Electricity generation in Maldives
Maldives: Electricity generation was 0.85 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.85 terawatt-hours
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
164th
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.85 terawatt-hours
in 2022
All-time low
0.15 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Electricity generation in Maldives, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.85 terawatt-hours for electricity generation in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation in Maldives peaked at 0.85 terawatt-hours in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.15 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Maldives ranks 164th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation in Maldives, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.15 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.16 terawatt-hours | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 0.19 terawatt-hours | +18.8% |
| 2003 | 0.22 terawatt-hours | +15.8% |
| 2004 | 0.24 terawatt-hours | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 0.27 terawatt-hours | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 0.31 terawatt-hours | +14.8% |
| 2007 | 0.35 terawatt-hours | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 0.41 terawatt-hours | +17.1% |
| 2009 | 0.39 terawatt-hours | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.35 terawatt-hours | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 0.38 terawatt-hours | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4 terawatt-hours | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.42 terawatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.54 terawatt-hours | +28.6% |
| 2015 | 0.62 terawatt-hours | +14.8% |
| 2016 | 0.67 terawatt-hours | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 0.73 terawatt-hours | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 0.79 terawatt-hours | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 0.81 terawatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.82 terawatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.84 terawatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.85 terawatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.85 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.85 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.85 terawatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.43 terawatt-hours, 4% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.85 terawatt-hours is below the median for South Asia, which is 14.19 terawatt-hours, 6% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.269 terawatt-hours | 0.15 terawatt-hours | 0.41 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.571 terawatt-hours | 0.35 terawatt-hours | 0.81 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.842 terawatt-hours | 0.82 terawatt-hours | 0.85 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 161 French Guiana 0.98 terawatt-hours compare
- 162 Niger 0.95 terawatt-hours compare
- 163 Haiti 0.86 terawatt-hours compare
- 165 Macao 0.78 terawatt-hours compare
- 166 French Polynesia 0.72 terawatt-hours compare
- 167 Cayman Islands 0.71 terawatt-hours compare
- 167 Togo 0.71 terawatt-hours compare
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 electricity generation in Maldives?
- Electricity generation in Maldives was 0.85 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.85 terawatt-hours in 2022.
- What is the lowest electricity generation recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.15 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for electricity generation?
- Maldives ranks 164th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity generated in each country or region, measured in terawatt-hours.