What is breakdown of habitable land area in Maldives?

Breakdown of habitable land area in Maldives was 430 hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Maldives?

The highest recorded value was 440 hectares in 2015.

What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Maldives?

The lowest recorded value was 420 hectares in 2017.

How does Maldives rank for breakdown of habitable land area?

Maldives ranks 190th out of 235 countries with data for 2019.

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 Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Breakdown of habitable land area in Maldives

Name: Breakdown of habitable land area in Maldives
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Maldives: Breakdown of habitable land area was 430 hectares in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

430 hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

190th

of 235 countries

All-time high

440 hectares

in 2015

All-time low

420 hectares

in 2017

Years of data

2015–2019

Breakdown of habitable land area in Maldives, 2015–2019

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

Maldives recorded 430 hectares for breakdown of habitable land area in 2019.

The figure is down 2.3% over five years.

Maldives ranks 190th of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Countries ranked near Maldives

188 United States Virgin Islands 620 hectares compare
189 Cape Verde 600 hectares compare
191 Saint Lucia 420 hectares compare
192 Saint Kitts and Nevis 410 hectares compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is breakdown of habitable land area in Maldives?: Breakdown of habitable land area in Maldives was 430 hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Maldives?: The highest recorded value was 440 hectares in 2015.
What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Maldives?: The lowest recorded value was 420 hectares in 2017.
How does Maldives rank for breakdown of habitable land area?: Maldives ranks 190th out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
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 Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Breakdown of habitable land area
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 1,175 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.