Red list index (Our World) in Maldives
Maldives: Red list index (Our World) was 0.86 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.86
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
110th
of 247 countries
All-time high
0.93
in 1980
All-time low
0.86
in 2024
Years of data
46
1980–2025
Red list index in Maldives, 1980–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.86 for red list index in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, red list index in Maldives peaked at 0.93 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.86, in 2024.
Maldives ranks 110th of 247 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Red list index (Our World) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.93 | — |
| 1981 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.93 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.92 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.92 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.92 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.91 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.91 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.91 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.89 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.89 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.89 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.88 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.88 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.88 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.87 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.87 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.86 | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.86 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.825, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.86 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.835, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.93 | 0.93 | 0.93 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.93 | 0.93 | 0.93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.928 | 0.92 | 0.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9 | 0.88 | 0.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.87 | 0.86 | 0.88 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 110 Argentina 0.86 compare
- 110 Aruba 0.86 compare
- 110 Belize 0.86 compare
- 110 East Timor 0.86 compare
- 110 Myanmar 0.86 compare
- 110 Romania 0.86 compare
- 110 Saint Martin (French Part) 0.86 compare
- 110 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.86 compare
- 110 Western Sahara 0.86 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 red list index in Maldives?
- Red list index in Maldives was 0.86 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest red list index recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.93 in 1980.
- What is the lowest red list index recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.86 in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for red list index?
- Maldives ranks 110th out of 247 countries with data for 2025.
- Is red list index rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Red list index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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