Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Maldives

Maldives: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land was 16.95 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
16.95 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
69th
of 220 countries
All-time high
66.67 %
in 2002
All-time low
16.95 %
in 2021
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Maldives, 1961–2024

203040506070196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Maldives is 16.95 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Maldives peaked at 66.67 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 16.95 %, in 2021.

Maldives ranks 69th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 40 % 40 % 40 % 9
1970s 40.67 % 33.33 % 42.86 % 10
1980s 48.57 % 42.86 % 50 % 10
1990s 50 % 50 % 50 % 10
2000s 53.95 % 42.86 % 66.67 % 10
2010s 24.55 % 23.44 % 28.99 % 10
2020s 18.25 % 16.95 % 23.44 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Maldives?
Permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Maldives was 16.95 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 66.67 % in 2002.
What is the lowest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 16.95 % in 2021.
How does Maldives rank for permanent crops — share in agricultural land?
Maldives ranks 69th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
Is permanent crops — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
256 places, 14,814 data points, 1961–2024
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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.