Maldives vs Trinidad and Tobago: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops

Maldives
1.91
in 2023
Trinidad and Tobago
1.74
in 2023
Maldives rank
9th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
10th

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops over time

  • Maldives
  • Trinidad and Tobago
00.511.52196119922023

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 1.91 against 1.74 in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.17.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Trinidad and Tobago's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

Maldives ranks 9th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 10th of 163 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 3 and Trinidad and Tobago in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1960s 0.8632 1.01 0.1503 Trinidad and Tobago
1970s 0.9399 1.26 0.323 Trinidad and Tobago
1980s 0.7608 1.28 0.5167 Trinidad and Tobago
1990s 1.21 1.12 0.0893 Maldives
2000s 1.01 1.17 0.1594 Trinidad and Tobago
2010s 1.79 1.72 0.0676 Maldives
2020s 1.88 1.65 0.2238 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, Maldives or Trinidad and Tobago?
Maldives, at 1.91 against 1.74 in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Maldives and Trinidad and Tobago?
0.17, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Trinidad and Tobago?
57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Maldives and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
Maldives ranks 9th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 10th 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

Indicator
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).