Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas in Maldives
Maldives: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas was 0 °C in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 °C
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
180th
of 201 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 by gas in Maldives, 1851–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
In 2024, contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas in Maldives stood at 0 °C. That is the highest value across all 174 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 79.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas in Maldives peaked at 0 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 °C, in 1851.
That places Maldives 180th out of 201 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 by gas in Maldives, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 0 °C | — |
| 1852 | 0 °C | +101.7% |
| 1853 | 0 °C | +51.2% |
| 1854 | 0 °C | +34.4% |
| 1855 | 0 °C | +25.9% |
| 1856 | 0 °C | +20.9% |
| 1857 | 0 °C | +17.4% |
| 1858 | 0 °C | +15.0% |
| 1859 | 0 °C | +13.1% |
| 1860 | 0 °C | +11.7% |
| 1861 | 0 °C | +10.5% |
| 1862 | 0 °C | +9.5% |
| 1863 | 0 °C | +8.7% |
| 1864 | 0 °C | +8.1% |
| 1865 | 0 °C | +7.5% |
| 1866 | 0 °C | +7.0% |
| 1867 | 0 °C | +6.5% |
| 1868 | 0 °C | +6.2% |
| 1869 | 0 °C | +5.8% |
| 1870 | 0 °C | +5.5% |
| 1871 | 0 °C | +5.3% |
| 1872 | 0 °C | +5.2% |
| 1873 | 0 °C | +5.2% |
| 1874 | 0 °C | +5.1% |
| 1875 | 0 °C | +5.2% |
| 1876 | 0 °C | +5.1% |
| 1877 | 0 °C | +5.1% |
| 1878 | 0 °C | +5.1% |
| 1879 | 0 °C | +5.0% |
| 1880 | 0 °C | +4.8% |
| 1881 | 0 °C | +4.6% |
| 1882 | 0 °C | +4.5% |
| 1883 | 0 °C | +4.3% |
| 1884 | 0 °C | +4.2% |
| 1885 | 0 °C | +4.0% |
| 1886 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 1887 | 0 °C | +3.8% |
| 1888 | 0 °C | +3.7% |
| 1889 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1890 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1891 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1892 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 1893 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1894 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1895 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1896 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1897 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1898 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1899 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1900 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1901 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1902 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1903 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1904 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1905 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1906 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1907 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1908 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1909 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1910 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1911 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1912 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1913 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1914 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1915 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1916 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1917 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1918 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 1919 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 1920 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 1921 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 1922 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1923 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1924 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1925 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1926 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1927 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1928 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1929 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1930 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1931 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1932 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1933 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1934 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1935 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1936 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1937 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1938 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1939 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1940 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1941 | 0 °C | +1.9% |
| 1942 | 0 °C | +2.0% |
| 1943 | 0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1944 | 0 °C | +2.2% |
| 1945 | 0 °C | +2.3% |
| 1946 | 0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1947 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1948 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1949 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1950 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1951 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1952 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1953 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1954 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1955 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1956 | 0 °C | +2.6% |
| 1957 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1958 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1959 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1960 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1961 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1962 | 0 °C | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 0 °C | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 0 °C | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 0 °C | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 0 °C | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 0 °C | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 0 °C | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 0 °C | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 0 °C | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 0 °C | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 0 °C | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 0 °C | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 0 °C | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 0 °C | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 0 °C | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 0 °C | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 0 °C | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 0 °C | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 0 °C | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 0 °C | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 0 °C | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 0 °C | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 0 °C | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 0 °C | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 0 °C | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 0 °C | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 0 °C | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 0 °C | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 0 °C | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 0 °C | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 0 °C | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 0 °C | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 0 °C | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 0 °C | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 0 °C | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 0 °C | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 0 °C | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 0 °C | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 0 °C | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 0 °C | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 0 °C | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 0 °C | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 0 °C | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 0 °C | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 0 °C | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 0 °C | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 0 °C | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 0 °C | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 0 °C | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 0 °C | +5.6% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0 °C is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 °C, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0 °C is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0001 °C, 0% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas 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 | +101.7% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1853 | +51.2% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1854 | +34.4% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1855 | +25.9% | 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 Macao 0 °C compare
- 178 Saint Lucia 0 °C compare
- 179 Tonga 0 °C compare
- 181 Micronesia (country) 0 °C compare
- 182 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 °C compare
- 183 Antigua and Barbuda 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 by gas in Maldives?
- Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas 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 by gas recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 °C in 1851.
- How does Maldives rank for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas?
- Maldives ranks 180th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.3%. 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 by gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in °C.