Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Maldives
Maldives: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita was 2.44 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.44 kg per hectare
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
106th
of 180 countries
All-time high
2.53 kg per hectare
in 2013
All-time low
0.7143 kg per hectare
in 1983
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Maldives, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Maldives stood at 2.44 kg per hectare.
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 vs. gdp per capita in Maldives peaked at 2.53 kg per hectare in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.7143 kg per hectare, in 1983.
That places Maldives 106th out of 180 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 vs. GDP per capita in Maldives, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8883 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.875 kg per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.8973 kg per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.9125 kg per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.9239 kg per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.9161 kg per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.9058 kg per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.8529 kg per hectare | -5.8% |
| 1969 | 0.783 kg per hectare | -8.2% |
| 1970 | 0.8922 kg per hectare | +13.9% |
| 1971 | 0.7609 kg per hectare | -14.7% |
| 1972 | 0.7813 kg per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.9528 kg per hectare | +22.0% |
| 1974 | 0.9868 kg per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.8899 kg per hectare | -9.8% |
| 1976 | 0.8295 kg per hectare | -6.8% |
| 1977 | 0.7981 kg per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.8235 kg per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.8 kg per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.85 kg per hectare | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 0.7669 kg per hectare | -9.8% |
| 1982 | 0.7403 kg per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.7143 kg per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 1 kg per hectare | +40.0% |
| 1985 | 1 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.25 kg per hectare | +25.0% |
| 1988 | 1 kg per hectare | -20.0% |
| 1989 | 1.38 kg per hectare | +37.5% |
| 1990 | 1 kg per hectare | -27.3% |
| 1991 | 1 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9999 kg per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.22 kg per hectare | +21.7% |
| 1998 | 1.23 kg per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1.35 kg per hectare | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 1.48 kg per hectare | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 1.62 kg per hectare | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 1.67 kg per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 1.5 kg per hectare | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 1.97 kg per hectare | +31.1% |
| 2005 | 1.76 kg per hectare | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 1.93 kg per hectare | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 1.96 kg per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 2.08 kg per hectare | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 2.14 kg per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 2.25 kg per hectare | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 2.37 kg per hectare | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 2.49 kg per hectare | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 2.53 kg per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 2.31 kg per hectare | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 2.28 kg per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 2.47 kg per hectare | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 2.39 kg per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 2.47 kg per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 2.43 kg per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 2.41 kg per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 2.44 kg per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 2.43 kg per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 2.43 kg per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 2.44 kg per hectare | +0.4% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 2.44 kg per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.43 kg per hectare, 71% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 2.44 kg per hectare is below the median for South Asia, which is 3.59 kg per hectare, 68% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita 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% | 0.7143 kg per hectare | 1 kg per hectare |
| 1989 | +37.5% | 1 kg per hectare | 1.38 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | +31.1% | 1.5 kg per hectare | 1.97 kg per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8839 kg per hectare | 0.783 kg per hectare | 0.9239 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8515 kg per hectare | 0.7609 kg per hectare | 0.9868 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9697 kg per hectare | 0.7143 kg per hectare | 1.38 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.08 kg per hectare | 0.9999 kg per hectare | 1.35 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.81 kg per hectare | 1.48 kg per hectare | 2.14 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4 kg per hectare | 2.25 kg per hectare | 2.53 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.43 kg per hectare | 2.41 kg per hectare | 2.44 kg 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 cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Maldives?
- Cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Maldives was 2.44 kg per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 2.53 kg per hectare in 2013.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7143 kg per hectare in 1983.
- How does Maldives rank for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- Maldives ranks 106th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. gdp per capita 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average cereal yield, measured in tonnes per hectare versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.