Deforestation statistics for Maldives

Maldives: Demographic data

Population (2022)540,544
Annual population growth rate (2022)1.80%
Population density (people/sq km)1,802
Net migration11,370
Fertility rate1.9
Median age30
Urban population share35%


Maldives: Land cover and land use change data
Land area (sq km): 300
Tree cover (30%)
Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 5,570
Tree cover extent as % of land area: 18.60%

Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 63
Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 1.10%
Tropical primary forest
Primary forest extent in 2001 (ha): 830
Primary forest extent as % of land area: 2.80%
Primary forest extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 14.90%

Primary forest loss from 2002-20 (ha): 13
Primary forest loss from 2002-20 as % of 2001 primary forest cover: 1.60%

Primary forest extent in 2020 (ha): 817
Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of land area: 2.70%
Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of 2000 tree cover area: 15%


Maldives: Annual forest and tree cover data



Maldives: Tropical primary forest loss by year All figures in hectares
Year: Hectares
2002: nan
2003: 1
2004: 1
2005: 0
2006: 0
2007: 1
2008: 1
2009: 1
2010: 1
2011: 3
2012: 0
2013: 1
2014: 2
2015: nan
2016: nan
2017: nan
2018: nan
2019: nan
2020: nan


Maldives: Tree cover loss by year 30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares
Year: Hectares
2001: 5
2002: 5
2003: 2
2004: 2
2005: 4
2006: 4
2007: 6
2008: 7
2009: 5
2010: 3
2011: 11
2012: 2
2013: 4
2014: 3
2015: 0
2016: 0
2017: 0
2018: 0
2019: 0
2020: 0


 

2019 forest data for Maldives | Archived forest data for Maldives | Forest data for Maldives

Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.

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