FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Maldives
Maldives: FAO projections of arable land, per capita was 0.0093 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Maldives, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, fao projections of arable land, per capita in Maldives stood at 0.0093 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao projections of arable land, per capita in Maldives peaked at 0.0445 hectares per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.0093 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Maldives 197th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Maldives, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0428 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0418 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0407 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0397 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0384 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0369 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0355 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0345 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0335 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0325 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0394 hectares per person | +21.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0382 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0445 hectares per person | +16.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0432 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0419 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0407 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0395 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0384 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0374 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0364 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0354 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0402 hectares per person | +13.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0391 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.038 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0368 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0355 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0343 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0332 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0321 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0311 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0302 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0293 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0286 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0279 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0273 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0267 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0261 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0257 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0252 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0284 hectares per person | +12.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0314 hectares per person | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0377 hectares per person | +20.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0371 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0332 hectares per person | -10.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0261 hectares per person | -21.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0191 hectares per person | -26.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0185 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0178 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0172 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0164 hectares per person | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0158 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.014 hectares per person | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0135 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0131 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0126 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0122 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0118 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0114 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0111 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0108 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0095 hectares per person | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0093 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0093 hectares per person | -0.4% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.0093 hectares per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1817 hectares per person, 5% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.0093 hectares per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0911 hectares per person, 10% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -26.8% | 0.0261 hectares per person | 0.0191 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0382 hectares per person | 0.0335 hectares per person | 0.0428 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0396 hectares per person | 0.0325 hectares per person | 0.0445 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0361 hectares per person | 0.0321 hectares per person | 0.0402 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0278 hectares per person | 0.0252 hectares per person | 0.0311 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0267 hectares per person | 0.0172 hectares per person | 0.0377 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0132 hectares per person | 0.0111 hectares per person | 0.0164 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0097 hectares per person | 0.0093 hectares per person | 0.0108 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 194 Seychelles 0.0129 hectares per person compare
- 195 United States Virgin Islands 0.0105 hectares per person compare
- 196 Cayman Islands 0.0096 hectares per person compare
- 198 Andorra 0.0092 hectares per person compare
- 199 Qatar 0.009 hectares per person compare
- 200 United Arab Emirates 0.0087 hectares per person 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 fao projections of arable land, per capita in Maldives?
- Fao projections of arable land, per capita in Maldives was 0.0093 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fao projections of arable land, per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0445 hectares per person in 1973.
- What is the lowest fao projections of arable land, per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0093 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Maldives rank for fao projections of arable land, per capita?
- Maldives ranks 197th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao projections of arable land, per capita rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of FAO projections of arable land, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
FAO projections of arable land ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- FAO projections of arable land Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.