Terrestrial protected areas in Maldives
Maldives: Terrestrial protected areas was 3.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial 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 land area.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 3.0% for terrestrial protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 172.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Maldives peaked at 3.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2014.
That places Maldives 194th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Terrestrial protected areas in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.7% | — |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +57.1% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | +91.7% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | +30.4% |
| 2025 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 191 Papua New Guinea 3.7% compare
- 192 Afghanistan 3.6% compare
- 193 Uruguay 3.1% compare
- 195 Northern Mariana Islands 2.8% compare
- 195 Sudan 2.8% compare
- 197 Faroe Islands 2.4% compare
- 197 North Korea 2.4% compare
- 197 Solomon Islands 2.4% compare
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 protected areas in Maldives?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Maldives was 3.0% 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 protected areas recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2014.
- How does Maldives rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Maldives ranks 194th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 172.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 protected areas (% of total land 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 areas, unclassified areas, littoral (intertidal) areas, and sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.