Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Maldives
Maldives: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.1901 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Maldives, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Maldives stood at 0.1901 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of down 10.2% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Maldives peaked at 0.2436 tonnes per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0832 tonnes per person, in 1978.
That places Maldives 82nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Maldives, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0856 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0939 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0916 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0894 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0865 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0922 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0889 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0948 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1969 | 0.092 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0893 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0945 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0993 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1037 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0935 tonnes per person | -9.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0978 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1085 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1777 tonnes per person | +63.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0832 tonnes per person | -53.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1559 tonnes per person | +87.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1517 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1652 tonnes per person | +8.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1663 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1396 tonnes per person | -16.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1574 tonnes per person | +12.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1315 tonnes per person | -16.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1523 tonnes per person | +15.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1422 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1233 tonnes per person | -13.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1653 tonnes per person | +34.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1602 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1467 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 1992 | 0.13 tonnes per person | -11.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1103 tonnes per person | -15.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1236 tonnes per person | +12.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1208 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1525 tonnes per person | +26.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1195 tonnes per person | -21.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1247 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.137 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1383 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1499 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.144 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1417 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1526 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1469 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1561 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1603 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1755 tonnes per person | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1608 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1691 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1766 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1577 tonnes per person | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1775 tonnes per person | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1934 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1985 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2436 tonnes per person | +22.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2095 tonnes per person | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1923 tonnes per person | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1866 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1992 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2015 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2118 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1901 tonnes per person | -10.2% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.1901 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1724 tonnes per person, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.1901 tonnes per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0634 tonnes per person, 3.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +87.3% | 0.0832 tonnes per person | 0.1559 tonnes per person |
| 1977 | +63.9% | 0.1085 tonnes per person | 0.1777 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0905 tonnes per person | 0.0856 tonnes per person | 0.0948 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1103 tonnes per person | 0.0832 tonnes per person | 0.1777 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1495 tonnes per person | 0.1233 tonnes per person | 0.1663 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1325 tonnes per person | 0.1103 tonnes per person | 0.1602 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1526 tonnes per person | 0.1383 tonnes per person | 0.1755 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1905 tonnes per person | 0.1577 tonnes per person | 0.2436 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2006 tonnes per person | 0.1901 tonnes per person | 0.2118 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 79 Albania 0.1924 tonnes per person compare
- 80 Bahrain 0.1909 tonnes per person compare
- 81 New Zealand 0.1904 tonnes per person compare
- 83 Saint Lucia 0.1896 tonnes per person compare
- 84 Switzerland 0.1827 tonnes per person compare
- 85 Vanuatu 0.181 tonnes per person 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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Maldives?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Maldives was 0.1901 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2436 tonnes per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0832 tonnes per person in 1978.
- How does Maldives rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Maldives ranks 82nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.