Renewable electricity in Maldives
Maldives: Renewable electricity was 1.3% in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Renewable electricity in Maldives, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in total electricity output.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 1.3% for renewable electricity in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 110.0% on the previous year and up 304.6% over five years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity in Maldives peaked at 1.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Maldives ranks 177th of 233 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Renewable electricity in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % in total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.3% | — |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +79.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -45.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +84.8% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +110.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 1.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.2%, 8% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 1.3% is below the median for South Asia, which is 31.9%, 4% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 1.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 174 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1.8% compare
- 175 Micronesia (country) 1.6% compare
- 176 British Virgin Islands 1.3% compare
- 178 Bangladesh 1.2% compare
- 179 Jordan 1.0% compare
- 180 American Samoa 0.9% 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 renewable electricity in Maldives?
- Renewable electricity in Maldives was 1.3% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable electricity recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Maldives rank for renewable electricity?
- Maldives ranks 177th out of 233 countries with data for 2015.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output): Share of electrity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants