Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita in Maldives
Maldives: Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita was 100.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita in Maldives, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Maldives stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Maldives peaked at 100.0% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 78.3%, in 2007.
That places Maldives 1st out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100.0% | — |
| 1962 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 96.6% | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 100.0% | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 90.9% | -9.1% |
| 1990 | 100.0% | +10.0% |
| 1991 | 97.1% | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 97.0% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 92.9% | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 90.6% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 90.9% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 91.4% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 88.9% | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 89.7% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 89.2% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 87.2% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 85.4% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 85.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 82.9% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 79.5% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 79.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 78.3% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 78.7% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 81.6% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +22.5% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.5% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 100.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 55.5%, 1.8× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 100.0% is above the median for South Asia, which is 88.3%, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 98.7% | 90.9% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 93.0% | 88.9% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.8% | 78.3% | 89.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 98.5% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 1 Guinea-Bissau 100.0% compare
- 1 Kiribati 100.0% compare
- 1 Marshall Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Micronesia (country) 100.0% compare
- 1 Nauru 100.0% compare
- 1 Samoa 100.0% compare
- 1 Sao Tome and Principe 100.0% compare
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 share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Maldives?
- Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Maldives was 100.0% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1961.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.3% in 2007.
- How does Maldives rank for share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita?
- Maldives ranks 1st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of domestic cereal supply allocated to direct human food, rather than animal feed or biofuels. GDP is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs across countries.