Primary Forest Loss in Maldives
Maldives: Primary Forest Loss was 1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
down 75.0%
World rank
73rd
of 80 countries
All-time high
4
in 2024
All-time low
0
in 2002
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Primary Forest Loss in Maldives, 2002–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, primary forest loss in Maldives stood at 1.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 75.0% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, primary forest loss in Maldives peaked at 4 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2002.
Maldives ranks 73rd of 80 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary Forest Loss in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 1 | — |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 1 | — |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2012 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | — |
| 2014 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2015 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 1 | — |
| 2024 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | -75.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 1 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11,223, 0% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 1 is below the median for South Asia, which is 402, 0% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.625 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
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% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary forest loss in Maldives?
- Primary forest loss in Maldives was 1 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest primary forest loss recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary forest loss recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2002.
- How does Maldives rank for primary forest loss?
- Maldives ranks 73rd out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Primary Forest Loss. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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