Maldives's forest cover rose from 2.7 % in 1994 to 2.8 % in 2023.
Maldives · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 8 with data
Land
Maldives's forest area was 8 km in 1994 and 8 km in 2023.
Maldives's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 0.7 % in 2014 to 3.0 % in 2025.
Maldives's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 26.7 % in 1994 to 19.8 % in 2023.
Maldives's arable land (% of land area) rose from 10.0 % in 1994 to 13.4 % in 2023.
Air
Maldives's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 26.3 in 1994 to 11.2 in 2023.
Water
Maldives's water stress rose from 12.6 % in 1993 to 15.7 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
175th of 181 · 6th in South Asia
Maldives's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 122.5 in 1993 to 57.2 in 2022.
›No data available (2)
These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Maldives.
- Safe drinking waterNo data
- Safe sanitationNo data