Maldives vs Seychelles: Agricultural land per capita
Maldives
0.0112 hectares per capita
in 2023
Seychelles
0.0121 hectares per capita
in 2023
Maldives rank
222nd
Seychelles rank
220th
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Maldives
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 0.0121 hectares per capita against 0.0112 hectares per capita in Maldives, a difference of 0.0009 hectares per capita.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Seychelles ahead.
Maldives ranks 222nd and Seychelles ranks 220th of 226 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and Seychelles in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0477 hectares per capita | 0.1036 hectares per capita | 0.0559 hectares per capita | Seychelles |
| 1970s | 0.0467 hectares per capita | 0.0832 hectares per capita | 0.0365 hectares per capita | Seychelles |
| 1980s | 0.0414 hectares per capita | 0.0806 hectares per capita | 0.0392 hectares per capita | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 0.0318 hectares per capita | 0.0515 hectares per capita | 0.0197 hectares per capita | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 0.0299 hectares per capita | 0.0418 hectares per capita | 0.0119 hectares per capita | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 0.0156 hectares per capita | 0.0155 hectares per capita | 0.0001 hectares per capita | Maldives |
| 2020s | 0.0117 hectares per capita | 0.0125 hectares per capita | 0.0008 hectares per capita | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Maldives or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 0.0121 hectares per capita against 0.0112 hectares per capita in Maldives as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between Maldives and Seychelles?
- 0.0009 hectares per capita, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Seychelles?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and Seychelles rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Maldives ranks 222nd and Seychelles ranks 220th of 226 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.