Cereal yield (kg per hectare) in Maldives
Maldives: Cereal yield (kg per hectare) was 2,442 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in Maldives, 1961–2024
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield in Maldives is 2,442 kg per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in Maldives peaked at 2,528 kg per hectare in 2013 and was at its lowest, 714.3 kg per hectare, in 1983.
That places Maldives 106th out of 181 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal yield (kg per hectare) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 888.3 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 875 kg per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 897.3 kg per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 912.5 kg per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 923.9 kg per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 916.1 kg per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 905.8 kg per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 852.9 kg per hectare | -5.8% |
| 1969 | 783 kg per hectare | -8.2% |
| 1970 | 892.2 kg per hectare | +13.9% |
| 1971 | 760.9 kg per hectare | -14.7% |
| 1972 | 781.3 kg per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 952.8 kg per hectare | +22.0% |
| 1974 | 986.8 kg per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 889.9 kg per hectare | -9.8% |
| 1976 | 829.5 kg per hectare | -6.8% |
| 1977 | 798.1 kg per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 823.5 kg per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 800 kg per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 850 kg per hectare | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 766.9 kg per hectare | -9.8% |
| 1982 | 740.3 kg per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 714.3 kg per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 1,000 kg per hectare | +40.0% |
| 1985 | 1,000 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,000 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1,250 kg per hectare | +25.0% |
| 1988 | 1,000 kg per hectare | -20.0% |
| 1989 | 1,375 kg per hectare | +37.5% |
| 1990 | 1,000 kg per hectare | -27.3% |
| 1991 | 1,000 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,000 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,000 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 999.9 kg per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,000 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,000 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,217 kg per hectare | +21.7% |
| 1998 | 1,227 kg per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1,350 kg per hectare | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 1,477 kg per hectare | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 1,622 kg per hectare | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 1,671 kg per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 1,502 kg per hectare | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 1,970 kg per hectare | +31.1% |
| 2005 | 1,765 kg per hectare | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 1,929 kg per hectare | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 1,959 kg per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 2,079 kg per hectare | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 2,142 kg per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 2,247 kg per hectare | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 2,372 kg per hectare | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 2,494 kg per hectare | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 2,528 kg per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 2,309 kg per hectare | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 2,280 kg per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 2,468 kg per hectare | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 2,392 kg per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 2,469 kg per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 2,431 kg per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 2,408 kg per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 2,443 kg per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 2,430 kg per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 2,432 kg per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 2,442 kg per hectare | +0.4% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 2,442 kg per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,429 kg per hectare, 71% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 2,442 kg per hectare is below the median for South Asia, which is 3,592 kg per hectare, 68% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yield (kg per hectare) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +40.0% | 714.3 kg per hectare | 1,000 kg per hectare |
| 1989 | +37.5% | 1,000 kg per hectare | 1,375 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | +31.1% | 1,502 kg per hectare | 1,970 kg per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 883.87 kg per hectare | 783 kg per hectare | 923.9 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 851.5 kg per hectare | 760.9 kg per hectare | 986.8 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 969.65 kg per hectare | 714.3 kg per hectare | 1,375 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,079 kg per hectare | 999.9 kg per hectare | 1,350 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,812 kg per hectare | 1,477 kg per hectare | 2,142 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,399 kg per hectare | 2,247 kg per hectare | 2,528 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,431 kg per hectare | 2,408 kg per hectare | 2,443 kg per hectare | 5 |
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- 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)
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- 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 cereal yield in Maldives?
- Cereal yield in Maldives was 2,442 kg per hectare in 2024, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal yield recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 2,528 kg per hectare in 2013.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 714.3 kg per hectare in 1983.
- How does Maldives rank for cereal yield?
- Maldives ranks 106th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield 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 FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.