Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Maldives
Maldives: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 3.72 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Maldives, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, naturally regenerating forest — area in Maldives stood at 3.72 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Maldives peaked at 3.72 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.72 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Maldives 206th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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
- 203 Liechtenstein 5.98 1000 ha compare
- 204 Djibouti 5.6 1000 ha compare
- 205 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 4.21 1000 ha compare
- 207 Montserrat 2.42 1000 ha compare
- 208 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 2.02 1000 ha compare
- 209 Oman 1.57 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 naturally regenerating forest — area in Maldives?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Maldives was 3.72 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 3.72 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.72 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Maldives rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Maldives ranks 206th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — 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 Naturally regenerating forest — 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.