Cassava production in Maldives
In 2024 Maldives produced 6 t of cassava, the 94th largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 14%. The record was 133 t in 2004. Area harvested: 4 ha, yield 1.5 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 6 t
- World rank
- 94 of 94
- 10-year change
- −14%
- Record
- 133 t
- 2004
Cassava in Maldives, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Maldives compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.00%
- 0.00% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 1.5
- world 10.2 (−85%)
- kg per person
- 0.01
- world 41.9
- 10-year change
- −14%
- world +18%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 92 | Antigua and Barbuda | 50 | 0.00% |
| 93 | Niue | 44 | 0.00% |
| 94 | Maldives | 6 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of cassava
Share of the world total; Maldives is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.50 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.50 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.50 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.50 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.50 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.50 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.50 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.50 |
| 2016 | 6 | −14% | 4 | 1.50 |
| 2015 | 7 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.75 |
| 2014 | 7 | +75% | 4 | 1.75 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.33 |
| 2012 | 4 | +300% | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2011 | 1 | −67% | 1 | 1.00 |
| 2010 | 3 | +50% | 2 | 1.50 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 2.00 |
| 2008 | 2 | −50% | 1 | 2.00 |
| 2007 | 4 | −86% | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2006 | 28 | −52% | 14 | 2.00 |
| 2005 | 58 | −56% | 25 | 2.32 |
| 2004 | 133 | +90% | 55 | 2.42 |
| 2003 | 70 | −6.7% | 23 | 3.04 |
| 2002 | 75 | −17% | 18 | 4.17 |
| 2001 | 90 | +210% | 20 | 4.50 |
| 2000 | 29 | −26% | 14 | 2.07 |
| 1999 | 39 | 0.0% | 10 | 3.90 |
| 1998 | 39 | −7.1% | 11 | 3.55 |
| 1997 | 42 | +7.7% | 9 | 4.67 |
| 1996 | 39 | +129% | 8 | 4.88 |
| 1995 | 17 | −29% | 8 | 2.13 |
| 1994 | 24 | −4.0% | 7 | 3.43 |
| 1993 | 25 | −7.4% | 9 | 2.78 |
| 1992 | 27 | −10.0% | 9 | 3.00 |
| 1991 | 30 | −27% | 9 | 3.33 |
| 1990 | 41 | +86% | 9 | 4.56 |
| 1989 | 22 | +57% | 7 | 3.14 |
| 1988 | 14 | −18% | 5 | 2.80 |
| 1987 | 17 | −32% | 5 | 3.40 |
| 1986 | 25 | 0.0% | 7 | 3.57 |
| 1985 | 25 | 0.0% | 7 | 3.57 |
| 1984 | 25 | +14% | 7 | 3.57 |
| 1983 | 22 | +10% | 6 | 3.67 |
| 1982 | 20 | 0.0% | 5 | 4.00 |
| 1981 | 20 | +1,900% | 5 | 4.00 |
| 1980 | 1 | −83% | 1 | 1.00 |
| 1979 | 6 | +20% | 2 | 3.00 |
| 1978 | 5 | −17% | 2 | 2.50 |
| 1977 | 6 | +50% | 2 | 3.00 |
| 1976 | 4 | −75% | 1 | 4.00 |
| 1975 | 16 | +78% | 4 | 4.00 |
| 1974 | 9 | −36% | 2 | 4.50 |
| 1973 | 14 | +367% | 4 | 3.50 |
| 1972 | 3 | −63% | 1 | 3.00 |
| 1971 | 8 | −50% | 2 | 4.00 |
| 1970 | 16 | +700% | 4 | 4.00 |
| 1969 | 2 | — | 1 | 2.00 |
| 1968 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — | — | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of cassava in Maldives?
Maldives produced 6 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Maldives rank in the world for production of cassava?
Maldives ranked 94th of 94 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Nigeria with 18.3% of the world total.
How has the production of cassava in Maldives changed?
It fell by 14% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +18% for the world. The record was 133 t in 2004.
What is the yield of cassava in Maldives?
1.5 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (6 t from 4 ha), against a world average of 10.2 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Maldives is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.