Electricity generation from oil per person in Maldives
Maldives: Electricity generation from oil per person was 1,497 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from oil per person in Maldives, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 1,497 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation from oil per person in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil per person in Maldives peaked at 1,606 kilowatt-hours in 2018 and was at its lowest, 531.87 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
Maldives ranks 32nd of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 856.63 kilowatt-hours | 531.87 kilowatt-hours | 1,220 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,302 kilowatt-hours | 970.06 kilowatt-hours | 1,606 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,518 kilowatt-hours | 1,497 kilowatt-hours | 1,553 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
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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 58.97 (2023)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs gdp per capita 14.59 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from oil per person in Maldives?
- Electricity generation from oil per person in Maldives was 1,497 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from oil per person recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 1,606 kilowatt-hours in 2018.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil per person recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 531.87 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for electricity generation from oil per person?
- Maldives ranks 32nd out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from oil per person rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. 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 from oil per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.