Maldives — Forest area
Forest Area (% of Land Area) for Maldives, 1990–2024.
Forest area for Maldives was 12.48% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 12.48% in 2023. The lowest was 12.40% in 1990 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.02% per year.
Maldives ranks 153 of 214 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 71%. The median for South Asia is 34.36%, so Maldives sits below it. It peaked in 2023 and has risen 0% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 1%. Within South Asia it ranks 6 of 6 economies; Bangladesh (14.40%) is just above it.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 131st of 178 in 1990 → 151st of 207 in 2000 → 155th of 209 in 2010 → 155th of 214 in 2020 → 152nd of 209 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12.48% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 12.48% | +0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 12.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 12.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 12.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 12.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 12.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 12.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 12.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 12.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 12.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 12.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 12.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 12.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 12.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 12.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 12.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 12.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 12.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 12.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 12.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 12.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 12.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 12.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 12.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 12.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 12.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 12.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 12.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 12.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 12.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 12.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 12.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 12.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 12.4% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Maldives’s Forest area in 1991?
12.4% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of land area, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Maldives’s Forest area growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +0.7% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator AG.LND.FRST.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 12.48%; 2023: 12.48%; 2022: 12.4%; 2021: 12.4%; 2020: 12.4%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
AG.LND.FRST.ZS — Forest Area (% of Land Area). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.