Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Maldives
Maldives: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 0.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Maldives, 2000–2024
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.0% for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Maldives peaked at 0.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Maldives ranks 224th of 238 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 221 Barbados 1.8% compare
- 222 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1.7% compare
- 223 Djibouti 0.8% compare
- 224 Bahrain 0.0% compare
- 224 British Indian Ocean Territory 0.0% compare
- 224 Eritrea 0.0% compare
- 224 French Polynesia 0.0% compare
- 224 Libya 0.0% compare
- 224 Macao 0.0% compare
- 224 Micronesia (country) 0.0% compare
- 224 Nauru 0.0% compare
- 224 North Korea 0.0% compare
- 224 Somalia 0.0% compare
- 224 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 0.0% compare
- 224 Syria 0.0% compare
- 224 Tokelau 0.0% compare
- 224 Wallis and Futuna 0.0% compare
More environment data for Maldives
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 2.09 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.97 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0024 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0027 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.1701 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0005 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0058 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1585 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Maldives?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Maldives was 0.0% in 2024, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Maldives ranks 224th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%)