Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Maldives
Maldives: Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person was 132.92 watts per capita in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Maldives, 2000–2024
Source: International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in watts per capita.
Analysis
In 2024, renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Maldives stood at 132.92 watts per capita. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.4% on the previous year and up 939.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Maldives peaked at 132.92 watts per capita in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 watts per capita, in 2000.
Maldives ranks 127th of 221 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.
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Maldives, year by year
| Year | watts per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 watts per capita | — |
| 2001 | 0 watts per capita | — |
| 2002 | 0 watts per capita | — |
| 2003 | 0 watts per capita | — |
| 2004 | 0 watts per capita | — |
| 2005 | 0.04 watts per capita | — |
| 2006 | 0.17 watts per capita | +325.0% |
| 2007 | 0.22 watts per capita | +29.4% |
| 2008 | 4.41 watts per capita | +1904.5% |
| 2009 | 4.45 watts per capita | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 4.36 watts per capita | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 4.26 watts per capita | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 7.06 watts per capita | +65.7% |
| 2013 | 7.9 watts per capita | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 12.79 watts per capita | +61.9% |
| 2015 | 14.49 watts per capita | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 20.07 watts per capita | +38.5% |
| 2017 | 26.62 watts per capita | +32.6% |
| 2018 | 37.8 watts per capita | +42.0% |
| 2019 | 62.86 watts per capita | +66.3% |
| 2020 | 80.97 watts per capita | +28.8% |
| 2021 | 80.71 watts per capita | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 102.38 watts per capita | +26.8% |
| 2023 | 107.71 watts per capita | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 132.92 watts per capita | +23.4% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 132.92 watts per capita is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 183.07 watts per capita, 73% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 132.92 watts per capita is below the median for South Asia, which is 136.93 watts per capita, 97% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person 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 | +1904.5% | 0.22 watts per capita | 4.41 watts per capita |
| 2006 | +325.0% | 0.04 watts per capita | 0.17 watts per capita |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.929 watts per capita | 0 watts per capita | 4.45 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.82 watts per capita | 4.26 watts per capita | 62.86 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.94 watts per capita | 80.71 watts per capita | 132.92 watts per capita | 5 |
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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 renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Maldives?
- Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Maldives was 132.92 watts per capita in 2024, according to International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 132.92 watts per capita in 2024.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 watts per capita in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for renewable electricity-generating capacity per person?
- Maldives ranks 127th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable electricity-generating capacity per person rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 939.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita).