Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Maldives
Maldives: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita was 0 hectares per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Maldives, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2024, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Maldives stood at 0 hectares per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.7% on the previous year and up 299.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Maldives peaked at 0 hectares per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 2012.
Maldives ranks 65th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Maldives, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2002 | 0 hectares per person | +63.7% |
| 2003 | 0 hectares per person | -76.7% |
| 2004 | 0 hectares per person | +28.6% |
| 2005 | 0 hectares per person | -13.2% |
| 2006 | 0 hectares per person | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 0 hectares per person | +164.8% |
| 2008 | 0 hectares per person | -36.4% |
| 2009 | 0 hectares per person | -23.4% |
| 2010 | 0 hectares per person | -41.3% |
| 2011 | 0 hectares per person | +569.9% |
| 2012 | 0 hectares per person | -86.0% |
| 2013 | 0 hectares per person | +58.2% |
| 2014 | 0 hectares per person | +21.9% |
| 2023 | 0 hectares per person | +374.5% |
| 2024 | 0 hectares per person | -15.7% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0 hectares per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 hectares per person, 1.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0 hectares per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0 hectares per person, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +569.9% | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 5 |
| 2020s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 62 Switzerland 0 hectares per person compare
- 63 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 hectares per person compare
- 64 Nepal 0 hectares per person compare
- 66 Guinea-Bissau 0 hectares per person compare
- 67 Guinea 0 hectares per person compare
- 68 Uruguay 0 hectares per person 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 tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Maldives?
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Maldives was 0 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2012.
- How does Maldives rank for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita?
- Maldives ranks 65th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 299.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- 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
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.