Forest land — Area in Maldives
Maldives: Forest land — Area was 3.72 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Area in Maldives, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Maldives is 3.72 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Maldives peaked at 3.72 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.72 1000 ha, in 1990.
Maldives ranks 212th of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.72 1000 ha | 3.72 1000 ha | 3.72 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.72 1000 ha | 3.72 1000 ha | 3.72 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.72 1000 ha | 3.72 1000 ha | 3.72 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.72 1000 ha | 3.72 1000 ha | 3.72 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 209 Bahrain 4.37 1000 ha compare
- 210 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 4.21 1000 ha compare
- 211 Egypt 4.11 1000 ha compare
- 213 Pitcairn 3.69 1000 ha compare
- 214 Isle of Man 3.67 1000 ha compare
- 215 Montserrat 2.42 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Maldives
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 3.36 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 16.95 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 16.95 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 66.1 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 3.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.01 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 16.44 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 83.05 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Maldives?
- Forest land — area in Maldives was 3.72 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 3.72 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.72 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Maldives rank for forest land — area?
- Maldives ranks 212th out of 231 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.