Agricultural land use, per capita in Maldives
Maldives: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.0112 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in Maldives, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land use, per capita in Maldives is 0.0112 hectares per person, measured 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 land use, per capita in Maldives peaked at 0.0535 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0112 hectares per person, in 2023.
Maldives ranks 205th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per capita in Maldives, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0535 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0522 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0509 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0497 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.048 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0461 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0444 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0431 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0418 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0406 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0472 hectares per person | +16.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0458 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0519 hectares per person | +13.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0504 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0489 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0474 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0461 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0448 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0437 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0425 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0413 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0459 hectares per person | +11.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0447 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0434 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0421 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0406 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0392 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0379 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0367 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0356 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0345 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0335 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0327 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0319 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0312 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0305 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0299 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0293 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0288 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0319 hectares per person | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0349 hectares per person | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0411 hectares per person | +18.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0405 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0365 hectares per person | -9.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0294 hectares per person | -19.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0223 hectares per person | -24.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0216 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0208 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0201 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0191 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0185 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0165 hectares per person | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 0.016 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0155 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0149 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0144 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.014 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0135 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0131 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0127 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0114 hectares per person | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0113 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0112 hectares per person | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0477 hectares per person | 0.0418 hectares per person | 0.0535 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0467 hectares per person | 0.0406 hectares per person | 0.0519 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0414 hectares per person | 0.0367 hectares per person | 0.0459 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0318 hectares per person | 0.0288 hectares per person | 0.0356 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0299 hectares per person | 0.0201 hectares per person | 0.0411 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0156 hectares per person | 0.0131 hectares per person | 0.0191 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0117 hectares per person | 0.0112 hectares per person | 0.0127 hectares per person | 4 |
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- 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)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use, per capita in Maldives?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in Maldives was 0.0112 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0535 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0112 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Maldives rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Maldives ranks 205th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.