Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Maldives
Maldives: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 16.95 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Maldives, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Maldives is 16.95 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Maldives peaked at 20 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 8.33 %, in 2002.
Maldives ranks 195th of 237 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20 % | — |
| 1962 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 16.67 % | -16.6% |
| 1972 | 16.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 14.29 % | -14.3% |
| 1974 | 14.29 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 14.29 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 14.29 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 14.29 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 14.29 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 14.29 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 14.29 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 14.29 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 12.5 % | -12.5% |
| 1983 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 11.11 % | -11.1% |
| 2001 | 10 % | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 8.33 % | -16.7% |
| 2003 | 8.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9.09 % | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 11.11 % | +22.2% |
| 2006 | 14.29 % | +28.6% |
| 2007 | 14.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 14.49 % | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 14.49 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15.63 % | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 15.63 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15.63 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15.63 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15.63 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15.63 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15.63 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15.63 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15.63 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16.95 % | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 16.95 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16.95 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16.95 % | +0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 16.95 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.4 %, 40% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 16.95 % is above the median for South Asia, which is 15.77 %, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20 % | 20 % | 20 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.34 % | 14.29 % | 20 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.86 % | 12.5 % | 14.29 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.5 % | 12.5 % | 12.5 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.51 % | 8.33 % | 14.29 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.4 % | 14.49 % | 15.63 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.69 % | 15.63 % | 16.95 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
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 permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Maldives?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — 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 meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 20 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.33 % in 2002.
- How does Maldives rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Maldives ranks 195th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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 meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land. 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.