Land area — Area, per capita in Maldives
Maldives: Land area — Area, per capita was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Land area — Area, per capita in Maldives, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.0001 1000 ha per person for land area — area, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area, per capita in Maldives peaked at 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Maldives 185th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land area — Area, per capita in Maldives, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.0001 1000 ha per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0013 1000 ha per person, 4% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.0001 1000 ha per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 23% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 5 |
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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 land area — area, per capita in Maldives?
- Land area — area, per capita in Maldives was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area — area, per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area — area, per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for land area — area, per capita?
- Maldives ranks 185th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area, per capita rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area — 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
Land area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.