Terrestrial protected areas in Maldives
Maldives: Terrestrial protected areas was 3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
194th
of 213 countries
All-time high
3
in 2024
All-time low
0.7
in 2014
Years of data
12
2014–2025
Terrestrial protected areas in Maldives, 2014–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 3 for terrestrial protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 172.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Maldives peaked at 3 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 | Value | 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 | +30.4% |
| 2025 | 3 | +0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 3 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.6, 19% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 3 is below the median for South Asia, which is 15.65, 19% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.08 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 6 |
| 2020s | 2.53 | 2.3 | 3 | 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 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 terrestrial protected areas in Maldives?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Maldives was 3 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 3 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Terrestrial protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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