Kuwait vs Maldives: Share of forest area within protected areas
Kuwait
1.3%
in 2025
Maldives
0.8%
in 2025
Kuwait rank
181st
Maldives rank
183rd
Share of forest area within protected areas over time
- Kuwait
- Maldives
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 1.3% against 0.8% in Maldives, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.6 times Maldives's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 181st and Maldives ranks 183rd of 197 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of forest area within protected areas, Kuwait or Maldives?
- Kuwait, at 1.3% against 0.8% in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of forest area within protected areas between Kuwait and Maldives?
- 0.5%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Maldives?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Maldives rank globally for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Kuwait ranks 181st and Maldives ranks 183rd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of forest area within protected areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%).