Coconuts, in shell — Yield in Maldives
Maldives: Coconuts, in shell — Yield was 4,204 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Coconuts, in shell — Yield in Maldives, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 4,204 kg/ha for coconuts, in shell — yield in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coconuts, in shell — yield in Maldives peaked at 7,143 kg/ha in 1967 and was at its lowest, 2,548 kg/ha, in 1979.
That places Maldives 45th out of 84 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Coconuts, in shell — Yield in Maldives, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,330 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 6,460 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 6,590 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 6,730 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 6,870 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 6,923 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 7,143 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 7,000 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 7,095 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 6,847 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 6,033 kg/ha | -11.9% |
| 1972 | 3,663 kg/ha | -39.3% |
| 1973 | 3,978 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 1974 | 3,562 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 1975 | 5,828 kg/ha | +63.6% |
| 1976 | 4,174 kg/ha | -28.4% |
| 1977 | 5,042 kg/ha | +20.8% |
| 1978 | 3,607 kg/ha | -28.5% |
| 1979 | 2,548 kg/ha | -29.4% |
| 1980 | 5,907 kg/ha | +131.8% |
| 1981 | 4,718 kg/ha | -20.1% |
| 1982 | 4,400 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 4,000 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 1984 | 3,800 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 3,800 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3,822 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 3,187 kg/ha | -16.6% |
| 1988 | 3,400 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 4,293 kg/ha | +26.3% |
| 1990 | 4,228 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 4,486 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 4,491 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 4,496 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 4,502 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 4,507 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 4,513 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 4,518 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 4,577 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 4,664 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 4,897 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 4,518 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 3,605 kg/ha | -20.2% |
| 2003 | 5,349 kg/ha | +48.4% |
| 2004 | 5,340 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 4,732 kg/ha | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 4,514 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 4,140 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 4,150 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 4,308 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 4,260 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 4,099 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 4,275 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 4,344 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 4,350 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 4,310 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 4,282 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 4,280 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 4,275 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 4,263 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 4,243 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 4,242 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 4,231 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 4,217 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 4,204 kg/ha | -0.3% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 4,204 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,852 kg/ha, 72% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 4,204 kg/ha is below the median for South Asia, which is 6,793 kg/ha, 62% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coconuts, in shell — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +131.8% | 2,548 kg/ha | 5,907 kg/ha |
| 1975 | +63.6% | 3,562 kg/ha | 5,828 kg/ha |
| 2003 | +48.4% | 3,605 kg/ha | 5,349 kg/ha |
| 1972 | -39.3% | 6,033 kg/ha | 3,663 kg/ha |
| 1979 | -29.4% | 3,607 kg/ha | 2,548 kg/ha |
| 1976 | -28.4% | 5,828 kg/ha | 4,174 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,793 kg/ha | 6,330 kg/ha | 7,143 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,528 kg/ha | 2,548 kg/ha | 6,847 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,133 kg/ha | 3,187 kg/ha | 5,907 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,498 kg/ha | 4,228 kg/ha | 4,664 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,555 kg/ha | 3,605 kg/ha | 5,349 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,274 kg/ha | 4,099 kg/ha | 4,350 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,227 kg/ha | 4,204 kg/ha | 4,243 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 42 Sao Tome and Principe 4,821 kg/ha compare
- 43 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4,676 kg/ha compare
- 44 Guinea-Bissau 4,406 kg/ha compare
- 46 Réunion 4,188 kg/ha compare
- 47 France 4,132 kg/ha compare
- 48 Vanuatu 4,063 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 coconuts, in shell — yield in Maldives?
- Coconuts, in shell — yield in Maldives was 4,204 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest coconuts, in shell — yield recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 7,143 kg/ha in 1967.
- What is the lowest coconuts, in shell — yield recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,548 kg/ha in 1979.
- How does Maldives rank for coconuts, in shell — yield?
- Maldives ranks 45th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coconuts, in shell — yield rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. 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, published as part of Coconuts, in shell — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.