FAO projections of arable land in Maldives
Maldives: FAO projections of arable land was 4,900 hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4,900 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
196th
of 224 countries
All-time high
11,000 hectares
in 2002
All-time low
4,000 hectares
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
FAO projections of arable land in Maldives, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2023, fao projections of arable land in Maldives stood at 4,900 hectares.
The figure is down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao projections of arable land in Maldives peaked at 11,000 hectares in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4,000 hectares, in 1961.
That places Maldives 196th out of 224 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
FAO projections of arable land in Maldives, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,000 hectares | — |
| 1962 | 4,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 4,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 4,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 4,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 4,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 4,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 4,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 4,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 4,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 5,000 hectares | +25.0% |
| 1972 | 5,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 6,000 hectares | +20.0% |
| 1974 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 7,000 hectares | +16.7% |
| 1983 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 8,000 hectares | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 9,000 hectares | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 11,000 hectares | +22.2% |
| 2003 | 11,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10,000 hectares | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 8,000 hectares | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 6,000 hectares | -25.0% |
| 2007 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5,900 hectares | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 5,900 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5,400 hectares | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 5,400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5,400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5,400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5,400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5,400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5,400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5,400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5,400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4,900 hectares | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 4,900 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4,900 hectares | +0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 4,900 hectares is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.58 million hectares, 0% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 4,900 hectares is below the median for South Asia, which is 2.26 million hectares, 0% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,000 hectares | 4,000 hectares | 4,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,600 hectares | 4,000 hectares | 6,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,800 hectares | 6,000 hectares | 7,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,000 hectares | 7,000 hectares | 7,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,100 hectares | 6,000 hectares | 11,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,500 hectares | 5,400 hectares | 5,900 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,025 hectares | 4,900 hectares | 5,400 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 193 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5,100 hectares compare
- 194 Antigua and Barbuda 5,000 hectares compare
- 194 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5,000 hectares compare
- 197 Bahrain 4,100 hectares compare
- 198 Saint Helena 4,000 hectares compare
- 198 Western Sahara 4,000 hectares 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 in Maldives?
- Fao projections of arable land in Maldives was 4,900 hectares 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 fao projections of arable land recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 11,000 hectares in 2002.
- What is the lowest fao projections of arable land recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,000 hectares in 1961.
- How does Maldives rank for fao projections of arable land?
- Maldives ranks 196th out of 224 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao projections of arable land rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 FAO projections of arable land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land allocated to arable production or permanent crops, measured in hectares. Values from 2030 onwards are FAO's 2018 projections under three different scenarios.