Cropland — Area in Maldives
Maldives: Cropland — Area was 4.9 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Area in Maldives, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 4.9 1000 ha for cropland — area in 2024.
The figure is down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area in Maldives peaked at 11 1000 ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4 1000 ha, in 1961.
Maldives ranks 221st of 252 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area in Maldives, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 5 1000 ha | +25.0% |
| 1972 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 6 1000 ha | +20.0% |
| 1974 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 7 1000 ha | +16.7% |
| 1983 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 8 1000 ha | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 9 1000 ha | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 11 1000 ha | +22.2% |
| 2003 | 11 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10 1000 ha | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 8 1000 ha | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 6 1000 ha | -25.0% |
| 2007 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.9 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 5.9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.4 1000 ha | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 5.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.9 1000 ha | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 4.9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 4.9 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,680 1000 ha, 0% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 4.9 1000 ha is below the median for South Asia, which is 2,263 1000 ha, 0% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.6 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 6 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.8 1000 ha | 6 1000 ha | 7 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 7 1000 ha | 7 1000 ha | 7 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.1 1000 ha | 6 1000 ha | 11 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5 1000 ha | 5.4 1000 ha | 5.9 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 1000 ha | 4.9 1000 ha | 5.4 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 218 Antigua and Barbuda 5.3 1000 ha compare
- 219 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5.1 1000 ha compare
- 220 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5 1000 ha compare
- 222 Djibouti 4.49 1000 ha compare
- 223 Bahrain 4.23 1000 ha compare
- 224 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 4 1000 ha compare
- 224 Western Sahara 4 1000 ha 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)
- 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 cropland — area in Maldives?
- Cropland — area in Maldives was 4.9 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 11 1000 ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest cropland — area recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Maldives rank for cropland — area?
- Maldives ranks 221st out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. 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 Cropland — 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.