Agricultural land in Maldives
Agricultural land made up 19.8% of the land area of Maldives in 2024.
Maldives, 2024
19.8%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
World, 2023
36.9%
Position in 2024
151st of 208
Agricultural land in Maldives over time
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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Maldives | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19.8% | – |
| 2023 | 19.8% | 36.9% |
| 2022 | 19.7% | 37.0% |
| 2021 | 19.7% | 37.0% |
| 2020 | 21.3% | 36.9% |
| 2019 | 21.3% | 36.9% |
| 2018 | 21.3% | 36.9% |
| 2017 | 21.3% | 37.0% |
| 2016 | 21.3% | 36.8% |
| 2015 | 21.3% | 36.8% |
| 2014 | 21.3% | 37.0% |
| 2013 | 21.3% | 37.0% |
| 2012 | 21.3% | 37.0% |
| 2011 | 23.0% | 36.7% |
| 2010 | 23.0% | 36.5% |
| 2009 | 23.3% | 36.5% |
| 2008 | 23.3% | 36.5% |
| 2007 | 23.3% | 36.6% |
| 2006 | 23.3% | 36.6% |
| 2005 | 30.0% | 36.6% |
| 2004 | 36.7% | 36.6% |
| 2003 | 40.0% | 37.0% |
| 2002 | 40.0% | 37.1% |
| 2001 | 33.3% | 37.2% |
| 2000 | 30.0% | 37.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 21.3%, the figure has changed by −1.5 percentage points.
- Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, Maldives has the 151st highest value.
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Cost of a healthy diet
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Pesticide use
23.67e (Estimate) kg/ha
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Nitrogen fertiliser use
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