 179 Samoa 0 °C compare
- 181 Cape Verde 0 °C compare
- 182 Greenland 0 °C compare
- 183 French Polynesia 0 °C compare
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 contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Maldives?
- Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Maldives was 0 °C in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 °C in 1851.
- How does Maldives rank for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Maldives ranks 180th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 102.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in °C.