French Polynesia vs Maldives: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
French Polynesia
1.6
in 2023
Maldives
1.91
in 2023
French Polynesia rank
11th
Maldives rank
9th
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops over time
- French Polynesia
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 1.91 against 1.6 in French Polynesia, a difference of 0.31.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times French Polynesia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Maldives ahead.
French Polynesia ranks 11th and Maldives ranks 9th of 163 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, French Polynesia averaged higher in 5 and Maldives in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | French Polynesia | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9978 | 0.8632 | 0.1346 | French Polynesia |
| 1970s | 1.19 | 0.9399 | 0.2475 | French Polynesia |
| 1980s | 1.33 | 0.7608 | 0.566 | French Polynesia |
| 1990s | 1.62 | 1.21 | 0.4066 | French Polynesia |
| 2000s | 1.68 | 1.01 | 0.673 | French Polynesia |
| 2010s | 1.7 | 1.79 | 0.0878 | Maldives |
| 2020s | 1.71 | 1.88 | 0.1695 | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops, French Polynesia or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 1.91 against 1.6 in French Polynesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between French Polynesia and Maldives?
- 0.31, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Maldives?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do French Polynesia and Maldives rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- French Polynesia ranks 11th and Maldives ranks 9th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).