Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Maldives
Maldives: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 3.36 percent in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Maldives, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 3.36 percent for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Maldives peaked at 3.36 percent in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.33 percent, in 1961.
That places Maldives 174th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.33 percent | 3.33 percent | 3.33 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.33 percent | 3.33 percent | 3.33 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.33 percent | 3.33 percent | 3.33 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.33 percent | 3.33 percent | 3.33 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.33 percent | 3.33 percent | 3.33 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.33 percent | 3.33 percent | 3.33 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.34 percent | 3.33 percent | 3.36 percent | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Maldives?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Maldives was 3.36 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 3.36 percent in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.33 percent in 1961.
- How does Maldives rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Maldives ranks 174th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).