Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Maldives
Maldives: Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 23 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Maldives, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 23 for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
That represents a change of up 60.5% on the previous year and down 79.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Maldives peaked at 3,004 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.25, in 2021.
Maldives ranks 100th of 101 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 272.99 | — |
| 1962 | 266.29 | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 259.73 | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 253.43 | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 245.06 | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 134.35 | -45.2% |
| 1967 | 129.55 | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 125.59 | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 91.44 | -27.2% |
| 1970 | 207.04 | +126.4% |
| 1971 | 258.2 | +24.7% |
| 1972 | 27.83 | -89.2% |
| 1973 | 1,458 | +5140.0% |
| 1974 | 2,701 | +85.2% |
| 1975 | 3,004 | +11.2% |
| 1976 | 617.6 | -79.4% |
| 1977 | 623.68 | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 163.37 | -73.8% |
| 1979 | 249.99 | +53.0% |
| 1980 | 154.77 | -38.1% |
| 1981 | 236.47 | +52.8% |
| 1982 | 418.1 | +76.8% |
| 1983 | 508.64 | +21.7% |
| 1984 | 593.56 | +16.7% |
| 1985 | 670.75 | +13.0% |
| 1986 | 740.23 | +10.4% |
| 1987 | 804.14 | +8.6% |
| 1988 | 501.17 | -37.7% |
| 1989 | 502.13 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 681.02 | +35.6% |
| 1991 | 927.61 | +36.2% |
| 1992 | 473.62 | -48.9% |
| 1999 | 630.59 | +33.1% |
| 2000 | 516.91 | -18.0% |
| 2001 | 2,288 | +342.5% |
| 2002 | 2,000 | -12.6% |
| 2003 | 1,967 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 1,463 | -25.6% |
| 2005 | 1,427 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 928.96 | -34.9% |
| 2007 | 269.56 | -71.0% |
| 2008 | 704.67 | +161.4% |
| 2009 | 125.57 | -82.2% |
| 2010 | 383.85 | +205.7% |
| 2011 | 574.36 | +49.6% |
| 2012 | 406.26 | -29.3% |
| 2013 | 119.15 | -70.7% |
| 2014 | 110.47 | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 108.08 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 81.45 | -24.6% |
| 2017 | 15.9 | -80.5% |
| 2018 | 30.81 | +93.8% |
| 2020 | 14.52 | -52.9% |
| 2021 | 0.25 | -98.3% |
| 2022 | 1.04 | +316.0% |
| 2023 | 14.33 | +1277.9% |
| 2024 | 23 | +60.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 197.6 | 91.44 | 272.99 | 9 |
| 1970s | 931.1 | 27.83 | 3,004 | 10 |
| 1980s | 513 | 154.77 | 804.14 | 10 |
| 1990s | 678.21 | 473.62 | 927.61 | 4 |
| 2000s | 1,169 | 125.57 | 2,288 | 10 |
| 2010s | 203.37 | 15.9 | 574.36 | 9 |
| 2020s | 10.63 | 0.25 | 23 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 97 Pakistan 31.85 compare
- 98 Haiti 30.1 compare
- 99 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 24.87 compare
- 101 Trinidad and Tobago 13.34 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 — gross per capita production index number in Maldives?
- Sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Maldives was 23 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 3,004 in 1975.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.25 in 2021.
- How does Maldives rank for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Maldives ranks 100th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.2%. 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 Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.