Arable land in Maldives
Maldives: Arable land was 0.0076 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Maldives, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.0076 hectares per person for arable land in 2023.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Maldives peaked at 0.0236 hectares per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0074 hectares per person, in 2022.
That places Maldives 194th out of 206 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0191 hectares per person | 0.0167 hectares per person | 0.0214 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0206 hectares per person | 0.0162 hectares per person | 0.0236 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.016 hectares per person | 0.0138 hectares per person | 0.0182 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0119 hectares per person | 0.0108 hectares per person | 0.0133 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0098 hectares per person | 0.0086 hectares per person | 0.0106 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0093 hectares per person | 0.008 hectares per person | 0.0108 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0076 hectares per person | 0.0074 hectares per person | 0.0078 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 191 United States Virgin Islands 0.0086 hectares per person compare
- 192 Palestine 0.0081 hectares per person compare
- 193 Qatar 0.0079 hectares per person compare
- 195 Guam 0.006 hectares per person compare
- 196 United Arab Emirates 0.0048 hectares per person compare
- 197 Bermuda 0.0046 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Maldives
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
- Rural population 57.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 304,531 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 355.38 million current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 84 hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 2,442 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 204.87 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Maldives?
- Arable land in Maldives was 0.0076 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0236 hectares per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0074 hectares per person in 2022.
- How does Maldives rank for arable land?
- Maldives ranks 194th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.