Land use hidden — Land area, per unit of GDP in Maldives
Maldives: Land use hidden — Land area, per unit of GDP was 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Land use hidden — Land area, per unit of GDP in Maldives, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — land area, per unit of gdp in Maldives stood at 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per unit of gdp in Maldives peaked at 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP, in 2023.
Maldives ranks 165th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land use hidden — Land area, per unit of GDP in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 1972 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 1973 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -18.4% |
| 1974 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -21.1% |
| 1975 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | +59.4% |
| 1976 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | +9.6% |
| 1977 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -14.4% |
| 1979 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -36.7% |
| 1980 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 1981 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -17.2% |
| 1984 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -47.2% |
| 1985 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 1986 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 1987 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -16.2% |
| 1989 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 1990 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -11.9% |
| 1991 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 1992 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -14.2% |
| 1993 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 1994 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 1995 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 1996 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 1997 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 1998 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -28.2% |
| 2002 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -14.7% |
| 2004 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -14.2% |
| 2005 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -26.1% |
| 2007 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -15.7% |
| 2008 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -17.8% |
| 2009 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 2014 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | +54.2% |
| 2021 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -29.3% |
| 2022 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -15.0% |
| 2023 | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP, 3% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP is below the median for South Asia, which is 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP, 6% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Land area, per unit of GDP in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +59.4% | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP |
| 2020 | +54.2% | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 162 Qatar 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP compare
- 163 Aruba 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP compare
- 164 Belgium 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP compare
- 166 Switzerland 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP compare
- 167 Israel 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP compare
- 168 Cayman Islands 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP 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 — land area, per unit of gdp in Maldives?
- Land use hidden — land area, per unit of gdp in Maldives was 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per unit of gdp recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP in 1970.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per unit of gdp recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Square kilometres per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- How does Maldives rank for land use hidden — land area, per unit of gdp?
- Maldives ranks 165th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.6%. 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 use hidden — Land area, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Land area ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 — Land area divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.