Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Maldives
Maldives: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.1174 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Maldives, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Maldives is 0.1174 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Maldives peaked at 0.1333 ha per square kilometre in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per square kilometre, in 1996.
That places Maldives 102nd out of 150 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.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Maldives, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.01 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.01 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0133 ha per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0133 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0133 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0133 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.08 ha per square kilometre | +500.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0667 ha per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0733 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0167 ha per square kilometre | -77.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | -80.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0133 ha per square kilometre | +300.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1 ha per square kilometre | +650.0% |
| 1975 | 0.08 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0467 ha per square kilometre | -41.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0433 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0267 ha per square kilometre | -38.5% |
| 1979 | 0.03 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0233 ha per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0267 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1982 | 0.02 ha per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0133 ha per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1984 | 0.01 ha per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1985 | 0.01 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.01 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | -66.7% |
| 1988 | 0.01 ha per square kilometre | +200.0% |
| 1989 | 0.01 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0133 ha per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0133 ha per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0133 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0133 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1996 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1333 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1998 | 0.0667 ha per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1999 | 0.07 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.07 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0767 ha per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0667 ha per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0833 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0833 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.08 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0833 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.08 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0833 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0767 ha per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 0.08 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.08 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0833 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0933 ha per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1167 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1233 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.11 ha per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1167 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.12 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1167 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.12 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1167 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1167 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1174 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.1174 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8845 ha per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.1174 ha per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 2.47 ha per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +650.0% | 0.0133 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 ha per square kilometre |
| 1967 | +500.0% | 0.0133 ha per square kilometre | 0.08 ha per square kilometre |
| 1973 | +300.0% | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | 0.0133 ha per square kilometre |
| 1988 | +200.0% | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | 0.01 ha per square kilometre |
| 1992 | +100.0% | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | 0.0133 ha per square kilometre |
| 1996 | -100.0% | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0326 ha per square kilometre | 0.01 ha per square kilometre | 0.08 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0363 ha per square kilometre | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0137 ha per square kilometre | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | 0.0267 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0337 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0.1333 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0783 ha per square kilometre | 0.0667 ha per square kilometre | 0.0833 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.104 ha per square kilometre | 0.08 ha per square kilometre | 0.1233 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1177 ha per square kilometre | 0.1167 ha per square kilometre | 0.12 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 99 Uzbekistan 0.1392 ha per square kilometre compare
- 100 Israel 0.1365 ha per square kilometre compare
- 101 Vanuatu 0.1276 ha per square kilometre compare
- 103 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.1154 ha per square kilometre compare
- 104 Gabon 0.1145 ha per square kilometre compare
- 105 Tajikistan 0.1021 ha per square kilometre 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)
- 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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Maldives?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Maldives was 0.1174 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1333 ha per square kilometre in 1997.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per square kilometre in 1996.
- How does Maldives rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Maldives ranks 102nd out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. 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 Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — 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.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested 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
Maize (corn) — 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.