Projections for global peak agricultural land in Maldives
Maldives: Projections for global peak agricultural land was 5,900 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5,900
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
205th
of 227 countries
All-time high
12,000
in 2002
All-time low
5,000
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Projections for global peak agricultural land in Maldives, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for projections for global peak agricultural land in Maldives is 5,900, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, projections for global peak agricultural land in Maldives peaked at 12,000 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 5,000, in 1961.
Maldives ranks 205th of 227 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Projections for global peak agricultural land in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,000 | — |
| 1962 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 6,000 | +20.0% |
| 1972 | 6,000 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 7,000 | +16.7% |
| 1974 | 7,000 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 7,000 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 7,000 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 7,000 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 7,000 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 7,000 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 7,000 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 7,000 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 8,000 | +14.3% |
| 1983 | 8,000 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 8,000 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 8,000 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 8,000 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 8,000 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 8,000 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 8,000 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 8,000 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 8,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 8,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 8,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 8,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 8,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 8,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 8,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 8,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 8,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9,000 | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 10,000 | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 12,000 | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11,000 | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 9,000 | -18.2% |
| 2006 | 7,000 | -22.2% |
| 2007 | 7,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6,900 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 6,900 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6,400 | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 6,400 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6,400 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6,400 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6,400 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6,400 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6,400 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6,400 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6,400 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5,900 | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 5,900 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5,900 | +0.0% |
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
- 203 Saint Kitts and Nevis 6,000 compare
- 203 Wallis and Futuna 6,000 compare
- 206 Liechtenstein 5,170 compare
- 207 Micronesia, Federated States of 5,000 compare
- 208 Niue 4,800 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 projections for global peak agricultural land in Maldives?
- Projections for global peak agricultural land in Maldives was 5,900 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest projections for global peak agricultural land recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 12,000 in 2002.
- What is the lowest projections for global peak agricultural land recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,000 in 1961.
- How does Maldives rank for projections for global peak agricultural land?
- Maldives ranks 205th out of 227 countries with data for 2023.
- Is projections for global peak 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 Projections for global peak agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).