Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Maldives
Maldives: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre was 0.0449 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Maldives, 2001–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.0449 hectares per square kilometre for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 665.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Maldives peaked at 0.0449 hectares per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0033 hectares per square kilometre, in 2003.
That places Maldives 4th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Maldives, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0084 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 0.014 hectares per square kilometre | +66.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0033 hectares per square kilometre | -76.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0043 hectares per square kilometre | +30.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0038 hectares per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0041 hectares per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0112 hectares per square kilometre | +173.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0074 hectares per square kilometre | -34.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0059 hectares per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0036 hectares per square kilometre | -39.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0247 hectares per square kilometre | +593.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0036 hectares per square kilometre | -85.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0059 hectares per square kilometre | +63.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0074 hectares per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0449 hectares per square kilometre | +507.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre 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 | +593.8% | 0.0036 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0247 hectares per square kilometre |
| 2023 | +507.5% | 0.0074 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0449 hectares per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0069 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0033 hectares per square kilometre | 0.014 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.009 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0036 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0247 hectares per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.0449 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0449 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0449 hectares per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 1 Singapore 0.2079 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 2 Cayman Islands 0.0693 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 3 Grenada 0.0584 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 5 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0381 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 6 Jamaica 0.0336 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 7 Puerto Rico 0.0281 hectares per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Maldives?
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Maldives was 0.0449 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0449 hectares per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0033 hectares per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does Maldives rank for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre?
- Maldives ranks 4th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 665.9%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.