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Agricultural land — Maldives

Agricultural land in the Maldives in 2023 — 59 km². Ranked 193 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 18%.

2023 59 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 193of 209
Period maximum 120 km²2002
Period minimum 50 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Maldives, 1961–202340608010012019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 50 km²1963: 50 km²1965: 50 km²1967: 50 km²1969: 50 km²1971: 60 km²1973: 70 km²1975: 70 km²1977: 70 km²1979: 70 km²1981: 70 km²1983: 80 km²1985: 80 km²1987: 80 km²1989: 80 km²1991: 80 km²1993: 80 km²1995: 80 km²1997: 80 km²1999: 80 km²2001: 100 km²2003: 120 km²2005: 90 km²2007: 70 km²2009: 70 km²2011: 69 km²2013: 64 km²2015: 64 km²2017: 64 km²2019: 64 km²2021: 59 km²2023: 59 km²
Change over the period: +9 (+18%) Average annual rate: 0.27 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Maldives

Maldives 59 km²
World 47.92M km²
South Asia 1.95M km²
Southern Asia computed 3.16M km²
Upper-middle-income countries computed 17.19M km²
Agricultural land — Maldives, by year Maldives All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 59 +0 +0%
2022 59 +0 +0%
2021 59 −5 −7.81%
2020 64 +0 +0%
2019 64 +0 +0%
2018 64 +0 +0%
2017 64 +0 +0%
2016 64 +0 +0%
2015 64 +0 +0%
2014 64 +0 +0%
2013 64 +0 +0%
2012 64 −5 −7.25%
2011 69 +0 +0%
2010 69 −1 −1.43%
2009 70 +0 +0%
2008 70 +0 +0%
2007 70 +0 +0%
2006 70 −20 −22.22%
2005 90 −20 −18.18%
2004 110 −10 −8.33%
2003 120 +0 +0%
2002 120 +20 +20%
2001 100 +10 +11.11%
2000 90 +10 +12.5%
1999 80 +0 +0%
1998 80 +0 +0%
1997 80 +0 +0%
1996 80 +0 +0%
1995 80 +0 +0%
1994 80 +0 +0%
1993 80 +0 +0%
1992 80 +0 +0%
1991 80 +0 +0%
1990 80 +0 +0%
1989 80 +0 +0%
1988 80 +0 +0%
1987 80 +0 +0%
1986 80 +0 +0%
1985 80 +0 +0%
1984 80 +0 +0%
1983 80 +0 +0%
1982 80 +10 +14.29%
1981 70 +0 +0%
1980 70 +0 +0%
1979 70 +0 +0%
1978 70 +0 +0%
1977 70 +0 +0%
1976 70 +0 +0%
1975 70 +0 +0%
1974 70 +0 +0%
1973 70 +10 +16.67%
1972 60 +0 +0%
1971 60 +10 +20%
1970 50 +0 +0%
1969 50 +0 +0%
1968 50 +0 +0%
1967 50 +0 +0%
1966 50 +0 +0%
1965 50 +0 +0%
1964 50 +0 +0%
1963 50 +0 +0%
1962 50 +0 +0%
1961 50 — —

Southern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

IN India 1.79M IR Iran 470,670 AF Afghanistan 381,160 PK Pakistan 359,950 BD Bangladesh 93,990 NP Nepal 37,441 LK Sri Lanka 30,069 BT Bhutan 5,270 MV Maldives 59
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About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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What part of the territory is used for arable land, permanent crops and pasture.

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