Index of cereal production yield and land use in Maldives
Maldives: Index of cereal production yield and land use was 84 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Index of cereal production yield and land use in Maldives, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for index of cereal production yield and land use in Maldives is 84, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, index of cereal production yield and land use in Maldives peaked at 2,326 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1987.
That places Maldives 177th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Index of cereal production yield and land use in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 179 | — |
| 1962 | 240 | +34.1% |
| 1963 | 292 | +21.7% |
| 1964 | 343 | +17.5% |
| 1965 | 394 | +14.9% |
| 1966 | 465 | +18.0% |
| 1967 | 308 | -33.8% |
| 1968 | 204 | -33.8% |
| 1969 | 106 | -48.0% |
| 1970 | 269 | +153.8% |
| 1971 | 92 | -65.8% |
| 1972 | 32 | -65.2% |
| 1973 | 805 | +2415.6% |
| 1974 | 833 | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 2,326 | +179.2% |
| 1976 | 176 | -92.4% |
| 1977 | 104 | -40.9% |
| 1978 | 34 | -67.3% |
| 1979 | 50 | +47.1% |
| 1980 | 20 | -60.0% |
| 1981 | 133 | +565.0% |
| 1982 | 77 | -42.1% |
| 1983 | 35 | -54.5% |
| 1984 | 5 | -85.7% |
| 1985 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 1988 | 6 | +50.0% |
| 1989 | 8 | +33.3% |
| 1990 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 1991 | 4 | -42.9% |
| 1992 | 8 | +100.0% |
| 1993 | 10 | +25.0% |
| 1994 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 9 | -18.2% |
| 1997 | 79 | +777.8% |
| 1998 | 75 | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 71 | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 67 | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 68 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 66 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 118 | +78.8% |
| 2004 | 67 | -43.2% |
| 2005 | 68 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 70 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 70 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 70 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 68 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 73 | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 72 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 74 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 77 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 84 | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 86 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 82 | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 83 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 84 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 84 | +0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 84 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 593,828, 0% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 84 is below the median for South Asia, which is 2.24 million, 0% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Index of cereal production yield and land use 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +2415.6% | 32 | 805 |
| 1997 | +777.8% | 9 | 79 |
| 1981 | +565.0% | 20 | 133 |
| 1975 | +179.2% | 833 | 2,326 |
| 1970 | +153.8% | 106 | 269 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 281.22 | 106 | 465 | 9 |
| 1970s | 472.1 | 32 | 2,326 | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.8 | 4 | 133 | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.5 | 4 | 79 | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.2 | 66 | 118 | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.7 | 72 | 86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 84 | 84 | 84 | 5 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 4.59 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 4.59 (2025)
- Rural population 57.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is index of cereal production yield and land use in Maldives?
- Index of cereal production yield and land use in Maldives was 84 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest index of cereal production yield and land use recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 2,326 in 1975.
- What is the lowest index of cereal production yield and land use recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1987.
- How does Maldives rank for index of cereal production yield and land use?
- Maldives ranks 177th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is index of cereal production yield and land use rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Index of cereal production yield and land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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