Land use hidden — Total area in Maldives
Maldives: Land use hidden — Total area was 300 Square kilometres in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
300 Square kilometres
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
180th
of 202 countries
All-time high
300 Square kilometres
in 1961
All-time low
300 Square kilometres
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Total area in Maldives, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 300 Square kilometres for land use hidden — total area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — total area in Maldives peaked at 300 Square kilometres in 1961 and was at its lowest, 300 Square kilometres, in 1961.
That places Maldives 180th out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Land use hidden — Total area in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 300 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 300 Square kilometres is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 163,820 Square kilometres, 0% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 300 Square kilometres is below the median for South Asia, which is 106,395 Square kilometres, 0% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
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 | 300 Square kilometres | 300 Square kilometres | 300 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 177 United States Virgin Islands 350 Square kilometres compare
- 178 Grenada 340 Square kilometres compare
- 179 Malta 320 Square kilometres compare
- 181 Cayman Islands 264 Square kilometres compare
- 182 Niue 260 Square kilometres compare
- 182 Saint Kitts and Nevis 260 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 — total area in Maldives?
- Land use hidden — total area in Maldives was 300 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — total area recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 300 Square kilometres in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — total area recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 300 Square kilometres in 1961.
- How does Maldives rank for land use hidden — total area?
- Maldives ranks 180th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — total area rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 — Total 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