Land use hidden — Other areas, per square kilometre in Maldives
Maldives: Land use hidden — Other areas, per square kilometre was 0.7745 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.7745 Square kilometres per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
20th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.8333 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.5727 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 2002
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Other areas, per square kilometre in Maldives, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.7745 Square kilometres per square kilometre for land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre in Maldives peaked at 0.8333 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.5727 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 2002.
That places Maldives 20th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Other areas, per square kilometre in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.8333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.8333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.8333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.8333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.8333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.8333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.8333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.8333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.8333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.8 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 0.8 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.7667 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 0.7667 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.7667 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.7667 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.7667 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.7667 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7667 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.7667 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7667 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.7333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.7333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.7333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.7333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.7333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.706 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.706 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.706 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.706 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.706 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.706 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.706 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.706 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.706 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.706 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6727 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6393 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5727 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5727 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.606 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6727 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7393 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7393 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7393 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7393 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7427 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7427 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7593 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7593 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7593 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7593 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7593 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7593 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7593 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7593 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7593 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.776 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.776 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7745 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.7745 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2195 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 3.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.7745 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.1639 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 4.7× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.8333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.8333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.78 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.7667 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.8333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.74 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.7333 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.7667 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.706 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.706 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.706 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6693 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.5727 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.7393 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.756 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.7427 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.7593 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7715 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.7593 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.776 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 17 Algeria 0.8181 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 18 Nauru 0.8 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 19 Singapore 0.7815 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 21 Iraq 0.7627 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 22 Bermuda 0.7593 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 23 Malta 0.7265 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 — other areas, per square kilometre in Maldives?
- Land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre in Maldives was 0.7745 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8333 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5727 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2002.
- How does Maldives rank for land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre?
- Maldives ranks 20th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Other areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas 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.