Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Maldives
Maldives: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Maldives, 2014–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total territorial area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for terrestrial and marine protected areas in Maldives is 0.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over five years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Maldives peaked at 0.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
That places Maldives 199th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.1% | — |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Maldives
- 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)
- Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.0028 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in Maldives?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Maldives was 0.1% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
- How does Maldives rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Maldives ranks 199th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.