Other land — Area in Maldives
Maldives: Other land — Area was 20.18 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other land — Area in Maldives, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other land — area in Maldives is 20.18 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in Maldives peaked at 20.38 1000 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.28 1000 ha, in 2002.
That places Maldives 215th out of 259 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Other land — Area in Maldives, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.28 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 18.28 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 18.28 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 18.28 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 18.28 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 18.28 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 18.28 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 18.28 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 18.28 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 18.28 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 17.28 1000 ha | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 16.28 1000 ha | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 14.28 1000 ha | -12.3% |
| 2003 | 14.28 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 15.28 1000 ha | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 17.28 1000 ha | +13.1% |
| 2006 | 19.28 1000 ha | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 19.28 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 19.28 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19.28 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 19.38 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 19.38 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 19.88 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 19.88 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19.88 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19.88 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19.88 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 19.88 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19.88 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19.88 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 19.88 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 20.38 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 20.38 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 20.18 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 20.18 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 20.18 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,878 1000 ha, 1% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 20.18 1000 ha is below the median for South Asia, which is 1,393 1000 ha, 1% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.28 1000 ha | 18.28 1000 ha | 18.28 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.18 1000 ha | 14.28 1000 ha | 19.28 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.78 1000 ha | 19.38 1000 ha | 19.88 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.2 1000 ha | 19.88 1000 ha | 20.38 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 212 Martinique 22.1 1000 ha compare
- 213 Malta 21.03 1000 ha compare
- 214 Northern Mariana Islands 20.3 1000 ha compare
- 216 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 19.88 1000 ha compare
- 217 Saint Lucia 18.28 1000 ha compare
- 218 Seychelles 17.42 1000 ha 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 other land — area in Maldives?
- Other land — area in Maldives was 20.18 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 20.38 1000 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.28 1000 ha in 2002.
- How does Maldives rank for other land — area?
- Maldives ranks 215th out of 259 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.