What is the difference in agriculture-driven deforestation between Cayman Islands and Maldives?

1.31 hectares, with Maldives ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Maldives?

13 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agriculture-driven deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cayman Islands vs Maldives: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Cayman Islands

6.18 hectares

in 2024

Maldives

7.49 hectares

in 2024

Cayman Islands rank

155th

Maldives rank

153rd

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

Cayman Islands
Maldives

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 7.49 hectares against 6.18 hectares in Cayman Islands, a difference of 1.31 hectares.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times Cayman Islands's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Cayman Islands ahead.

Cayman Islands ranks 155th and Maldives ranks 153rd of 187 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cayman Islands averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cayman Islands	Maldives	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.13 hectares	0.7936 hectares	0.3404 hectares	Cayman Islands
2010s	0.6294 hectares	0.255 hectares	0.3744 hectares	Cayman Islands
2020s	4.14 hectares	4.17 hectares	0.0217 hectares	Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agriculture-driven deforestation, Cayman Islands or Maldives?: Maldives, at 7.49 hectares against 6.18 hectares in Cayman Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in agriculture-driven deforestation between Cayman Islands and Maldives?: 1.31 hectares, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Maldives?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Cayman Islands and Maldives rank globally for agriculture-driven deforestation?: Cayman Islands ranks 155th and Maldives ranks 153rd of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agriculture-driven deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Agriculture-driven deforestation
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 4,269 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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