Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Maldives
Maldives: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0131 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0131 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
72nd
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0131 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Maldives, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.0131 1000 ha per square kilometre for arable land — area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Maldives peaked at 0.0131 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Maldives 72nd out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Maldives, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1972 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 2011 | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0131 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.0131 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.0131 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0176 1000 ha per square kilometre, 74% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0131 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 69 Lebanon 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 70 Uruguay 0.0131 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 71 Cameroon 0.0131 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 73 Nepal 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 74 Israel 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 75 Nicaragua 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 5.45 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, per square kilometre in Maldives?
- Arable land — area, per square kilometre in Maldives was 0.0131 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0131 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Maldives rank for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Maldives ranks 72nd out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.