Arable land — Area, per capita in Maldives
Maldives: Arable land — Area, per capita was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area, per capita in Maldives, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — area, per capita in Maldives stood at 0 1000 ha per person. 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 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per capita in Maldives peaked at 0 1000 ha per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
Maldives ranks 170th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per capita in Maldives, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0 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 | +45.5% |
| 1972 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 0 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 | -2.8% |
| 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 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 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 | +25.5% |
| 2011 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 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 | -2.7% |
| 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 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 7% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0 1000 ha per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 12% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — Area, per capita in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +45.5% | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person |
| 2010 | +25.5% | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 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
- 167 Malta 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 168 French Polynesia 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 169 Palestine, State of 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 171 Qatar 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 172 United States Virgin Islands 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 173 Guam 0 1000 ha per person compare
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)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per capita 0 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area, per capita 0 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, per capita in Maldives?
- Arable land — area, per capita in Maldives was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for arable land — area, per capita?
- Maldives ranks 170th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area, per capita rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. 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 Arable land — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable 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.
Arable land — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arable 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
Arable 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.