Primary Forest — Area in Maldives
Maldives: Primary Forest — Area was 3.72 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Primary Forest — Area in Maldives, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary forest — area in Maldives is 3.72 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary 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 111th out of 182 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Primary Forest — Area in Maldives, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.72 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 3.72 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.72 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.72 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.72 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.72 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.72 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3.72 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.72 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3.72 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3.72 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.72 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.72 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.72 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.72 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.72 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.72 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.72 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.72 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.72 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.72 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.72 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.72 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.72 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.72 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.72 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.72 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.72 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.72 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.72 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.72 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.72 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.72 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.72 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.72 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3.72 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 3.72 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.45 1000 ha, 9% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
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
- 108 Niue 5.4 1000 ha compare
- 109 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5.1 1000 ha compare
- 110 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4.49 1000 ha compare
- 112 Serbia and Montenegro 2.6 1000 ha compare
- 113 Grenada 2.32 1000 ha compare
- 114 Tonga 2.29 1000 ha 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 primary forest — area in Maldives?
- Primary 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 primary forest — area recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 3.72 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.72 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Maldives rank for primary forest — area?
- Maldives ranks 111th out of 182 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary 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 Primary 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.