Agricultural land — Area, per capita in Maldives
Maldives: Agricultural land — Area, per capita was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Area, per capita in Maldives, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0 1000 ha per person for agricultural land — area, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per capita in Maldives peaked at 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
Maldives ranks 183rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per capita in Maldives, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 0 1000 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1967 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0 1000 ha per person | +16.4% |
| 1972 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +13.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0 1000 ha per person | +11.1% |
| 1983 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0 1000 ha per person | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 0 1000 ha per person | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 0 1000 ha per person | +18.0% |
| 2003 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0 1000 ha per person | -9.8% |
| 2005 | 0 1000 ha per person | -19.5% |
| 2006 | 0 1000 ha per person | -24.1% |
| 2007 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0 1000 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0 1000 ha per person | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0 1000 ha per person | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More environment data for Maldives
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.252 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.911 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 66 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 10 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.0001 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Land area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Land area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per capita in Maldives?
- Agricultural land — area, per capita in Maldives was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for agricultural land — area, per capita?
- Maldives ranks 183rd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area, per capita rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.