Which has higher drivers of deforestation, Maldives or Singapore?

Singapore, at 0.92 hectares against 0.8 hectares in Maldives as of 2023.

What is the difference in drivers of deforestation between Maldives and Singapore?

0.12 hectares, with Singapore ahead.

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

10 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.

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.

Maldives vs Singapore: Drivers of deforestation

Maldives

0.8 hectares

in 2023

Singapore

0.92 hectares

in 2023

Maldives rank

143rd

Singapore rank

140th

Drivers of deforestation over time

Maldives
Singapore

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 0.92 hectares against 0.8 hectares in Maldives, a difference of 0.12 hectares.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Singapore ahead.

Maldives ranks 143rd and Singapore ranks 140th of 166 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Maldives	Singapore	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.93 hectares	1.65 hectares	0.2843 hectares	Maldives
2010s	1.99 hectares	1 hectares	0.99 hectares	Maldives
2020s	0.8 hectares	0.92 hectares	0.12 hectares	Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher drivers of deforestation, Maldives or Singapore?: Singapore, at 0.92 hectares against 0.8 hectares in Maldives as of 2023.
What is the difference in drivers of deforestation between Maldives and Singapore?: 0.12 hectares, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Singapore?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Maldives and Singapore rank globally for drivers of deforestation?: Maldives ranks 143rd and Singapore ranks 140th 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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Indicator: Drivers of deforestation
Unit: hectares
Source: Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 166 places, 2,829 data points, 2001–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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.