Forestland — Area, per capita in Maldives
Maldives: Forestland — Area, per capita was 0 1000 ha per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, per capita in Maldives, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2025, forestland — area, per capita in Maldives stood at 0 1000 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per capita in Maldives peaked at 0 1000 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha per person, in 2025.
Maldives ranks 174th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per capita in Maldives, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0 1000 ha per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, 2% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0 1000 ha per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 10% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More climate change data for Maldives
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 207,727 kg (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0044 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0001 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.14 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.14 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions 0.0043 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions 0.0033 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area, per capita in Maldives?
- Forestland — area, per capita in Maldives was 0 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 2025.
- How does Maldives rank for forestland — area, per capita?
- Maldives ranks 174th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, per capita rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.