Cropland — Area, per capita in Maldives
Maldives: Cropland — Area, per capita was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area, per capita in Maldives, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area, per capita in Maldives is 0 1000 ha per person, measured in 2024. 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 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per capita in Maldives peaked at 0 1000 ha per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
Maldives ranks 174th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — 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 | +21.2% |
| 1972 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0 1000 ha per person | +16.5% |
| 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 | +13.5% |
| 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 | +12.4% |
| 2001 | 0 1000 ha per person | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 0 1000 ha per person | +20.2% |
| 2003 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0 1000 ha per person | -10.6% |
| 2005 | 0 1000 ha per person | -21.3% |
| 2006 | 0 1000 ha per person | -26.8% |
| 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 | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0 1000 ha per person | -11.6% |
| 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 | -11.7% |
| 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 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 5% 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, 10% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -26.8% | 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
- 171 Malta 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 172 Seychelles 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 173 Cayman Islands 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 175 United States Virgin Islands 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 176 United Arab Emirates 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 177 Qatar 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)
- 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)
- Arable land — Area, per capita 0 1000 ha per person (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 cropland — area, per capita in Maldives?
- Cropland — area, per capita in Maldives was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 1973.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for cropland — area, per capita?
- Maldives ranks 174th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area, per capita rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. 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 Cropland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cropland — 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
Cropland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.