Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Maldives
Maldives: Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person was 73.6 watts per capita in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Maldives, 2000–2023
Source: International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in watts per capita.
Analysis
In 2023, renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Maldives stood at 73.6 watts per capita. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 831.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Maldives peaked at 73.6 watts per capita in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 watts per capita, in 2000.
Maldives ranks 144th of 219 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.
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 | 18.1 watts per capita | 4.26 watts per capita | 45.64 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.11 watts per capita | 56.48 watts per capita | 73.6 watts per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 141 Turks and Caicos Islands 76.19 watts per capita compare
- 142 Zimbabwe 75.02 watts per capita compare
- 143 Uzbekistan 74.85 watts per capita compare
- 145 Cuba 72.79 watts per capita compare
- 146 Guyana 72.12 watts per capita compare
- 147 Mozambique 70.44 watts per capita 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 renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Maldives?
- Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Maldives was 73.6 watts per capita in 2023, 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 73.6 watts per capita in 2023.
- 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 144th out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
- Is renewable electricity-generating capacity per person rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 831.6%. 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)