How much tree cover Maldives's major cities have, what their air quality is right now, and how many more trees each one needs. Every report covers the same 2 km area, so the cities compare like for like.
Cities tracked
1
National forest cover
2.8%vs 30% target
Worst air right now
MachangolhiAQI 22
The city we track
Male
2 km around Machangolhi
AQI 22
Tree cover
1%
15.8K trees needed
to reach 30%
Updated Jul 24, 2026
Maldives as a whole
2.8% of Maldives was forested as of 2023, against a 30% benchmark. Closing that gap nationally would take roughly 8.1M trees across 8.1K hectares. Source: World Bank (FAO).