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 198th out of 240 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.
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
- 195 Martinique 22.1 1000 ha compare
- 196 Malta 21.03 1000 ha compare
- 197 Northern Mariana Islands 20.3 1000 ha compare
- 199 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 19.88 1000 ha compare
- 200 Saint Lucia 18.28 1000 ha compare
- 201 Seychelles 17.42 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Maldives
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 3.36 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 16.95 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 16.95 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 66.1 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 3.9 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.01 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 16.44 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 83.05 % (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 198th out of 240 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.