Cassava yields in Maldives
Maldives: Cassava yields was 1.47 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.47 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
100th
of 101 countries
All-time high
4.88 tonnes per hectare
in 1996
All-time low
1 tonnes per hectare
in 1980
Years of data
56
1969–2024
Cassava yields in Maldives, 1969–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cassava yields in Maldives is 1.47 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava yields in Maldives peaked at 4.88 tonnes per hectare in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1 tonnes per hectare, in 1980.
That places Maldives 100th out of 101 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Cassava yields in Maldives, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 2 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1970 | 4 tonnes per hectare | +100.0% |
| 1971 | 4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 3 tonnes per hectare | -25.0% |
| 1973 | 3.5 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 1974 | 4.5 tonnes per hectare | +28.6% |
| 1975 | 4 tonnes per hectare | -11.1% |
| 1976 | 4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 3 tonnes per hectare | -25.0% |
| 1978 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | -16.7% |
| 1979 | 3 tonnes per hectare | +20.0% |
| 1980 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -66.7% |
| 1981 | 4 tonnes per hectare | +300.0% |
| 1982 | 4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3.67 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 1984 | 3.57 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 3.57 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3.57 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3.4 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | -17.6% |
| 1989 | 3.14 tonnes per hectare | +12.2% |
| 1990 | 4.56 tonnes per hectare | +44.9% |
| 1991 | 3.33 tonnes per hectare | -26.8% |
| 1992 | 3 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 1993 | 2.78 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 1994 | 3.17 tonnes per hectare | +14.2% |
| 1995 | 2.12 tonnes per hectare | -33.0% |
| 1996 | 4.88 tonnes per hectare | +129.4% |
| 1997 | 4.67 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 3.68 tonnes per hectare | -21.2% |
| 1999 | 3.9 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | -46.9% |
| 2001 | 4.5 tonnes per hectare | +117.2% |
| 2002 | 4.17 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 3.08 tonnes per hectare | -26.1% |
| 2004 | 2.42 tonnes per hectare | -21.5% |
| 2005 | 2.32 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 2 tonnes per hectare | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 1.47 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.27 tonnes per hectare, 12% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cassava yields in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +300.0% | 1 tonnes per hectare | 4 tonnes per hectare |
| 1996 | +129.4% | 2.12 tonnes per hectare | 4.88 tonnes per hectare |
| 2001 | +117.2% | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | 4.5 tonnes per hectare |
| 1970 | +100.0% | 2 tonnes per hectare | 4 tonnes per hectare |
| 1980 | -66.7% | 3 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1970s | 3.55 tonnes per hectare | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | 4.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.27 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 4 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.61 tonnes per hectare | 2.12 tonnes per hectare | 4.88 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.66 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 4.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Maldives
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 30.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0459 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 670.93 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5233 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5749 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cassava yields in Maldives?
- Cassava yields in Maldives was 1.47 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cassava yields recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 4.88 tonnes per hectare in 1996.
- What is the lowest cassava yields recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 tonnes per hectare in 1980.
- How does Maldives rank for cassava yields?
- Maldives ranks 100th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava yields rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cassava yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.