Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Maldives
Maldives: Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0%
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
180th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 2024
All-time low
0.0%
in 1859
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Maldives, 1851–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.0% for global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in 2024. That is the highest value across all 174 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 74.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Maldives peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1859.
Maldives ranks 180th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 0.0% | — |
| 1852 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1853 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1854 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1855 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1856 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1857 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1858 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1859 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1860 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1861 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1862 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1863 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1864 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1865 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1866 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1867 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1868 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1869 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1870 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1871 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1872 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1873 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1874 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1875 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1876 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1877 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1878 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1879 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1880 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1881 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1882 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1883 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1884 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1885 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1886 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1887 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1888 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1889 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1890 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1891 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1893 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1894 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1898 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1899 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1900 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1901 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1902 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1903 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1904 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1905 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1906 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1907 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1908 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1909 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1910 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1911 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1912 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1913 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1914 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1915 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1916 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1917 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1918 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1919 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1920 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1921 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1922 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1923 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1924 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1925 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1926 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1927 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1928 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1929 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1930 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1931 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1932 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1933 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1934 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1935 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1936 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1937 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1938 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1939 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1940 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1941 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1942 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1943 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1944 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1945 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1946 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1947 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1948 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1949 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1950 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +7.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +7.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +7.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +7.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +8.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +5.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.0% is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.1%, 1% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 177 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0% compare
- 178 Comoros 0.0% compare
- 179 Samoa 0.0% compare
- 181 Cape Verde 0.0% compare
- 182 Greenland 0.0% compare
- 183 French Polynesia 0.0% compare
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- 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 global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Maldives?
- Global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Maldives was 0.0% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1859.
- How does Maldives rank for global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature?
- Maldives ranks 180th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.1%. 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 Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of the world's temperature change.