Renewable energy consumption in Maldives
Maldives: Renewable energy consumption was 1.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy consumption in Maldives, 1990–2022
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total final energy consumption.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 1.2% for renewable energy consumption in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 14.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Maldives peaked at 4.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2012.
Maldives ranks 186th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of total final energy consumption | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.5% | — |
| 1991 | 4.4% | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 3.1% | -29.5% |
| 1993 | 3.8% | +22.6% |
| 1994 | 4.0% | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 3.3% | -17.5% |
| 1996 | 3.2% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 2.7% | -15.6% |
| 1998 | 3.0% | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | -26.7% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | -21.7% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | +22.2% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -22.7% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +17.6% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +25.0% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -20.0% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +23.1% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.4% | 2.2% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 183 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.5% compare
- 184 Azerbaijan 1.3% compare
- 184 British Virgin Islands 1.3% compare
- 187 Bahamas 1.1% compare
- 187 Iraq 1.1% compare
- 187 Singapore 1.1% compare
- 187 Syrian Arab Republic 1.1% 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 renewable energy consumption in Maldives?
- Renewable energy consumption in Maldives was 1.2% in 2022, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2012.
- How does Maldives rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Maldives ranks 186th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption is the share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption.