Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Maldives
Maldives: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 50 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Maldives, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Maldives stood at 50 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 150.0% on the previous year and up 450.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Maldives peaked at 267.35 % change on previous year in 2001 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 2021.
That places Maldives 6th out of 127 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1964 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1965 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1966 | -33.33 % change on previous year | — |
| 1967 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1968 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1969 | -25 % change on previous year | — |
| 1970 | 100 % change on previous year | -500.0% |
| 1971 | 33.33 % change on previous year | -66.7% |
| 1972 | -87.5 % change on previous year | -362.5% |
| 1974 | 87.5 % change on previous year | -200.0% |
| 1975 | 11.11 % change on previous year | -87.3% |
| 1976 | -78 % change on previous year | -802.0% |
| 1977 | 4.55 % change on previous year | -105.8% |
| 1978 | -73.91 % change on previous year | -1726.1% |
| 1979 | 66.67 % change on previous year | -190.2% |
| 1980 | -40 % change on previous year | -160.0% |
| 1981 | 66.67 % change on previous year | -266.7% |
| 1982 | 80 % change on previous year | +20.0% |
| 1983 | 22.22 % change on previous year | -72.2% |
| 1984 | 22.73 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 14.81 % change on previous year | -34.8% |
| 1986 | 16.13 % change on previous year | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 11.11 % change on previous year | -31.1% |
| 1988 | -35 % change on previous year | -415.0% |
| 1989 | 3.85 % change on previous year | -111.0% |
| 1990 | 40.74 % change on previous year | +959.3% |
| 1991 | 36.84 % change on previous year | -9.6% |
| 1992 | -46.15 % change on previous year | -225.3% |
| 1993 | -23.57 % change on previous year | -48.9% |
| 1994 | 2.8 % change on previous year | -111.9% |
| 1995 | -40.91 % change on previous year | -1559.1% |
| 1996 | -24.62 % change on previous year | -39.8% |
| 1997 | 2.04 % change on previous year | -108.3% |
| 1998 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1999 | -42 % change on previous year | — |
| 2000 | 68.97 % change on previous year | -264.2% |
| 2001 | 267.35 % change on previous year | +287.7% |
| 2002 | -11.11 % change on previous year | -104.2% |
| 2003 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2004 | -25 % change on previous year | — |
| 2005 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2006 | -33.33 % change on previous year | — |
| 2007 | -70 % change on previous year | +110.0% |
| 2008 | 170.83 % change on previous year | -344.0% |
| 2009 | -76.92 % change on previous year | -145.0% |
| 2010 | 160 % change on previous year | -308.0% |
| 2011 | 51.28 % change on previous year | -67.9% |
| 2012 | -22.03 % change on previous year | -143.0% |
| 2013 | -69.57 % change on previous year | +215.7% |
| 2014 | -14.29 % change on previous year | -79.5% |
| 2015 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2016 | -25 % change on previous year | — |
| 2017 | -77.78 % change on previous year | +211.1% |
| 2018 | 100 % change on previous year | -228.6% |
| 2019 | -50 % change on previous year | -150.0% |
| 2020 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2021 | -100 % change on previous year | — |
| 2024 | 50 % change on previous year | -150.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | -1726.1% | 4.55 % change on previous year | -73.91 % change on previous year |
| 1995 | -1559.1% | 2.8 % change on previous year | -40.91 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -7.29 % change on previous year | -33.33 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 7.08 % change on previous year | -87.5 % change on previous year | 100 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 16.25 % change on previous year | -40 % change on previous year | 80 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -9.48 % change on previous year | -46.15 % change on previous year | 40.74 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.08 % change on previous year | -76.92 % change on previous year | 267.35 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.26 % change on previous year | -77.78 % change on previous year | 160 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -16.67 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 50 % change on previous year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 3 Niger 70.24 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 61.6 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Mauritius 59.5 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Bhutan 35.29 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Kenya 25.77 % change on previous year compare
- 9 United Republic of Tanzania 23.89 % change on previous year 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 sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Maldives?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Maldives was 50 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 267.35 % change on previous year in 2001.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 2021.
- How does Maldives rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Maldives ranks 6th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 450.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Sweet potatoes — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Sweet potatoes — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.