Millet yields in Maldives
Maldives: Millet yields was 0.8375 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.8375 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
67th
of 89 countries
All-time high
1.75 tonnes per hectare
in 1989
All-time low
0.6667 tonnes per hectare
in 1983
Years of data
59
1961–2024
Millet yields in Maldives, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.8375 tonnes per hectare for millet yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, millet yields in Maldives peaked at 1.75 tonnes per hectare in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.6667 tonnes per hectare, in 1983.
Maldives ranks 67th of 89 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Millet yields in Maldives, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8824 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.8696 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.8929 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.9091 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.9211 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.9133 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.8964 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.8333 tonnes per hectare | -7.0% |
| 1969 | 0.7125 tonnes per hectare | -14.5% |
| 1970 | 0.8885 tonnes per hectare | +24.7% |
| 1971 | 0.7556 tonnes per hectare | -15.0% |
| 1972 | 0.7667 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.9525 tonnes per hectare | +24.2% |
| 1974 | 0.9863 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.8887 tonnes per hectare | -9.9% |
| 1976 | 0.8125 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 1977 | 0.7667 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 1978 | 0.76 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 1984 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +50.0% |
| 1985 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +50.0% |
| 1988 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -33.3% |
| 1989 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | +75.0% |
| 1990 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -42.9% |
| 1991 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9997 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9973 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.997 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9247 tonnes per hectare | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7418 tonnes per hectare | -19.8% |
| 2016 | 0.886 tonnes per hectare | +19.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8829 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8106 tonnes per hectare | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7238 tonnes per hectare | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7841 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8078 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8493 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8511 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.8375 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.8375 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.25 tonnes per hectare, 67% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.8375 tonnes per hectare is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.14 tonnes per hectare, 74% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Millet yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +75.0% | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.75 tonnes per hectare |
| 1984 | +50.0% | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare |
| 1987 | +50.0% | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.5 tonnes per hectare |
| 1990 | -42.9% | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare |
| 1988 | -33.3% | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8701 tonnes per hectare | 0.7125 tonnes per hectare | 0.9211 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8328 tonnes per hectare | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | 0.9863 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 tonnes per hectare | 0.9997 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9989 tonnes per hectare | 0.997 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9054 tonnes per hectare | 0.7238 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.826 tonnes per hectare | 0.7841 tonnes per hectare | 0.8511 tonnes per hectare | 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)
- 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 millet yields in Maldives?
- Millet yields in Maldives was 0.8375 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest millet yields recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 1.75 tonnes per hectare in 1989.
- What is the lowest millet yields recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6667 tonnes per hectare in 1983.
- How does Maldives rank for millet yields?
- Maldives ranks 67th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is millet yields rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Millet yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.