Share of electricity production by source in Maldives
Maldives: Share of electricity production by source was 94.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity production by source in Maldives, 2000–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 94.2% for share of electricity production by source in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Maldives peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 94.2%, in 2021.
Maldives ranks 45th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Share of electricity production by source in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.6% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.6% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 98.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 97.8% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 97.2% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 96.1% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 95.6% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 94.4% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 94.2% | -0.3% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 94.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 78.6%, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 94.2% is above the median for South Asia, which is 63.7%, 1.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.9% | 99.6% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 95.6% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.3% | 94.2% | 94.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 42 Micronesia (country) 95.1% compare
- 43 Singapore 95.0% compare
- 44 Antigua and Barbuda 94.3% compare
- 46 Sao Tome and Principe 93.9% compare
- 47 Iran 93.9% compare
- 48 Solomon Islands 93.4% 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 share of electricity production by source in Maldives?
- Share of electricity production by source in Maldives was 94.2% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity production by source recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.2% in 2021.
- How does Maldives rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Maldives ranks 45th out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. 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, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity production by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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