Sorghum — Area harvested in Maldives
Maldives: Sorghum — Area harvested was 43 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Area harvested in Maldives, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 43 ha for sorghum — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested in Maldives peaked at 46 ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1996.
Maldives ranks 104th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sorghum — Area harvested in Maldives, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6 ha | — |
| 1962 | 7 ha | +16.7% |
| 1963 | 8 ha | +14.3% |
| 1964 | 9 ha | +12.5% |
| 1965 | 10 ha | +11.1% |
| 1966 | 11 ha | +10.0% |
| 1967 | 4 ha | -63.6% |
| 1968 | 4 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 4 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 4 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1 ha | -75.0% |
| 1972 | 1 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 3 ha | +200.0% |
| 1975 | 2 ha | -33.3% |
| 1976 | 2 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1 ha | -50.0% |
| 1978 | 1 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2 ha | +100.0% |
| 1994 | 2 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 ha | -50.0% |
| 1996 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 1997 | 17 ha | — |
| 1998 | 45 ha | +164.7% |
| 1999 | 45 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 42 ha | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 40 ha | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 42 ha | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 43 ha | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 40 ha | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 44 ha | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 45 ha | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 46 ha | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 45 ha | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 45 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 45 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 44 ha | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 44 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 44 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 44 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 43 ha | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 43 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 42 ha | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 42 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 42 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 43 ha | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 43 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 43 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 43 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 43 ha | +0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 43 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,373 ha, 1% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7 ha | 4 ha | 11 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.7 ha | 1 ha | 4 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 ha | 1 ha | 1 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.5 ha | 0 ha | 45 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.2 ha | 40 ha | 46 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.3 ha | 42 ha | 45 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 43 ha | 43 ha | 43 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 102 Azerbaijan 49 ha compare
- 103 Bangladesh 48 ha compare
- 105 Croatia 36 ha compare
- 106 North Macedonia 29 ha compare
- 107 Tajikistan 17 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 sorghum — area harvested in Maldives?
- Sorghum — area harvested in Maldives was 43 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 46 ha in 2007.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1996.
- How does Maldives rank for sorghum — area harvested?
- Maldives ranks 104th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sorghum — Area harvested. 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.