Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Maldives
Maldives: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0001 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Maldives, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Maldives stood at 0.0001 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Maldives peaked at 0.0002 ha per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 1996.
That places Maldives 135th out of 150 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.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Maldives, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0 ha per person | +30.0% |
| 1964 | 0 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 0 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 ha per person | +478.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 ha per person | -19.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 ha per person | +6.8% |
| 1970 | 0 ha per person | -77.9% |
| 1971 | 0 ha per person | -80.6% |
| 1972 | 0 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0 ha per person | +288.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 ha per person | +628.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 ha per person | -22.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 ha per person | -43.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 ha per person | -9.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 ha per person | -40.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 ha per person | +9.6% |
| 1980 | 0 ha per person | -24.3% |
| 1981 | 0 ha per person | +11.1% |
| 1982 | 0 ha per person | -27.1% |
| 1983 | 0 ha per person | -35.1% |
| 1984 | 0 ha per person | -27.1% |
| 1985 | 0 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 0 ha per person | -67.8% |
| 1988 | 0 ha per person | +190.1% |
| 1989 | 0 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0 ha per person | +29.2% |
| 1991 | 0 ha per person | -51.5% |
| 1992 | 0 ha per person | +94.3% |
| 1993 | 0 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0 ha per person | -51.1% |
| 1996 | 0 ha per person | -100.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 ha per person | — |
| 1998 | 0.0001 ha per person | -50.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 ha per person | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 ha per person | -14.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 ha per person | +22.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 ha per person | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 ha per person | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 ha per person | +20.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 ha per person | -13.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 ha per person | -0.3% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.0001 ha per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0097 ha per person, 1% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.0001 ha per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0056 ha per person, 1% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +628.3% | 0 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person |
| 1967 | +478.6% | 0 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person |
| 1973 | +288.2% | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person |
| 1988 | +190.1% | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person |
| 1992 | +94.3% | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person |
| 1996 | -100.0% | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 5 |
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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Maldives?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Maldives was 0.0001 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 ha per person in 1974.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 1996.
- How does Maldives rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
- Maldives ranks 135th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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.
About this data
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.