Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Maldives
Maldives: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 0.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Maldives, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Maldives stood at 0.8%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Maldives peaked at 0.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1990.
Maldives ranks 156th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.8% | — |
| 2000 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 2 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.252 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.911 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0043 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -10.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0049 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -18.18 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Maldives?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Maldives was 0.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1990.
- How does Maldives rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Maldives ranks 156th out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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