Land area (thousands of hectares) in Maldives
Maldives: Land area (thousands of hectares) was 29.8 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
29.8
World rank
226th
of 255 countries
All-time high
30
in 1990
All-time low
29.8
in 2025
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Land area in Maldives, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 29.8 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 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 29.8, in 2025.
Maldives ranks 226th of 255 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Land area (thousands of hectares) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30 | — |
| 2000 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 29.8 | -0.7% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 29.8 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10,380, 0% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 29.8 is below the median for South Asia, which is 9,592, 0% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30 | 30 | 30 | 1 |
| 2000s | 30 | 30 | 30 | 1 |
| 2010s | 30 | 30 | 30 | 2 |
| 2020s | 29.9 | 29.8 | 30 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 223 Grenada 34 compare
- 224 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 32.2 compare
- 225 Malta 32 compare
- 227 Niue 26 compare
- 227 Saint Kitts and Nevis 26 compare
- 229 Cayman Islands 24 compare
- 229 Cook Islands 24 compare
More development goals data for Maldives
- Red List Index 0.8608 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 12.65 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 200.77 (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 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 in 1990.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.8 in 2025.
- How does Maldives rank for land area?
- Maldives ranks 226th out of 255 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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