Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Maldives
Maldives: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Maldives, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area (sq. km), per capita in Maldives is 0 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Maldives peaked at 0 sq. km per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Maldives ranks 203rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Maldives, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0 sq. km per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0028 sq. km per person, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0 sq. km per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0007 sq. km per person, 2% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 sq. km per person | 0 sq. km per person | 0 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 sq. km per person | 0 sq. km per person | 0 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 sq. km per person | 0 sq. km per person | 0 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 sq. km per person | 0 sq. km per person | 0 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More agriculture & rural data for Maldives
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 30.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0459 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 670.93 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5233 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5749 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in Maldives?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Maldives was 0 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0 sq. km per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Maldives rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Maldives ranks 203rd out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. 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 Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- 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
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.