FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre in Maldives
Maldives: FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre was 16.44 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
16.44 hectares per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
89th
of 208 countries
All-time high
36.67 hectares per square kilometre
in 2002
All-time low
13.33 hectares per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre in Maldives, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre in Maldives stood at 16.44 hectares per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre in Maldives peaked at 36.67 hectares per square kilometre in 2002 and was at its lowest, 13.33 hectares per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Maldives 89th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre in Maldives, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.33 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 13.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 13.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 13.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 13.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 13.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 13.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 13.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 13.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 13.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 16.67 hectares per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1972 | 16.67 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 20 hectares per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1974 | 20 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 20 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 20 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 20 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 20 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 20 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 20 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 20 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 23.33 hectares per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1983 | 23.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 23.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 23.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 23.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 23.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 23.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 23.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 23.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 23.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 23.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 23.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 23.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 23.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 23.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 23.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 23.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 23.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 26.67 hectares per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 30 hectares per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 36.67 hectares per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 2003 | 36.67 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 33.33 hectares per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 26.67 hectares per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 20 hectares per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 2007 | 20 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 20 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 20 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 19.67 hectares per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 19.67 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18 hectares per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 18 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 18 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 18 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16.33 hectares per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 16.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16.44 hectares per square kilometre | +0.7% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 16.44 hectares per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.2 hectares per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 16.44 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 28.97 hectares per square kilometre, 57% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.33 hectares per square kilometre | 13.33 hectares per square kilometre | 13.33 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.67 hectares per square kilometre | 13.33 hectares per square kilometre | 20 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.67 hectares per square kilometre | 20 hectares per square kilometre | 23.33 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.33 hectares per square kilometre | 23.33 hectares per square kilometre | 23.33 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 27 hectares per square kilometre | 20 hectares per square kilometre | 36.67 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.33 hectares per square kilometre | 18 hectares per square kilometre | 19.67 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.78 hectares per square kilometre | 16.33 hectares per square kilometre | 18 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 86 Austria 16.81 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 87 Estonia 16.73 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 88 Cameroon 16.71 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 90 Ethiopia 16.36 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 91 Saint Lucia 15.69 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 92 South Korea 15.49 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 fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre in Maldives?
- Fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre in Maldives was 16.44 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 36.67 hectares per square kilometre in 2002.
- What is the lowest fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.33 hectares per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Maldives rank for fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre?
- Maldives ranks 89th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
FAO projections of arable land 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.
FAO projections of arable land ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- FAO projections of arable land 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
FAO projections of arable land 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.