Maldives - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Maldives was 8.20 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8.20 in 2020 and a minimum value of 8.20 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 8.20
1991 8.20
1992 8.20
1993 8.20
1994 8.20
1995 8.20
1996 8.20
1997 8.20
1998 8.20
1999 8.20
2000 8.20
2001 8.20
2002 8.20
2003 8.20
2004 8.20
2005 8.20
2006 8.20
2007 8.20
2008 8.20
2009 8.20
2010 8.20
2011 8.20
2012 8.20
2013 8.20
2014 8.20
2015 8.20
2016 8.20
2017 8.20
2018 8.20
2019 8.20
2020 8.20

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Maldives was 2.73 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 2.73 in 2020, while its lowest value was 2.73 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1990 2.73
1991 2.73
1992 2.73
1993 2.73
1994 2.73
1995 2.73
1996 2.73
1997 2.73
1998 2.73
1999 2.73
2000 2.73
2001 2.73
2002 2.73
2003 2.73
2004 2.73
2005 2.73
2006 2.73
2007 2.73
2008 2.73
2009 2.73
2010 2.73
2011 2.73
2012 2.73
2013 2.73
2014 2.73
2015 2.73
2016 2.73
2017 2.73
2018 2.73
2019 2.73
2020 2.73

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use