What is the difference in agriculture-driven deforestation between Maldives and United States Virgin Islands?

1.33 hectares, with Maldives ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and United States Virgin Islands?

14 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.

Maldives vs United States Virgin Islands: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Maldives

7.49 hectares

in 2024

United States Virgin Islands

6.16 hectares

in 2024

Maldives rank

153rd

United States Virgin Islands rank

156th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

Maldives
United States Virgin Islands

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 7.49 hectares against 6.16 hectares in United States Virgin Islands, a difference of 1.33 hectares.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times United States Virgin Islands's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2001 it was United States Virgin Islands ahead.

Maldives ranks 153rd and United States Virgin Islands ranks 156th of 187 countries.

United States Virgin Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	United States Virgin Islands	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.7936 hectares	17.92 hectares	17.13 hectares	United States Virgin Islands
2010s	0.5362 hectares	8.84 hectares	8.3 hectares	United States Virgin Islands
2020s	4.17 hectares	11.92 hectares	7.76 hectares	United States Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agriculture-driven deforestation, Maldives or United States Virgin Islands?: Maldives, at 7.49 hectares against 6.16 hectares in United States Virgin Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in agriculture-driven deforestation between Maldives and United States Virgin Islands?: 1.33 hectares, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and United States Virgin Islands?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Maldives and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for agriculture-driven deforestation?: Maldives ranks 153rd and United States Virgin Islands ranks 156th 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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