Permanent crops — Area in Maldives
Maldives: Permanent crops — Area was 1 1000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Permanent crops — Area in Maldives, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent crops — area in Maldives is 1 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area in Maldives peaked at 8 1000 ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1 1000 ha, in 2021.
That places Maldives 206th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2 1000 ha | 2 1000 ha | 2 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.7 1000 ha | 2 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.8 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.1 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 8 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6 1000 ha | 1.5 1000 ha | 2 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 1000 ha | 1 1000 ha | 1.5 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 203 Eritrea 1.36 1000 ha compare
- 204 Antigua and Barbuda 1.3 1000 ha compare
- 205 Malta 1.04 1000 ha compare
- 206 Barbados 1 1000 ha compare
- 206 British Virgin Islands 1 1000 ha compare
- 206 China, Hong Kong SAR 1 1000 ha compare
- 206 Ireland 1 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)
- 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)
- Cropland — Area 4.9 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area in Maldives?
- Permanent crops — area in Maldives was 1 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — area recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 8 1000 ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 1000 ha in 2021.
- How does Maldives rank for permanent crops — area?
- Maldives ranks 206th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent crops — 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.