Maldives vs Pitcairn: Forest area
Maldives
3,720 hectares
in 2025
Pitcairn
3,690 hectares
in 2025
Maldives rank
207th
Pitcairn rank
208th
Forest area over time
- Maldives
- Pitcairn
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 3,720 hectares against 3,690 hectares in Pitcairn, a difference of 30 hectares.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 207th and Pitcairn ranks 208th of 235 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Pitcairn | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,720 hectares | 3,690 hectares | 30 hectares | Maldives |
| 2000s | 3,720 hectares | 3,690 hectares | 30 hectares | Maldives |
| 2010s | 3,720 hectares | 3,690 hectares | 30 hectares | Maldives |
| 2020s | 3,720 hectares | 3,690 hectares | 30 hectares | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Maldives or Pitcairn?
- Maldives, at 3,720 hectares against 3,690 hectares in Pitcairn as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Maldives and Pitcairn?
- 30 hectares, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Pitcairn?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Pitcairn rank globally for forest area?
- Maldives ranks 207th and Pitcairn ranks 208th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.