Installed wind energy capacity in Maldives
Maldives: Installed wind energy capacity was 0.0014 gigawatts in 2025. ▬ Flat
Installed wind energy capacity in Maldives, 2008–2025
Source: IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in gigawatts.
Analysis
The most recent figure for installed wind energy capacity in Maldives is 0.0014 gigawatts, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, installed wind energy capacity in Maldives peaked at 0.0014 gigawatts in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 gigawatts, in 2008.
That places Maldives 121st out of 157 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Installed wind energy capacity in Maldives, year by year
| Year | gigawatts | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.0014 gigawatts | — |
| 2009 | 0.0014 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0014 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0014 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0014 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0014 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0014 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0014 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0014 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0014 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0014 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0014 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0014 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0014 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0014 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0014 gigawatts | +0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.0014 gigawatts is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1127 gigawatts, 1% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.0014 gigawatts is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0322 gigawatts, 4% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0014 gigawatts | 0.0014 gigawatts | 0.0014 gigawatts | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0014 gigawatts | 0.0014 gigawatts | 0.0014 gigawatts | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0014 gigawatts | 0.0014 gigawatts | 0.0014 gigawatts | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More energy & mining data for Maldives
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 20.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is installed wind energy capacity in Maldives?
- Installed wind energy capacity in Maldives was 0.0014 gigawatts in 2025, according to IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest installed wind energy capacity recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0014 gigawatts in 2008.
- What is the lowest installed wind energy capacity recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 gigawatts in 2008.
- How does Maldives rank for installed wind energy capacity?
- Maldives ranks 121st out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is installed wind energy capacity rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Installed wind energy capacity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total wind (on- and off-grid) electricity installed capacity, measured in gigawatts. This includes onshore and offshore wind.