Fish landings and discards in Maldives
Maldives: Fish landings and discards was 53.07 in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Fish landings and discards in Maldives, 2013–2018
Source: Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 53.07 for fish landings and discards in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 44.7% on the previous year and down 81.7% over ten years.
That places Maldives 134th out of 161 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Fish landings and discards in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 289.48 | — |
| 2014 | 277.16 | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 60.24 | -78.3% |
| 2016 | 206.26 | +242.4% |
| 2017 | 95.98 | -53.5% |
| 2018 | 53.07 | -44.7% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 53.07 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,034, 1% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Maldives
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 fish landings and discards in Maldives?
- Fish landings and discards in Maldives was 53.07 in 2018, according to Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fish landings and discards recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 289.48 in 2013.
- What is the lowest fish landings and discards recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.07 in 2018.
- How does Maldives rank for fish landings and discards?
- Maldives ranks 134th out of 161 countries with data for 2018.
- Is fish landings and discards rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fish landings and discards. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
– Landings represent aquatic animals that are caught and brought ashore for use. – Discards are animals thrown back (alive or dead) into the sea after being caught during fishing activities.