Agriculture — Area, per capita in Maldives
Maldives: Agriculture — Area, per capita was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture — 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 agriculture — area, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — 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.
Agriculture — 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% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0 1000 ha per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0004 1000 ha per person, 3% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0 1000 ha per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 9% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
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)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 4.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), annual growth rate -30.77 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area, per capita in Maldives?
- Agriculture — area, per capita in Maldives was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture — area, per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area, per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for agriculture — area, per capita?
- Maldives ranks 183rd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — 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 Agriculture — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agriculture — 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
Agriculture — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.