Electricity generation in Maldives
Maldives: Electricity generation was 0.85 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
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.
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
- Fuel imports 20.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 2.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 4.3% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 0.1% (2024)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 59.0% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita 14.6% (2023)
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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About this data
Total electricity generated in each country or region, measured in terawatt-hours.