Starchy Roots — Food supply in Maldives
Maldives: Starchy Roots — Food supply was 9,311 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Starchy Roots — Food supply in Maldives, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, starchy roots — food supply in Maldives stood at 9,311 million Kcal.
That represents a change of up 24.4% on the previous year and up 55.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starchy roots — food supply in Maldives peaked at 9,718 million Kcal in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5,370 million Kcal, in 2010.
That places Maldives 179th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Starchy Roots — Food supply in Maldives, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5,370 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 5,539 million Kcal | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 5,862 million Kcal | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 6,006 million Kcal | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 7,610 million Kcal | +26.7% |
| 2015 | 7,534 million Kcal | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 8,645 million Kcal | +14.7% |
| 2017 | 8,240 million Kcal | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 8,031 million Kcal | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 9,718 million Kcal | +21.0% |
| 2020 | 6,239 million Kcal | -35.8% |
| 2021 | 6,576 million Kcal | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 7,486 million Kcal | +13.8% |
| 2023 | 9,311 million Kcal | +24.4% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 9,311 million Kcal is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 244,440 million Kcal, 4% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 9,311 million Kcal is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.31 million million Kcal, 1% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7,255 million Kcal | 5,370 million Kcal | 9,718 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,403 million Kcal | 6,239 million Kcal | 9,311 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 176 French Polynesia 11,099 million Kcal compare
- 177 Iceland 10,228 million Kcal compare
- 178 Tonga 9,719 million Kcal compare
- 180 Sao Tome and Principe 8,699 million Kcal compare
- 181 New Caledonia 7,523 million Kcal compare
- 182 Bahamas 5,679 million Kcal 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 starchy roots — food supply in Maldives?
- Starchy roots — food supply in Maldives was 9,311 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest starchy roots — food supply recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 9,718 million Kcal in 2019.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — food supply recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,370 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does Maldives rank for starchy roots — food supply?
- Maldives ranks 179th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is starchy roots — food supply rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.0%. 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 Starchy Roots — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.