Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Maldives
Maldives: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
81st
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.0367 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2002
All-time low
0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Maldives, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area, per square kilometre in Maldives is 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per square kilometre in Maldives peaked at 0.0367 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Maldives ranks 81st of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Maldives, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.02 1000 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1974 | 0.02 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.02 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.02 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.02 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.02 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.02 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.02 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.02 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0267 1000 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0367 1000 ha per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0367 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0333 1000 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0267 1000 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 0.02 1000 ha per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 2007 | 0.02 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.02 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.02 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0197 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0197 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.018 1000 ha per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 0.018 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.018 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.018 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.018 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.018 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.018 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.018 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.018 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0156 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.029 1000 ha per square kilometre, 57% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0187 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.02 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.02 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.027 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.02 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0367 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0183 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0197 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0168 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 78 Austria 0.0168 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 79 Estonia 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 80 Cameroon 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 82 Ethiopia 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 83 Saint Lucia 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 84 Samoa 0.0155 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 cropland — area, per square kilometre in Maldives?
- Cropland — area, per square kilometre in Maldives was 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0367 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2002.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Maldives rank for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- Maldives ranks 81st out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. 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 Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — 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.
Cropland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cropland — 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
Cropland — 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.