Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Maldives
Maldives: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 83.05 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Maldives, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — share in agricultural land in Maldives is 83.05 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in agricultural land in Maldives peaked at 91.67 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 80 %, in 1961.
Maldives ranks 56th of 234 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80 % | 80 % | 80 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 84.66 % | 80 % | 85.71 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 87.14 % | 85.71 % | 87.5 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.5 % | 87.5 % | 87.5 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.49 % | 85.71 % | 91.67 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.61 % | 84.38 % | 85.51 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.32 % | 83.05 % | 84.38 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More environment data for Maldives
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 3.36 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 16.95 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 16.95 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 66.1 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 3.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.01 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 16.44 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 4.9 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in agricultural land in Maldives?
- Cropland — share in agricultural land in Maldives was 83.05 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 91.67 % in 2002.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 80 % in 1961.
- How does Maldives rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
- Maldives ranks 56th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Share in Agricultural land. 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.