Maldives vs Qatar: Arable land use per person

Maldives
0.0076 hectares per person
in 2023
Qatar
0.0079 hectares per person
in 2023
Maldives rank
194th
Qatar rank
193rd

Arable land use per person over time

  • Maldives
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 0.0079 hectares per person against 0.0076 hectares per person in Maldives, a difference of 0.0003 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Qatar ahead.

Maldives ranks 194th and Qatar ranks 193rd of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 3 and Qatar in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Qatar Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0191 hectares per person 0.0164 hectares per person 0.0027 hectares per person Maldives
1970s 0.0206 hectares per person 0.0081 hectares per person 0.0124 hectares per person Maldives
1980s 0.016 hectares per person 0.0203 hectares per person 0.0044 hectares per person Qatar
1990s 0.0119 hectares per person 0.0238 hectares per person 0.0119 hectares per person Qatar
2000s 0.0098 hectares per person 0.0149 hectares per person 0.0051 hectares per person Qatar
2010s 0.0093 hectares per person 0.0085 hectares per person 0.0008 hectares per person Maldives
2020s 0.0076 hectares per person 0.0079 hectares per person 0.0003 hectares per person Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land use per person, Maldives or Qatar?
Qatar, at 0.0079 hectares per person against 0.0076 hectares per person in Maldives as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land use per person between Maldives and Qatar?
0.0003 hectares per person, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Qatar?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Maldives and Qatar rank globally for arable land use per person?
Maldives ranks 194th and Qatar ranks 193rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land use per person
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.