Land area in hectares, per unit of GDP in Maldives
Maldives: Land area in hectares, per unit of GDP was 0 hectares per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Land area in hectares, per unit of GDP in Maldives, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area in hectares, per unit of gdp in Maldives is 0 hectares per US$ of GDP, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in hectares, per unit of gdp in Maldives peaked at 0.0016 hectares per US$ of GDP in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per US$ of GDP, in 2023.
That places Maldives 195th out of 210 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land area in hectares, per unit of GDP in Maldives, year by year
| Year | hectares per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0016 hectares per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.0014 hectares per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0012 hectares per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 1973 | 0.001 hectares per US$ of GDP | -18.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0008 hectares per US$ of GDP | -21.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0012 hectares per US$ of GDP | +59.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0013 hectares per US$ of GDP | +9.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0014 hectares per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0012 hectares per US$ of GDP | -14.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0008 hectares per US$ of GDP | -36.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0007 hectares per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0007 hectares per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0006 hectares per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0005 hectares per US$ of GDP | -17.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP | -47.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP | -16.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | -11.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | -14.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -28.2% |
| 2002 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -14.7% |
| 2004 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -14.2% |
| 2005 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -26.1% |
| 2007 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -15.7% |
| 2008 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -17.8% |
| 2009 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 2014 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | +54.2% |
| 2021 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -29.3% |
| 2022 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -15.0% |
| 2023 | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0 hectares per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP, 3% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0 hectares per US$ of GDP is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP, 6% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land area in hectares, per unit of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +59.4% | 0.0008 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 hectares per US$ of GDP |
| 2020 | +54.2% | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0012 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0.0016 hectares per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 hectares per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0 hectares per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 192 South Korea 0 hectares per US$ of GDP compare
- 193 Aruba 0 hectares per US$ of GDP compare
- 194 Belgium 0 hectares per US$ of GDP compare
- 196 Switzerland 0 hectares per US$ of GDP compare
- 197 Israel 0 hectares per US$ of GDP compare
- 198 Cayman Islands 0 hectares per US$ of GDP 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, per unit of gdp in Maldives?
- Land area in hectares, per unit of gdp in Maldives was 0 hectares per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area in hectares, per unit of gdp recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0016 hectares per US$ of GDP in 1970.
- What is the lowest land area in hectares, per unit of gdp recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- How does Maldives rank for land area in hectares, per unit of gdp?
- Maldives ranks 195th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area in hectares, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area in hectares, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area in hectares divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area in hectares ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Land area in hectares Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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
Land area in hectares divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.