Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Yield in Maldives
Maldives: Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Yield was 4,045 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Yield in Maldives, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 4,045 kg/ha for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — yield in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — yield in Maldives peaked at 6,000 kg/ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 500 kg/ha, in 1998.
That places Maldives 173rd out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Yield in Maldives, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,000 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 2,000 kg/ha | +100.0% |
| 1970 | 5,200 kg/ha | +160.0% |
| 1971 | 5,000 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 5,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 4,000 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 1974 | 4,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3,500 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 1976 | 3,500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 3,500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2,000 kg/ha | -42.9% |
| 1979 | 2,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 3,000 kg/ha | +50.0% |
| 1982 | 3,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2,000 kg/ha | -33.3% |
| 1985 | 2,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,000 kg/ha | -50.0% |
| 1989 | 2,000 kg/ha | +100.0% |
| 1990 | 2,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 2,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2,500 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 1994 | 2,500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2,200 kg/ha | -12.0% |
| 1996 | 1,832 kg/ha | -16.7% |
| 1997 | 1,000 kg/ha | -45.4% |
| 1998 | 500 kg/ha | -50.0% |
| 1999 | 2,610 kg/ha | +421.9% |
| 2000 | 5,133 kg/ha | +96.7% |
| 2001 | 5,000 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 5,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4,703 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 4,500 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 5,000 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 5,333 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 6,000 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 5,000 kg/ha | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 5,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4,803 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 4,551 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 4,111 kg/ha | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 4,000 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 4,027 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 4,410 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 3,954 kg/ha | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 4,150 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 4,011 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 4,038 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 3,818 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 4,038 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 4,047 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 4,050 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 4,045 kg/ha | -0.1% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 4,045 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21,302 kg/ha, 19% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 4,045 kg/ha is below the median for South Asia, which is 13,245 kg/ha, 31% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +421.9% | 500 kg/ha | 2,610 kg/ha |
| 1970 | +160.0% | 2,000 kg/ha | 5,200 kg/ha |
| 1969 | +100.0% | 1,000 kg/ha | 2,000 kg/ha |
| 1989 | +100.0% | 1,000 kg/ha | 2,000 kg/ha |
| 2000 | +96.7% | 2,610 kg/ha | 5,133 kg/ha |
| 1981 | +50.0% | 2,000 kg/ha | 3,000 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,111 kg/ha | 1,000 kg/ha | 2,000 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,770 kg/ha | 2,000 kg/ha | 5,200 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,200 kg/ha | 1,000 kg/ha | 3,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,914 kg/ha | 500 kg/ha | 2,610 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,067 kg/ha | 4,500 kg/ha | 6,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,206 kg/ha | 3,954 kg/ha | 4,803 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,000 kg/ha | 3,818 kg/ha | 4,050 kg/ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — yield in Maldives?
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — yield in Maldives was 4,045 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — yield recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 6,000 kg/ha in 2007.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — yield recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 kg/ha in 1998.
- How does Maldives rank for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — yield?
- Maldives ranks 173rd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — yield rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.