Sorghum yields in Maldives
Maldives: Sorghum yields was 1.23 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.23 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
68th
of 115 countries
All-time high
1.23 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
0.9091 tonnes per hectare
in 2005
Years of data
63
1961–2024
Sorghum 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 1.23 tonnes per hectare for sorghum yields in 2024. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum yields in Maldives peaked at 1.23 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9091 tonnes per hectare, in 2005.
Maldives ranks 68th of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sorghum yields in Maldives, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9091 tonnes per hectare | -20.9% |
| 2006 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | +34.4% |
| 2007 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 1.23 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.37 tonnes per hectare, 52% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 0.9091 tonnes per hectare | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 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 sorghum yields in Maldives?
- Sorghum yields in Maldives was 1.23 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 sorghum yields recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest sorghum yields recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9091 tonnes per hectare in 2005.
- How does Maldives rank for sorghum yields?
- Maldives ranks 68th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum yields rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sorghum 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.