Protected areas — all countries

Protected areas — Maldives

Protected areas in the Maldives in 2025 — 0.1%. Ranked 199 in the world out of 213. Since 2014, the indicator has risen by 0.1 pp.

2025 0.1% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 199of 213
Period maximum 0.1%2017
Period minimum 0%2014

Trend over time

2014–2025 · % of territory

Protected areas — Maldives, 2014–202500.030.050.080.120142016201820202022202420252014: 0%2015: 0%2016: 0%2017: 0.1%2018: 0.1%2019: 0.1%2020: 0.1%2021: 0.1%2022: 0.1%2023: 0.1%2024: 0.1%2025: 0.1%
Change over the period: +0.1 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Maldives

Maldives 0.1%
World 16.98%
South Asia 4.57%
Protected areas — Maldives, by year Maldives All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 0.1 +0 pp
2024 0.1 +0 pp
2023 0.1 +0 pp
2022 0.1 +0 pp
2021 0.1 +0 pp
2020 0.1 +0 pp
2019 0.1 +0 pp
2018 0.1 +0 pp
2017 0.1 +0.1 pp
2016 0 +0 pp
2015 0 +0 pp
2014 0

Southern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of terrestrial and marine protected areas in the total area of a country: national parks, nature reserves, natural monuments, sanctuaries and other IUCN categories. The target set by the Kunming-Montreal framework is 30 percent of land and sea under protection by 2030.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by total area rather than land area: protected areas include marine waters as well.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.