Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Maldives
Maldives: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 12.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
12.5%
World rank
153rd
of 219 countries
All-time high
12.5%
in 2025
All-time low
12.4%
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Maldives, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as a proportion of total land area in Maldives is 12.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Maldives peaked at 12.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 1990.
Maldives ranks 153rd of 219 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.4% | — |
| 2000 | 12.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 12.5% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.4% | 12.4% | 12.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 12.4% | 12.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 12.4% | 12.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 12.4% | 12.5% | 2 |
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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)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 19.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0042 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -3.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per capita 0.0038 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 25 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Maldives?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Maldives was 12.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 1990.
- How does Maldives rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Maldives ranks 153rd out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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