Egypt vs Maldives: Drivers of deforestation
Egypt
0.57 hectares
in 2023
Maldives
0.8 hectares
in 2023
Egypt rank
145th
Maldives rank
143rd
Drivers of deforestation over time
- Egypt
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 0.8 hectares against 0.57 hectares in Egypt, a difference of 0.23 hectares.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.4 times Egypt's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 145th and Maldives ranks 143rd of 166 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2314 hectares | 1.93 hectares | 1.7 hectares | Maldives |
| 2010s | 0.13 hectares | 1.99 hectares | 1.86 hectares | Maldives |
| 2020s | 0.57 hectares | 0.8 hectares | 0.23 hectares | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drivers of deforestation, Egypt or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 0.8 hectares against 0.57 hectares in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in drivers of deforestation between Egypt and Maldives?
- 0.23 hectares, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Maldives?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Maldives rank globally for drivers of deforestation?
- Egypt ranks 145th and Maldives ranks 143rd of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Drivers of deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimates of commodity-driven deforestation, measured in hectares per year. This includes deforestation caused by the production of agricultural products and forestry, which account for approximately 90% of the world's deforestation.