Environment in Maldives 1,094 indicators covering environment for Maldives. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by 0.0% 2025 — 185th Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Import quantity 440 m3 2016 up 20.9% 80th Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Import value 93 1000 USD 2016 up 416.7% 73rd Drivers of deforestation 0.8 hectares 2023 down 71.7% 143rd Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Import quantity 82 t 2024 up 57.7% 116th Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Import value 46 1000 USD 2024 up 76.9% 115th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes 97.12 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2019 down 15.2% 156th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes 0 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2019 down 100.0% 160th Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Import quantity 82 t 2024 up 57.7% 98th Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Import value 46 1000 USD 2024 up 76.9% 98th Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value Standard Local 500.6 million SLC 2024 up 22.8% 95th Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value Standard Local 447.51 million SLC 2024 up 2.3% 92nd Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation 0.4888 2024 up 3.5% 60th Roundwood, coniferous — Import quantity 544 m3 2024 down 28.5% 132nd Roundwood, coniferous — Import value 213 1000 USD 2024 down 47.5% 122nd Roundwood, coniferous — Export quantity 0 m3 2024 — 128th Roundwood, coniferous — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 — 129th Roundwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity 9,832 m3 2024 up 1,121.4% 70th Roundwood, non-coniferous — Import value 146 1000 USD 2024 down 26.6% 128th Roundwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity 0 m3 2024 — 168th Roundwood, non-coniferous — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 — 167th 15.1.1 Forest area — Value 3.72 1000 ha 2025 unchanged 191st 15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value 12.48 % 2025 up 0.6% 153rd 15.1.1 Land area — Value 29.8 1000 ha 2025 down 0.7% 193rd 15.2.1 Above-ground biomass in forest — Value 131.72 t/ha 2025 unchanged 78th 15.2.1 Proportion of forest area within legally established protected 0.81 % 2025 unchanged 156th Freshwater Fish — Other uses 0 1000 t 2023 — 6th Share of global plastic waste imports 0.0% 2021 up 1,647,290.0% 129th Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports 0.0111 kilograms 2021 up 401,370.0% 116th Drinking water usage in urban areas 0 people 2024 — 84th Population using at least basic drinking-water services 99.9% 2024 up 1.9% 34th Watermelons — Producer Price Index 102.64 2025 down 14.7% 71st Population using at least basic sanitation services 99.7% 2024 up 14.1% 17th Proportion of population using basic drinking water services, by 99.8% 2024 up 1.4% 69th Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location 99.7% 2024 up 9.3% 41st People using improved drinking water sources 1,029 people 2024 down 83.5% 147th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 29 - National wealth 0.0012 US dollar 2018 up 14.0% 163rd Drinking water services 0 people 2024 — 119th Insecticides — Import value 865.34 1000 USD 2007 up 79.7% 144th Total official development assistance (gross disbursement) for water 11.99 2024 up 141.0% 97th Drinking water services in rural areas 0 people 2024 — 106th Agriculture-driven deforestation 7.49 hectares 2024 up 1,531.7% 153rd Herbicides — Import value 4.54 1000 USD 2007 down 12.3% 158th Disinfectants, etc — Import value 262.9 1000 USD 2007 up 171.8% 146th Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value 17 1000 USD 2008 up 30.8% 175th Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of 9.6% 2023 up 373.9% 99th Total official development assistance for biodiversity, by recipient 9.15 2024 up 5,063.2% 97th Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources 9.6% 2023 up 373.9% 92nd Insecticides — Import quantity 161.63 t 2007 down 95.8% 145th Fungicides — Import value 14.6 1000 USD 2007 up 352.2% 150th Disinfectants, etc — Import quantity 76.01 t 2007 up 1,118.1% 140th Herbicides — Import quantity 31.89 t 2007 up 3,208.2% 134th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 0 Mt CO2e 2020 — 38th Plastic waste exports 812.88 tonnes 2024 up 89.9% 98th Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 0 Square kilometres 2022 — 172nd Fungicides — Import quantity 2.25 t 2007 up 139.8% 149th Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Import quantity 91 m3 2024 down 85.3% 77th Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Import value 54 1000 USD 2024 down 1.8% 67th Urea — Agricultural Use 66 t 2023 down 1.5% 120th Protection of Biodiversity and Landscape (central government) 20.38 million USD 2024 up 129.2% 49th ← Previous Page 17 of 19 Next →