South Asia
Maldives
Capital: Male · Upper middle income · Pop. 527,799
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Safely managed drinking water
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Safely managed sanitation
57
m³ freshwater / person / yr
16%
Water stress · Low-medium
Source: World Bank Open Data (WHO/UNICEF JMP & FAO AQUASTAT)
Maldives has about 57 cubic meters of renewable internal freshwater per person each year — below the ~1,000 m³ threshold widely used to define water scarcity. It withdraws the equivalent of 16% of those internal resources annually (low-medium water stress).
Agriculture accounts for about 5% of Maldives's water withdrawals, the rest going to households and industry.
Common questions
How many people in Maldives have safe drinking water?
Comprehensive safely-managed drinking-water data is not available for Maldives; basic-service estimates may exist.
Does Maldives have enough freshwater?
Maldives has roughly 57 m³ of renewable internal freshwater per person per year, and uses about 16% of it annually (low-medium stress).