Cereals, primary — Yield in Maldives
Maldives: Cereals, primary — Yield was 2,442 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Yield in Maldives, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 2,442 kg/ha for cereals, primary — yield in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — yield in Maldives peaked at 2,528 kg/ha in 2013 and was at its lowest, 714.3 kg/ha, in 1983.
That places Maldives 107th out of 178 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.
Cereals, primary — Yield in Maldives, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 888.3 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 875 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 897.3 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 912.5 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 923.9 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 916.1 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 905.8 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 852.9 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1969 | 783 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 1970 | 892.2 kg/ha | +13.9% |
| 1971 | 760.9 kg/ha | -14.7% |
| 1972 | 781.3 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 952.8 kg/ha | +22.0% |
| 1974 | 986.8 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 889.9 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 1976 | 829.5 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 1977 | 798.1 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 823.5 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 800 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 850 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 766.9 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 1982 | 740.3 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 714.3 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 1,000 kg/ha | +40.0% |
| 1985 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1,250 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 1988 | 1,000 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 1989 | 1,375 kg/ha | +37.5% |
| 1990 | 1,000 kg/ha | -27.3% |
| 1991 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 999.9 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,217 kg/ha | +21.7% |
| 1998 | 1,227 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1,350 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 1,477 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 1,622 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 1,671 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 1,502 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 1,970 kg/ha | +31.1% |
| 2005 | 1,765 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 1,929 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 1,959 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 2,079 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 2,142 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 2,247 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 2,372 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 2,494 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 2,528 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 2,309 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 2,280 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 2,468 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 2,392 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 2,469 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 2,431 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 2,408 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 2,443 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 2,430 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 2,432 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 2,442 kg/ha | +0.4% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 2,442 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,427 kg/ha, 71% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 2,442 kg/ha is below the median for South Asia, which is 3,592 kg/ha, 68% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals, primary — Yield 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/ha | 1,000 kg/ha |
| 1989 | +37.5% | 1,000 kg/ha | 1,375 kg/ha |
| 2004 | +31.1% | 1,502 kg/ha | 1,970 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 883.87 kg/ha | 783 kg/ha | 923.9 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 851.5 kg/ha | 760.9 kg/ha | 986.8 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 969.65 kg/ha | 714.3 kg/ha | 1,375 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,079 kg/ha | 999.9 kg/ha | 1,350 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,812 kg/ha | 1,477 kg/ha | 2,142 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,399 kg/ha | 2,247 kg/ha | 2,528 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,431 kg/ha | 2,408 kg/ha | 2,443 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 104 Israel 2,619 kg/ha compare
- 105 Palestine 2,522 kg/ha compare
- 106 Nicaragua 2,515 kg/ha compare
- 108 Brunei Darussalam 2,418 kg/ha compare
- 109 Madagascar 2,393 kg/ha compare
- 110 Afghanistan 2,359 kg/ha 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 cereals, primary — yield in Maldives?
- Cereals, primary — yield in Maldives was 2,442 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — yield recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 2,528 kg/ha in 2013.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — yield recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 714.3 kg/ha in 1983.
- How does Maldives rank for cereals, primary — yield?
- Maldives ranks 107th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals, primary — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and 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 or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.