Environment in Maldives 1,094 indicators covering environment for Maldives. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Protection of Biodiversity and Landscape (central government) 22.38 million USD 2024 up 146.5% 49th Protection of Biodiversity and Landscape (central government) 344.35 million SLC 2024 up 146.4% 47th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim 0.0% 2017 — 92nd PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim 0.0% 2017 — 123rd PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim 0.0% 2017 — 166th Forest certified for sustainable use 0 thousands of hectares 2024 — 85th Forest area certified under an independently verified certification 0 2024 — 92nd Mercury compounds etc. excl. amalgams — Import quantity 0.2311 t 2024 down 10.1% 62nd Mercury compounds etc. excl. amalgams — Import value 5.59 1000 USD 2024 up 186.3% 76th NPK fertilizers — Agricultural Use 2 t 2023 down 99.0% 118th Watermelons — Producer Price 16,670 LCU 2019 up 66.7% 29th Agriculture, forestry, fishing (general government expenditure) 7.75 million USD 2011 up 12.2% 94th Agriculture, forestry, fishing (general government expenditure) 93.35 million SLC 2011 up 137.5% 92nd Agriculture, forestry, fishing (general government expenditure) 6.39 million USD 2011 up 99.1% 95th Agriculture, forestry, fishing (general government expenditure) 0.74 % 2011 down 45.2% 81st Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas 9.82 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 down 9.2% 148th Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group 0.0111 kilograms 2021 up 401,370.0% 112th Herbaceous crops — Area from CGLS 0.01 1000 ha 2019 — 192nd Shrub-covered areas — Area from CGLS 0 1000 ha 2019 — 197th Inland water bodies — Area from CGLS 0.36 1000 ha 2019 — 189th Coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — Area from CGLS 48.38 1000 ha 2019 — 83rd Share of plastic waste exports 0.0% 2024 up 724.6% 91st Wood fuel, coniferous — Import quantity 512 m3 2024 up 4,554.6% 41st Wood fuel, coniferous — Import value 155 1000 USD 2024 up 15,400.0% 42nd Antimalarial insecticides — Import quantity 118.55 t 2024 up 471.7% 44th Antimalarial insecticides — Import value 685.07 1000 USD 2024 up 1,209.7% 63rd Watermelons — Producer Price 19,300 SLC 2019 up 93.0% 27th Watermelons — Producer Price 1,255 USD 2019 up 60.6% 10th Freshwater Fish — Stock Variation 0 1000 t 2023 — 1st Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Agricultural Use 34 t 2023 up 3,300.0% 88th Above-ground forest biomass 131.72 tonnes per hectare 2025 unchanged 85th Above-ground biomass in forest 131.72 2025 unchanged 90th Forest area 3.72 2025 unchanged 223rd Forest area as a proportion of total land area 12.5% 2025 up 0.6% 178th Share of forest area within protected areas 0.8% 2025 unchanged 183rd Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas 0.8% 2025 unchanged 184th Legislation, Regulation, Act related to the prevention of 1 2025 — 1st Ammonium sulphate — Agricultural Use 23 t 2023 down 52.1% 87th Ozone (O₃) concentration 64 ppb 2015 up 14.3% 45th Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development 11.99 2024 up 141.0% 86th Coastal protection 67.34 2025 up 0.5% 100th Superphosphates, other — Import quantity 4.25 t 2024 up 8,400.0% 71st Superphosphates, other — Import value 2.5 1000 USD 2024 up 12,400.0% 75th Freshwater Fish — Feed 0 1000 t 2023 — 8th Compounds of mercury chemically defined, excluding amalgams — Import 0.2257 t 2024 up 3,124.3% 38th Compounds of mercury chemically defined, excluding amalgams — Import 3.13 1000 USD 2024 up 1,580.3% 71st Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Agricultural Use 5 t 2023 up 25.0% 79th Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted 3,290 2017 up 1.2% 96th Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends 50.0% 2021 — 27th Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends 115 2021 — 127th Freshwater Fish — Seed 0 1000 t 2023 — 1st Freshwater Fish — Residuals 0 1000 t 2023 — 1st Household and ambient air pollution attributable DALYs 1,844 2019 down 20.8% 170th Urea — Production 0 t 2014 — 42nd Superphosphates above 35% — Agricultural Use 14 t 2023 down 48.1% 58th NPK fertilizers — Production 0 t 2014 — 40th Municipal waste collected 325,410 2014 up 197.2% 82nd Ammonium sulphate — Production 0 t 2014 — 29th DDT (clofenotane (INN)) — Import value 3.87 1000 USD 2024 down 87.2% 51st DDT (clofenotane (INN)) — Import quantity 3.04 t 2024 up 255.4% 32nd ← Previous Page 18 of 19 Next →