What is land area — area in Maldives?

Land area — area in Maldives was 29.8 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest land area — area recorded in Maldives?

The highest recorded value was 30 1000 ha in 1961.

What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Maldives?

The lowest recorded value was 29.8 1000 ha in 2023.

How does Maldives rank for land area — area?

Maldives ranks 238th out of 267 countries with data for 2024.

Is land area — area rising or falling in Maldives?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 Land area — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area — Area in Maldives

Name: Land area — Area in Maldives
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Maldives: Land area — Area was 29.8 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

29.8 1000 ha

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

238th

of 267 countries

All-time high

30 1000 ha

in 1961

All-time low

29.8 1000 ha

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2024

Land area — Area in Maldives, 1961–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

In 2024, land area — area in Maldives stood at 29.8 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area — area in Maldives peaked at 30 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 29.8 1000 ha, in 2023.

Maldives ranks 238th of 267 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Land area — Area in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for Land area — Area in Maldives, 1961 to 2024.
Year	1000 ha	Change
1961	30 1000 ha	—
1962	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
1963	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
1964	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
1965	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
1966	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
1967	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
1968	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
1969	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
1970	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
1971	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
1972	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
1973	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
1974	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
1975	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
1976	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
1977	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
1978	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
1979	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
1980	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
1981	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
1982	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
1983	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
1984	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
1985	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
1986	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
1987	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
1988	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
1989	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
1990	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
1991	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
1992	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
1993	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
1994	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
1995	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
1996	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
1997	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
1998	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
1999	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
2000	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
2001	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
2002	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
2003	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
2004	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
2005	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
2006	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
2007	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
2008	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
2009	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
2010	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
2011	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
2012	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
2013	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
2014	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
2015	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
2016	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
2017	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
2018	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
2019	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
2020	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
2021	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
2022	30 1000 ha	+0.0%
2023	29.8 1000 ha	-0.7%
2024	29.8 1000 ha	+0.0%

Maldives compared with similar countries

Maldives's 29.8 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10,380 1000 ha, 0% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Maldives's 29.8 1000 ha is below the median for South Asia, which is 9,602 1000 ha, 0% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	30 1000 ha	30 1000 ha	30 1000 ha	9
1970s	30 1000 ha	30 1000 ha	30 1000 ha	10
1980s	30 1000 ha	30 1000 ha	30 1000 ha	10
1990s	30 1000 ha	30 1000 ha	30 1000 ha	10
2000s	30 1000 ha	30 1000 ha	30 1000 ha	10
2010s	30 1000 ha	30 1000 ha	30 1000 ha	10
2020s	29.92 1000 ha	29.8 1000 ha	30 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Maldives

235 Grenada 34.4 1000 ha compare
236 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 32.2 1000 ha compare
237 Malta 31.52 1000 ha compare
239 Saint Kitts and Nevis 26.1 1000 ha compare
240 Niue 25.9 1000 ha compare
241 Cayman Islands 24 1000 ha compare
241 Cook Islands 24 1000 ha compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area — area in Maldives?: Land area — area in Maldives was 29.8 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land area — area recorded in Maldives?: The highest recorded value was 30 1000 ha in 1961.
What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Maldives?: The lowest recorded value was 29.8 1000 ha in 2023.
How does Maldives rank for land area — area?: Maldives ranks 238th out of 267 countries with data for 2024.
Is land area — area rising or falling in Maldives?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 Land area — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Land area — Area
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 300 places, 17,413 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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