Marine protected areas in Maldives
Maldives: Marine protected areas was 0.1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
139th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.1
in 2018
All-time low
0
in 2014
Years of data
12
2014–2025
Marine protected areas in Maldives, 2014–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, marine protected areas in Maldives stood at 0.1. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over five years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Maldives peaked at 0.1 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2014.
Maldives ranks 139th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Marine protected areas in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0.1 | — |
| 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% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.1 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.95, 11% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0333 | 0 | 0.1 | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 139 Algeria 0.1 compare
- 139 Cape Verde 0.1 compare
- 139 Cayman Islands 0.1 compare
- 139 Dominica 0.1 compare
- 139 Grenada 0.1 compare
- 139 Liberia 0.1 compare
- 139 Papua New Guinea 0.1 compare
- 139 Solomon Islands 0.1 compare
- 139 Tonga 0.1 compare
- 139 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1 compare
More reference data data for Maldives
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0004 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Maldives?
- Marine protected areas in Maldives was 0.1 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest marine protected areas recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1 in 2018.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2014.
- How does Maldives rank for marine protected areas?
- Maldives ranks 139th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Marine protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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