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Land area — Maldives

Land area in the Maldives in 2023 — 298 km². Ranked 199 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 0.7%.

2023 298 km² −0.67% vs 2022
World rank 199of 215
Period maximum 300 km²1961
Period minimum 298 km²2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — Maldives, 1961–202329829929930030019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 300 km²1963: 300 km²1965: 300 km²1967: 300 km²1969: 300 km²1971: 300 km²1973: 300 km²1975: 300 km²1977: 300 km²1979: 300 km²1981: 300 km²1983: 300 km²1985: 300 km²1987: 300 km²1989: 300 km²1991: 300 km²1993: 300 km²1995: 300 km²1997: 300 km²1999: 300 km²2001: 300 km²2003: 300 km²2005: 300 km²2007: 300 km²2009: 300 km²2011: 300 km²2013: 300 km²2015: 300 km²2017: 300 km²2019: 300 km²2021: 300 km²2023: 298 km²
Change over the period: −2 (−0.67%) Average annual rate: -0.01 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Maldives 298 km²
World 130M km²
South Asia 3.35M km²
Southern Asia computed 6.39M km²
Upper-middle-income countries computed 40.85M km²
Land area — Maldives, by year Maldives All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 298 −2 −0.67%
2022 300 +0 +0%
2021 300 +0 +0%
2020 300 +0 +0%
2019 300 +0 +0%
2018 300 +0 +0%
2017 300 +0 +0%
2016 300 +0 +0%
2015 300 +0 +0%
2014 300 +0 +0%
2013 300 +0 +0%
2012 300 +0 +0%
2011 300 +0 +0%
2010 300 +0 +0%
2009 300 +0 +0%
2008 300 +0 +0%
2007 300 +0 +0%
2006 300 +0 +0%
2005 300 +0 +0%
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2002 300 +0 +0%
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2000 300 +0 +0%
1999 300 +0 +0%
1998 300 +0 +0%
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1996 300 +0 +0%
1995 300 +0 +0%
1994 300 +0 +0%
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1992 300 +0 +0%
1991 300 +0 +0%
1990 300 +0 +0%
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1988 300 +0 +0%
1987 300 +0 +0%
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1966 300 +0 +0%
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1964 300 +0 +0%
1963 300 +0 +0%
1962 300 +0 +0%
1961 300 — —

Southern Asia, 2023

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

IN India 2.97M IR Iran 1.62M PK Pakistan 770,880 AF Afghanistan 652,230 NP Nepal 143,350 BD Bangladesh 129,980 LK Sri Lanka 61,860 BT Bhutan 38,140 MV Maldives 298
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About the indicator

Land area: the entire territory of a country excluding inland water bodies, major rivers and coastal waters. This is the figure the World Bank uses to calculate the shares of forest, agricultural and arable land, so it is needed not only in itself but also as a denominator. It differs from surface area by the area of inland waters — for most countries the gap stays within a percent, but for Canada, Finland or Kazakhstan it is noticeable.

Important: Not to be confused with surface area, which includes inland waters. The indicator changes only when borders change, so the series is nearly constant.

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

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