Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Maldives
Maldives: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 19.8 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Maldives, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 19.8 % for agricultural land — share in land area in 2024.
The figure is down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Maldives peaked at 40 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 16.67 %, in 1961.
That places Maldives 183rd out of 255 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16.67 % | — |
| 1962 | 16.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 16.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 16.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 16.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 16.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 16.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 16.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 16.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 16.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 20 % | +20.0% |
| 1972 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 23.33 % | +16.6% |
| 1974 | 23.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 23.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 23.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 23.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 23.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 23.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 23.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 23.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 26.67 % | +14.3% |
| 1983 | 26.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 26.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 26.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 26.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 26.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 26.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 26.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 26.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 26.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 26.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 26.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 26.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 26.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 26.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 26.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 26.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 26.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 30 % | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 33.33 % | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 40 % | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 40 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 36.67 % | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 30 % | -18.2% |
| 2006 | 23.33 % | -22.2% |
| 2007 | 23.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 23.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 23.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 23 % | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 23 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 21.33 % | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 21.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 21.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 21.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 21.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 21.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 21.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 21.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 21.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 19.67 % | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 19.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 19.8 % | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 19.8 % | +0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 19.8 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39.07 %, 51% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 19.8 % is below the median for South Asia, which is 37.45 %, 53% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.67 % | 16.67 % | 16.67 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 22 % | 16.67 % | 23.33 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 26 % | 23.33 % | 26.67 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.67 % | 26.67 % | 26.67 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.33 % | 23.33 % | 40 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.66 % | 21.33 % | 23 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.05 % | 19.67 % | 21.33 % | 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1991)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Maldives?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Maldives was 19.8 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 40 % in 2002.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.67 % in 1961.
- How does Maldives rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Maldives ranks 183rd out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.