Land area in hectares in Maldives
Maldives: Land area in hectares was 29,800 hectares in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
29,800 hectares
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
211th
of 238 countries
All-time high
30,000 hectares
in 1961
All-time low
29,800 hectares
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land area in hectares 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, land area in hectares in Maldives stood at 29,800 hectares. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in hectares in Maldives peaked at 30,000 hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 29,800 hectares, in 2023.
That places Maldives 211th out of 238 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Land area in hectares in Maldives, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 30,000 hectares | — |
| 1962 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 29,800 hectares | -0.7% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 29,800 hectares is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.63 million hectares, 0% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 29,800 hectares is below the median for South Asia, which is 9.59 million hectares, 0% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30,000 hectares | 30,000 hectares | 30,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 30,000 hectares | 30,000 hectares | 30,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 30,000 hectares | 30,000 hectares | 30,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 30,000 hectares | 30,000 hectares | 30,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,000 hectares | 30,000 hectares | 30,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,000 hectares | 30,000 hectares | 30,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,950 hectares | 29,800 hectares | 30,000 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 208 Grenada 34,000 hectares compare
- 209 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 32,200 hectares compare
- 210 Malta 32,000 hectares compare
- 212 Niue 26,000 hectares compare
- 212 Saint Kitts and Nevis 26,000 hectares compare
- 214 Cayman Islands 24,000 hectares compare
- 214 Cook Islands 24,000 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 land area in hectares in Maldives?
- Land area in hectares in Maldives was 29,800 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 land area in hectares recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 30,000 hectares in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area in hectares recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,800 hectares in 2023.
- How does Maldives rank for land area in hectares?
- Maldives ranks 211th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area in hectares rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Land area in hectares. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.