Maldives - Arable land

Arable land (hectares)

The value for Arable land (hectares) in Maldives was 3,900 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,000 in 2009 and a minimum value of 2,000 in 1961.

Definition: Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 2,000
1962 2,000
1963 2,000
1964 2,000
1965 2,000
1966 2,000
1967 2,000
1968 2,000
1969 2,000
1970 2,000
1971 3,000
1972 3,000
1973 3,000
1974 3,000
1975 3,000
1976 3,000
1977 3,000
1978 3,000
1979 3,000
1980 3,000
1981 3,000
1982 3,000
1983 3,000
1984 3,000
1985 3,000
1986 3,000
1987 3,000
1988 3,000
1989 3,000
1990 3,000
1991 3,000
1992 3,000
1993 3,000
1994 3,000
1995 3,000
1996 3,000
1997 3,000
1998 3,000
1999 3,000
2000 3,000
2001 3,000
2002 3,000
2003 3,000
2004 3,000
2005 3,000
2006 3,000
2007 3,000
2008 4,000
2009 4,000
2010 3,900
2011 3,900
2012 3,900
2013 3,900
2014 3,900
2015 3,900
2016 3,900
2017 3,900
2018 3,900

Arable land (hectares per person)

The value for Arable land (hectares per person) in Maldives was 0.008 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.025 in 1971 and a minimum value of 0.008 in 2018.

Definition: Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 0.022
1962 0.021
1963 0.021
1964 0.020
1965 0.019
1966 0.019
1967 0.019
1968 0.018
1969 0.018
1970 0.017
1971 0.025
1972 0.024
1973 0.023
1974 0.023
1975 0.022
1976 0.021
1977 0.021
1978 0.020
1979 0.020
1980 0.019
1981 0.018
1982 0.018
1983 0.017
1984 0.016
1985 0.016
1986 0.015
1987 0.015
1988 0.014
1989 0.014
1990 0.013
1991 0.013
1992 0.013
1993 0.012
1994 0.012
1995 0.012
1996 0.012
1997 0.011
1998 0.011
1999 0.011
2000 0.011
2001 0.010
2002 0.010
2003 0.010
2004 0.010
2005 0.009
2006 0.009
2007 0.009
2008 0.012
2009 0.011
2010 0.011
2011 0.010
2012 0.010
2013 0.009
2014 0.009
2015 0.009
2016 0.008
2017 0.008
2018 0.008

Arable land (% of land area)

Arable land (% of land area) in Maldives was 13.00 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 13.33 in 2009, while its lowest value was 6.67 in 1961.

Definition: Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 6.67
1962 6.67
1963 6.67
1964 6.67
1965 6.67
1966 6.67
1967 6.67
1968 6.67
1969 6.67
1970 6.67
1971 10.00
1972 10.00
1973 10.00
1974 10.00
1975 10.00
1976 10.00
1977 10.00
1978 10.00
1979 10.00
1980 10.00
1981 10.00
1982 10.00
1983 10.00
1984 10.00
1985 10.00
1986 10.00
1987 10.00
1988 10.00
1989 10.00
1990 10.00
1991 10.00
1992 10.00
1993 10.00
1994 10.00
1995 10.00
1996 10.00
1997 10.00
1998 10.00
1999 10.00
2000 10.00
2001 10.00
2002 10.00
2003 10.00
2004 10.00
2005 10.00
2006 10.00
2007 10.00
2008 13.33
2009 13.33
2010 13.00
2011 13.00
2012 13.00
2013 13.00
2014 13.00
2015 13.00
2016 13.00
2017 13.00
2018 13.00

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use