Agricultural area per capita in Maldives
Maldives: Agricultural area per capita was 0.0112 in 2023. βΌ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0112
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
216th
of 220 countries
All-time high
0.0535
in 1961
All-time low
0.0112
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961β2023
Agricultural area per capita in Maldives, 1961β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.0112 for agricultural area per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area per capita in Maldives peaked at 0.0535 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0112, in 2023.
Maldives ranks 216th of 220 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.0477 | 0.0418 | 0.0535 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0467 | 0.0406 | 0.0519 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0414 | 0.0367 | 0.0459 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0318 | 0.0288 | 0.0356 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0299 | 0.0201 | 0.0411 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0156 | 0.0131 | 0.0191 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0117 | 0.0112 | 0.0127 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 213 Malta 0.0156 compare
- 214 Seychelles 0.0121 compare
- 215 Northern Mariana Islands 0.012 compare
- 217 Bahrain 0.0052 compare
- 218 Bermuda 0.0046 compare
- 219 Hong Kong (China) 0.0005 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Maldives
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 30.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0459 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 670.93 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5233 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5749 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 4.59 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 4.59 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area per capita in Maldives?
- Agricultural area per capita in Maldives was 0.0112 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural area per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0535 in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural area per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0112 in 2023.
- How does Maldives rank for agricultural area per capita?
- Maldives ranks 216th out of 220 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural area per capita rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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