Coastal protection in Maldives
Maldives: Coastal protection was 67.34 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
67.34
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
100th
of 146 countries
All-time high
67.34
in 2012
All-time low
66.78
in 2014
Years of data
14
2012–2025
Coastal protection in Maldives, 2012–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, coastal protection in Maldives stood at 67.34. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coastal protection in Maldives peaked at 67.34 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 66.78, in 2014.
That places Maldives 100th out of 146 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Coastal protection in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 67.34 | — |
| 2013 | 67 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 66.78 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 67.01 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 67.13 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 66.83 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 66.86 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 66.99 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 67.01 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 67.2 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 67.34 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 67.34 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 67.34 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 67.34 | +0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 67.34 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 78.52, 86% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 66.99 | 66.78 | 67.34 | 8 |
| 2020s | 67.26 | 67.01 | 67.34 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 97 Suriname 70.13 compare
- 98 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 68.99 compare
- 99 Turkey 68.6 compare
- 101 Costa Rica 66.62 compare
- 102 India 66.61 compare
- 103 Solomon Islands 66.16 compare
More environment data for Maldives
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.252 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.911 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1991)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coastal protection in Maldives?
- Coastal protection in Maldives was 67.34 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest coastal protection recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 67.34 in 2012.
- What is the lowest coastal protection recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.78 in 2014.
- How does Maldives rank for coastal protection?
- Maldives ranks 100th out of 146 countries with data for 2025.
- Is coastal protection rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Coastal protection. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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