Electricity production by source in Maldives
Maldives: Electricity production by source was 5.8% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production by source in Maldives, 2000–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2021, electricity production by source in Maldives stood at 5.8%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 1,175.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production by source in Maldives peaked at 5.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Maldives ranks 101st of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production by source in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +249.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +20.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +2006.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +54.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +17.2% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +64.2% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +11.3% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | +44.2% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | +30.2% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | +36.7% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | +14.1% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | +26.4% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | +4.2% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 5.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.9%, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 5.8% is above the median for South Asia, which is 3.3%, 1.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production by source in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +2006.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
| 2006 | +249.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 0.5% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.6% | 5.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 98 Afghanistan 6.6% compare
- 99 Burkina Faso 6.4% compare
- 100 Ethiopia 6.0% compare
- 102 Peru 5.8% compare
- 103 Mali 5.7% compare
- 104 Solomon Islands 5.7% 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 production by source in Maldives?
- Electricity production by source in Maldives was 5.8% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity production by source recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity production by source recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for electricity production by source?
- Maldives ranks 101st out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production by source rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,175.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity production by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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