Pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre in Maldives
Maldives: Pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre was 0.0375 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre in Maldives, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.0375 units per square kilometre for pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 7.9% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre in Maldives peaked at 0.0962 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0347 units per square kilometre, in 2022.
Maldives ranks 7th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre in Maldives, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0962 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0953 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0927 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0901 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0875 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0884 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0824 units per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0798 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0772 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0746 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0703 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0679 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0681 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.069 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0724 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0672 units per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0538 units per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0451 units per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0464 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0469 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.039 units per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 2011 | 0.049 units per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0423 units per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0426 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0408 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0372 units per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0486 units per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0484 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0442 units per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0392 units per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0369 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0358 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0347 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0375 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.0375 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0002 units per square kilometre, 153.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.0375 units per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0005 units per square kilometre, 83.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +30.8% | 0.0372 units per square kilometre | 0.0486 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0864 units per square kilometre | 0.0746 units per square kilometre | 0.0962 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0607 units per square kilometre | 0.0451 units per square kilometre | 0.0724 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0431 units per square kilometre | 0.0372 units per square kilometre | 0.049 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0362 units per square kilometre | 0.0347 units per square kilometre | 0.0375 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 4 Tuvalu 0.2009 units per square kilometre compare
- 5 Bermuda 0.0858 units per square kilometre compare
- 6 Bahrain 0.0707 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 Malta 0.0343 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.034 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 Grenada 0.0321 units per square kilometre 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 pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre in Maldives?
- Pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre in Maldives was 0.0375 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0962 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0347 units per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Maldives rank for pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre?
- Maldives ranks 7th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pm exposure 1990 2017, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pm exposure 1990 2017 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Pm exposure 1990 2017 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pm exposure 1990 2017 Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Pm exposure 1990 2017 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.