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 167th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
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 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.252 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.911 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -18.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 113.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.0004 1000 USD per person (2024)
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- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 9 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 0 1000 USD (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 167th out of 202 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.