Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) in Maldives
Maldives: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) was 1.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.4%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
219th
of 248 countries
All-time high
4.5%
in 1990
All-time low
1.2%
in 2014
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Maldives, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Maldives stood at 1.4%.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Maldives peaked at 4.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2014.
That places Maldives 219th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.5% | — |
| 1991 | 4.5% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 3.1% | -29.7% |
| 1993 | 3.8% | +22.0% |
| 1994 | 4.0% | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 3.3% | -17.4% |
| 1996 | 3.2% | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 2.7% | -13.9% |
| 1998 | 3.0% | +11.4% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | -27.4% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | -21.6% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | +24.7% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -24.8% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +16.2% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -16.0% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +22.5% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +29.2% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +8.5% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | -1.4% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 1.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.9%, 10% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 1.4% is below the median for South Asia, which is 43.3%, 3% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
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% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 216 Antigua and Barbuda 1.5% compare
- 217 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.4% compare
- 218 Uzbekistan 1.4% compare
- 220 Azerbaijan 1.3% compare
- 221 Montserrat 1.2% compare
- 222 Syrian Arab Republic 1.2% compare
- 222 Syria 1.2% compare
More energy & mining data for Maldives
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 19.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Maldives?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Maldives was 1.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2014.
- How does Maldives rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- Maldives ranks 219th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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