Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Maldives
Maldives: Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre was 0.1644 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.1644 Square kilometres per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
74th
of 177 countries
All-time high
0.3667 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 2002
All-time low
0.1333 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Maldives, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Maldives stood at 0.1644 Square kilometres per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Maldives peaked at 0.3667 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1333 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 1961.
Maldives ranks 74th of 177 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.
Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1667 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1667 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2667 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3667 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3667 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2667 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1967 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1967 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.18 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 0.18 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.18 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.18 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.18 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.18 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.18 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.18 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.18 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1633 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1633 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1644 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.7% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.1644 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1526 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.1644 Square kilometres per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.2897 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 57% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1867 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2267 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.27 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3667 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1833 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.18 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1967 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1678 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1633 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.18 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 71 United States 0.1692 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 72 Austria 0.1681 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 73 Cameroon 0.1671 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 75 Saint Lucia 0.1569 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 76 Samoa 0.1526 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 77 Argentina 0.1515 Square kilometres 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)
- 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 use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Maldives?
- Land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Maldives was 0.1644 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3667 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2002.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1333 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Maldives rank for land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre?
- Maldives ranks 74th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland, 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 Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Cropland 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.
Land use hidden — Cropland ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Cropland Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- 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
Land use hidden — Cropland 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.