Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Maldives
Maldives: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use was 2.44 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Maldives, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Maldives stood at 2.44 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Maldives peaked at 2.53 tonnes per hectare in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.7143 tonnes per hectare, in 1983.
Maldives ranks 109th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8839 tonnes per hectare | 0.783 tonnes per hectare | 0.9239 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8515 tonnes per hectare | 0.7609 tonnes per hectare | 0.9868 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9697 tonnes per hectare | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 0.9999 tonnes per hectare | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | 2.53 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | 2.41 tonnes per hectare | 2.44 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Maldives
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 355.38 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.6% (2025)
- Rural population 304,531 (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 57.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 84 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Maldives?
- Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Maldives was 2.44 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 cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 2.53 tonnes per hectare in 2013.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7143 tonnes per hectare in 1983.
- How does Maldives rank for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- Maldives ranks 109th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.