Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Maldives
Maldives: Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre was 3.36 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
3.36 hectares per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
165th
of 197 countries
All-time high
3.36 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
3.33 hectares per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Maldives, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Maldives is 3.36 hectares per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Maldives peaked at 3.36 hectares per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.33 hectares per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Maldives 165th out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Maldives, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.36 hectares per square kilometre | +0.7% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 3.36 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.33 hectares per square kilometre, 27% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 3.36 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 5.86 hectares per square kilometre, 57% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.34 hectares per square kilometre | 3.33 hectares per square kilometre | 3.36 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 162 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3.46 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 163 India 3.45 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 164 Vanuatu 3.45 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 166 Grenada 2.94 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 167 Laos 2.93 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 168 Guyana 2.81 hectares per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Maldives
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0004 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Maldives?
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Maldives was 3.36 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 3.36 hectares per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.33 hectares per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Maldives rank for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre?
- Maldives ranks 165th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.