Land use hidden — Cropland in Maldives
Maldives: Land use hidden — Cropland was 49 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Cropland in Maldives, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — cropland in Maldives is 49 Square kilometres, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland in Maldives peaked at 110 Square kilometres in 2002 and was at its lowest, 40 Square kilometres, in 1961.
Maldives ranks 167th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 40 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 40 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 40 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 40 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 40 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 40 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 40 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 40 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 40 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 40 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 50 Square kilometres | +25.0% |
| 1972 | 50 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 60 Square kilometres | +20.0% |
| 1974 | 60 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 60 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 60 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 60 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 60 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 60 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 60 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 60 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 70 Square kilometres | +16.7% |
| 1983 | 70 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 70 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 70 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 70 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 70 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 70 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 70 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 70 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 70 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 70 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 70 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 70 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 70 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 70 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 70 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 70 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 70 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 80 Square kilometres | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 90 Square kilometres | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 110 Square kilometres | +22.2% |
| 2003 | 110 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100 Square kilometres | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 80 Square kilometres | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 60 Square kilometres | -25.0% |
| 2007 | 60 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 60 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 60 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 59 Square kilometres | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 59 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 54 Square kilometres | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 54 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 54 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 54 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 54 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 54 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 54 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 54 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 54 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 49 Square kilometres | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 49 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 49 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 49 Square kilometres is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16,313 Square kilometres, 0% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 49 Square kilometres is below the median for South Asia, which is 22,578 Square kilometres, 0% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40 Square kilometres | 40 Square kilometres | 40 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 56 Square kilometres | 40 Square kilometres | 60 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 68 Square kilometres | 60 Square kilometres | 70 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 70 Square kilometres | 70 Square kilometres | 70 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 81 Square kilometres | 60 Square kilometres | 110 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 55 Square kilometres | 54 Square kilometres | 59 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.25 Square kilometres | 49 Square kilometres | 54 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 164 Saint Kitts and Nevis 51 Square kilometres compare
- 165 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 50 Square kilometres compare
- 165 Antigua and Barbuda 50 Square kilometres compare
- 168 Bahrain 41 Square kilometres compare
- 169 Saint Helena 40 Square kilometres compare
- 170 Djibouti 39 Square kilometres 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 in Maldives?
- Land use hidden — cropland in Maldives was 49 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 110 Square kilometres in 2002.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 40 Square kilometres in 1961.
- How does Maldives rank for land use hidden — cropland?
- Maldives ranks 167th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata