Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Maldives
Maldives: Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area was 0.0503 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Maldives, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Maldives is 0.0503 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1,410.1% on the previous year and down 56.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Maldives peaked at 0.6 ha per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0033 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Maldives 30th out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Maldives, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0333 ha per square kilometre | +900.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1333 ha per square kilometre | +300.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2 ha per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3 ha per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3333 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3333 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0467 ha per square kilometre | -86.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0667 ha per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0133 ha per square kilometre | -80.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3333 ha per square kilometre | +2400.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2667 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1992 | 0.21 ha per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2033 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1967 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.19 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1833 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1667 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1133 ha per square kilometre | -32.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2833 ha per square kilometre | +150.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0433 ha per square kilometre | -84.7% |
| 2002 | 0.04 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 0.04 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0967 ha per square kilometre | +141.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6 ha per square kilometre | +500.0% |
| 2007 | 0.06 ha per square kilometre | -90.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0567 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0767 ha per square kilometre | +35.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2133 ha per square kilometre | +178.3% |
| 2011 | 0.13 ha per square kilometre | -39.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1267 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1167 ha per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 0.11 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1067 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1033 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1033 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0633 ha per square kilometre | -38.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0533 ha per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0633 ha per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | -94.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0503 ha per square kilometre | +1410.1% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.0503 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0199 ha per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.0503 ha per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0792 ha per square kilometre, 64% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +2400.0% | 0.0133 ha per square kilometre | 0.3333 ha per square kilometre |
| 2023 | +1410.1% | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | 0.0503 ha per square kilometre |
| 1981 | +900.0% | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | 0.0333 ha per square kilometre |
| 2006 | +500.0% | 0.1 ha per square kilometre | 0.6 ha per square kilometre |
| 1982 | +300.0% | 0.0333 ha per square kilometre | 0.1333 ha per square kilometre |
| 2010 | +178.3% | 0.0767 ha per square kilometre | 0.2133 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1463 ha per square kilometre | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | 0.3333 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2063 ha per square kilometre | 0.1133 ha per square kilometre | 0.3333 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1397 ha per square kilometre | 0.04 ha per square kilometre | 0.6 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1127 ha per square kilometre | 0.0533 ha per square kilometre | 0.2133 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0301 ha per square kilometre | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | 0.0633 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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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)
- 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 chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Maldives?
- Chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Maldives was 0.0503 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6 ha per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0033 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Maldives rank for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area?
- Maldives ranks 30th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.