Land use hidden — Other areas in Maldives
Maldives: Land use hidden — Other areas was 230.8 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — other areas in Maldives is 230.8 Square kilometres, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas in Maldives peaked at 250 Square kilometres in 1961 and was at its lowest, 171.8 Square kilometres, in 2002.
That places Maldives 164th out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Other areas in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 250 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 250 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 250 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 250 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 250 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 250 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 250 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 250 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 250 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 250 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 240 Square kilometres | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 240 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 230 Square kilometres | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 230 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 230 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 230 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 230 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 230 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 230 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 230 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 230 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 220 Square kilometres | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 220 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 220 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 220 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 220 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 220 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 220 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 220 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 211.8 Square kilometres | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 211.8 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 211.8 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 211.8 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 211.8 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 211.8 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 211.8 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 211.8 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 211.8 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 211.8 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 201.8 Square kilometres | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 191.8 Square kilometres | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 171.8 Square kilometres | -10.4% |
| 2003 | 171.8 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 181.8 Square kilometres | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 201.8 Square kilometres | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 221.8 Square kilometres | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 221.8 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 221.8 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 221.8 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 222.8 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 222.8 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 227.8 Square kilometres | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 227.8 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 227.8 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 227.8 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 227.8 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 227.8 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 227.8 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 227.8 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 227.8 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 232.8 Square kilometres | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 232.8 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 230.8 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 230.8 Square kilometres is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26,110 Square kilometres, 1% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 230.8 Square kilometres is below the median for South Asia, which is 13,956 Square kilometres, 2% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 250 Square kilometres | 250 Square kilometres | 250 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 234 Square kilometres | 230 Square kilometres | 250 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 222 Square kilometres | 220 Square kilometres | 230 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 211.8 Square kilometres | 211.8 Square kilometres | 211.8 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 200.8 Square kilometres | 171.8 Square kilometres | 221.8 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 226.8 Square kilometres | 222.8 Square kilometres | 227.8 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 231.05 Square kilometres | 227.8 Square kilometres | 232.8 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 161 Barbados 267 Square kilometres compare
- 162 Saint Helena 250 Square kilometres compare
- 163 Malta 232.49 Square kilometres compare
- 165 Martinique 218.87 Square kilometres compare
- 166 Comoros 215 Square kilometres compare
- 167 Northern Mariana Islands 211 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 — other areas in Maldives?
- Land use hidden — other areas in Maldives was 230.8 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 250 Square kilometres in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 171.8 Square kilometres in 2002.
- How does Maldives rank for land use hidden — other areas?
- Maldives ranks 164th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Other areas. 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