Cereal yields in Maldives
Maldives: Cereal yields was 2.44 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.44 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
109th
of 186 countries
All-time high
2.53 tonnes per hectare
in 2013
All-time low
0.7143 tonnes per hectare
in 1983
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal yields 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 yields in Maldives stood at 2.44 tonnes 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 yields 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 186 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.
Cereal yields in Maldives, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8883 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.875 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.8973 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.9125 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.9239 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.9161 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.9058 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.8529 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 1969 | 0.783 tonnes per hectare | -8.2% |
| 1970 | 0.8922 tonnes per hectare | +13.9% |
| 1971 | 0.7609 tonnes per hectare | -14.7% |
| 1972 | 0.7813 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.9528 tonnes per hectare | +22.0% |
| 1974 | 0.9868 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.8899 tonnes per hectare | -9.8% |
| 1976 | 0.8295 tonnes per hectare | -6.8% |
| 1977 | 0.7981 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.8235 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.85 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 0.7669 tonnes per hectare | -9.8% |
| 1982 | 0.7403 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +40.0% |
| 1985 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +25.0% |
| 1988 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -20.0% |
| 1989 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | +37.5% |
| 1990 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -27.3% |
| 1991 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9999 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | +21.7% |
| 1998 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | +31.1% |
| 2005 | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 2.37 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 2.49 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 2.53 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 2.31 tonnes per hectare | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 2.28 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 2.47 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 2.47 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 2.41 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 2.44 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 2.44 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 2.44 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.39 tonnes per hectare, 72% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 2.44 tonnes per hectare is below the median for South Asia, which is 3.59 tonnes per hectare, 68% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +40.0% | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare |
| 1989 | +37.5% | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.38 tonnes per hectare |
| 2004 | +31.1% | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 1.97 tonnes per hectare |
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 (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 yields in Maldives?
- Cereal yields 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 yields recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 2.53 tonnes per hectare in 2013.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7143 tonnes per hectare in 1983.
- How does Maldives rank for cereal yields?
- Maldives ranks 109th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields 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 yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.