How does Maldives rank for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?

Maldives ranks 85th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.

Where does this Maldives data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Maldives

Name: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Maldives
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Maldives: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area was 0.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)

0.0%

World rank

85th

of 228 countries

All-time high

0.0%

in 1991

All-time low

0.0%

in 1991

Years of data

1991–2025

Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Maldives, 1991–2025

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Maldives recorded 0.0% for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Over the whole period, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Maldives peaked at 0.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1991.

Maldives ranks 85th of 228 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	9
2000s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	10
2010s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	10
2020s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	6

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More environment data for Maldives

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 2.09 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.97 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0024 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0027 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.1701 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0005 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0058 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1585 Mt CO2e (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Maldives?: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Maldives was 0.0% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Maldives?: The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1991.
What is the lowest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Maldives?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1991.
How does Maldives rank for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?: Maldives ranks 85th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
Where does this Maldives data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
Unit: %
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 228 places, 7,980 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.