Agricultural land in Maldives
Maldives: Agricultural land was 5,900 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5,900
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
204th
of 226 countries
All-time high
12,000
in 2002
All-time low
5,000
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land in Maldives, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 5,900 for agricultural land in 2023.
The figure is down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land in Maldives peaked at 12,000 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 5,000, in 1961.
That places Maldives 204th out of 226 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,600 | 5,000 | 7,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,800 | 7,000 | 8,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,100 | 7,000 | 12,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,500 | 6,400 | 6,900 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,025 | 5,900 | 6,400 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 202 Saint Kitts and Nevis 6,000 compare
- 202 Wallis and Futuna 6,000 compare
- 205 Liechtenstein 5,170 compare
- 206 Micronesia (country) 5,000 compare
- 207 Niue 4,800 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Maldives
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 355.38 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.6% (2025)
- Rural population 304,531 (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 57.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 4.59 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 4.59 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 84 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land in Maldives?
- Agricultural land in Maldives was 5,900 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 12,000 in 2002.
- What is the lowest agricultural land recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,000 in 1961.
- How does Maldives rank for agricultural land?
- Maldives ranks 204th out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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