Land use hidden — Land area in Maldives
Maldives: Land use hidden — Land area was 298 Square kilometres in 2023. ▬ Flat
Land use hidden — Land area in Maldives, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 298 Square kilometres for land use hidden — land area in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area in Maldives peaked at 300 Square kilometres in 1961 and was at its lowest, 298 Square kilometres, in 2023.
That places Maldives 179th out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 300 Square kilometres | 300 Square kilometres | 300 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 300 Square kilometres | 300 Square kilometres | 300 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 300 Square kilometres | 300 Square kilometres | 300 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 300 Square kilometres | 300 Square kilometres | 300 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 300 Square kilometres | 300 Square kilometres | 300 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 300 Square kilometres | 300 Square kilometres | 300 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 299.5 Square kilometres | 298 Square kilometres | 300 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 176 United States Virgin Islands 350 Square kilometres compare
- 177 Grenada 340 Square kilometres compare
- 178 Malta 320 Square kilometres compare
- 180 Saint Kitts and Nevis 260 Square kilometres compare
- 180 Niue 260 Square kilometres compare
- 182 Cayman Islands 240 Square kilometres compare
- 182 Cook Islands 240 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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -18.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 113.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.0004 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 196 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 9 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 0 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — land area in Maldives?
- Land use hidden — land area in Maldives was 298 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 300 Square kilometres in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 298 Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does Maldives rank for land use hidden — land area?
- Maldives ranks 179th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land 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 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Land area. 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