Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Maldives
Maldives: Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels was 92.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Maldives, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 92.9% for share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Maldives peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 92.9%, in 2022.
Maldives ranks 45th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 96.2% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.6% | 92.9% | 95.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 42 American Samoa 94.4% compare
- 43 Iran 94.3% compare
- 44 Puerto Rico 93.6% compare
- 46 Antigua and Barbuda 91.9% compare
- 47 Mongolia 91.6% compare
- 48 Guam 91.4% 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 share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Maldives?
- Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Maldives was 92.9% in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.9% in 2022.
- How does Maldives rank for share of electricity generation from fossil fuels?
- Maldives ranks 45th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.