Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield in Maldives
Maldives: Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield was 336.3 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield in Maldives, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield in Maldives is 336.3 kg/ha, measured 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, oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield in Maldives peaked at 571.4 kg/ha in 1967 and was at its lowest, 203.8 kg/ha, in 1979.
That places Maldives 135th out of 183 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.
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield in Maldives, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 506.4 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 516.8 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 527.2 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 538.4 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 549.6 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 553.8 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 571.4 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 560 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 567.6 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 547.8 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 482.6 kg/ha | -11.9% |
| 1972 | 293 kg/ha | -39.3% |
| 1973 | 318.3 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 1974 | 284.9 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 1975 | 466.2 kg/ha | +63.6% |
| 1976 | 333.9 kg/ha | -28.4% |
| 1977 | 403.3 kg/ha | +20.8% |
| 1978 | 288.5 kg/ha | -28.5% |
| 1979 | 203.8 kg/ha | -29.4% |
| 1980 | 472.5 kg/ha | +131.8% |
| 1981 | 377.4 kg/ha | -20.1% |
| 1982 | 352 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 320 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 1984 | 304 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 304 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 305.8 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 254.9 kg/ha | -16.6% |
| 1988 | 272 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 343.5 kg/ha | +26.3% |
| 1990 | 338.2 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 358.8 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 359.3 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 359.7 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 360.1 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 360.6 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 361 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 361.5 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 366.2 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 373.1 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 391.8 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 361.4 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 288.4 kg/ha | -20.2% |
| 2003 | 428 kg/ha | +48.4% |
| 2004 | 427.2 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 378.6 kg/ha | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 361.1 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 331.2 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 332 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 344.7 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 340.8 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 327.9 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 342 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 347.5 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 348 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 344.8 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 342.5 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 342.4 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 342 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 341.1 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 339.4 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 339.4 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 338.5 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 337.4 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 336.3 kg/ha | -0.3% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 336.3 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 601.5 kg/ha, 56% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 336.3 kg/ha is below the median for South Asia, which is 575.2 kg/ha, 58% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — 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% | 203.8 kg/ha | 472.5 kg/ha |
| 1975 | +63.6% | 284.9 kg/ha | 466.2 kg/ha |
| 2003 | +48.4% | 288.4 kg/ha | 428 kg/ha |
| 1972 | -39.3% | 482.6 kg/ha | 293 kg/ha |
| 1979 | -29.4% | 288.5 kg/ha | 203.8 kg/ha |
| 1976 | -28.4% | 466.2 kg/ha | 333.9 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 543.47 kg/ha | 506.4 kg/ha | 571.4 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 362.23 kg/ha | 203.8 kg/ha | 547.8 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 330.61 kg/ha | 254.9 kg/ha | 472.5 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 359.85 kg/ha | 338.2 kg/ha | 373.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 364.44 kg/ha | 288.4 kg/ha | 428 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 341.9 kg/ha | 327.9 kg/ha | 348 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 338.2 kg/ha | 336.3 kg/ha | 339.4 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 132 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 361.4 kg/ha compare
- 133 Mali 359.4 kg/ha compare
- 134 Mauritania 337.8 kg/ha compare
- 136 Rwanda 335.4 kg/ha compare
- 137 Guinea 332.5 kg/ha compare
- 137 Turkmenistan 332.5 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 oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield in Maldives?
- Oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield in Maldives was 336.3 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 571.4 kg/ha in 1967.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 203.8 kg/ha in 1979.
- How does Maldives rank for oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield?
- Maldives ranks 135th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, cake equivalent — 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 Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.