Land area in Maldives
Maldives: Land area was 29.8 ha th in 2025. β¬ Flat
Latest (2025)
29.8 ha th
World rank
190th
of 212 countries
All-time high
30 ha th
in 1990
All-time low
29.8 ha th
in 2025
Years of data
6
1990β2025
Land area in Maldives, 1990β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 29.8 ha th for land area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in Maldives peaked at 30 ha th in 1990 and was at its lowest, 29.8 ha th, in 2025.
Maldives ranks 190th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30 ha th | 30 ha th | 30 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 30 ha th | 30 ha th | 30 ha th | 1 |
| 2010s | 30 ha th | 30 ha th | 30 ha th | 2 |
| 2020s | 29.9 ha th | 29.8 ha th | 30 ha th | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 187 Grenada 34 ha th compare
- 188 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 32.2 ha th compare
- 189 Malta 32 ha th compare
- 191 St. Kitts and Nevis 26 ha th compare
- 192 Cayman Islands 24 ha th compare
- 193 St. Pierre and Miquelon 23 ha th compare
More development goals data for Maldives
- Red List Index 0.8608 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 12.65 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 200.77 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 4 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 4 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 4 (2025)
- Infant deaths 27 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in Maldives?
- Land area in Maldives was 29.8 ha th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest land area recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 30 ha th in 1990.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.8 ha th in 2025.
- How does Maldives rank for land area?
- Maldives ranks 190th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is land area rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Land area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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