All cereals production in Maldives
In 2024 Maldives produced 205 t of all cereals, the 171st largest in the world (0.00% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 5.1%. The record was 2,070 t in 1975. Area harvested: 84 ha, yield 2.4 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 205 t
- World rank
- 171 of 177
- 10-year change
- +5.1%
- Record
- 2,070 t
- 1975
All cereals in Maldives, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Maldives compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.00%
- 0.00% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 2.4
- world 4.2 (−42%)
- kg per person
- 0.39
- world 384
- 10-year change
- +5.1%
- world +11%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 169 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 427 | 0.00% |
| 170 | Micronesia | 290 | 0.00% |
| 171 | Maldives | 205 | 0.00% |
| 172 | Dominica | 194 | 0.00% |
| 173 | Grenada | 177 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of cereals
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 | 205 | 0.0% | 84 | 2.44 |
| 2023 | 205 | +0.5% | 84 | 2.44 |
| 2022 | 204 | −0.5% | 84 | 2.43 |
| 2021 | 205 | +1.0% | 84 | 2.44 |
| 2020 | 203 | +0.5% | 84 | 2.42 |
| 2019 | 202 | −1.9% | 83 | 2.43 |
| 2018 | 206 | +4.0% | 83 | 2.48 |
| 2017 | 198 | −2.0% | 83 | 2.39 |
| 2016 | 202 | +2.5% | 82 | 2.46 |
| 2015 | 197 | +1.0% | 86 | 2.29 |
| 2014 | 195 | 0.0% | 84 | 2.32 |
| 2013 | 195 | +5.4% | 77 | 2.53 |
| 2012 | 185 | +7.6% | 74 | 2.50 |
| 2011 | 172 | +4.9% | 72 | 2.39 |
| 2010 | 164 | +12% | 73 | 2.25 |
| 2009 | 147 | +1.4% | 68 | 2.16 |
| 2008 | 145 | +5.1% | 70 | 2.07 |
| 2007 | 138 | +2.2% | 70 | 1.97 |
| 2006 | 135 | +13% | 70 | 1.93 |
| 2005 | 120 | −9.1% | 68 | 1.76 |
| 2004 | 132 | −25% | 67 | 1.97 |
| 2003 | 177 | +61% | 118 | 1.50 |
| 2002 | 110 | 0.0% | 66 | 1.67 |
| 2001 | 110 | +11% | 68 | 1.62 |
| 2000 | 99 | +3.1% | 67 | 1.48 |
| 1999 | 96 | +4.3% | 71 | 1.35 |
| 1998 | 92 | −4.2% | 75 | 1.23 |
| 1997 | 96 | +967% | 79 | 1.22 |
| 1996 | 9 | −18% | 9 | 1.00 |
| 1995 | 11 | 0.0% | 11 | 1.00 |
| 1994 | 11 | +10% | 11 | 1.00 |
| 1993 | 10 | +25% | 10 | 1.00 |
| 1992 | 8 | +100% | 8 | 1.00 |
| 1991 | 4 | −43% | 4 | 1.00 |
| 1990 | 7 | −36% | 7 | 1.00 |
| 1989 | 11 | +83% | 8 | 1.38 |
| 1988 | 6 | +20% | 6 | 1.00 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.25 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0.0% | 5 | 1.00 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0.0% | 5 | 1.00 |
| 1984 | 5 | −80% | 5 | 1.00 |
| 1983 | 25 | −56% | 35 | 0.71 |
| 1982 | 57 | −44% | 77 | 0.74 |
| 1981 | 102 | +500% | 133 | 0.77 |
| 1980 | 17 | −58% | 20 | 0.85 |
| 1979 | 40 | +43% | 50 | 0.80 |
| 1978 | 28 | −66% | 34 | 0.82 |
| 1977 | 83 | −43% | 104 | 0.80 |
| 1976 | 146 | −93% | 176 | 0.83 |
| 1975 | 2,070 | +152% | 2,326 | 0.89 |
| 1974 | 822 | +7.2% | 833 | 0.99 |
| 1973 | 767 | +2,968% | 805 | 0.95 |
| 1972 | 25 | −64% | 32 | 0.78 |
| 1971 | 70 | −71% | 92 | 0.76 |
| 1970 | 240 | +189% | 269 | 0.89 |
| 1969 | 83 | −52% | 106 | 0.78 |
| 1968 | 174 | −38% | 204 | 0.85 |
| 1967 | 279 | −35% | 308 | 0.91 |
| 1966 | 426 | +17% | 465 | 0.92 |
| 1965 | 364 | +16% | 394 | 0.92 |
| 1964 | 313 | +19% | 343 | 0.91 |
| 1963 | 262 | +25% | 292 | 0.90 |
| 1962 | 210 | +32% | 240 | 0.88 |
| 1961 | 159 | — | 179 | 0.89 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of cereals in Maldives?
Maldives produced 205 t in 2024, 0.00% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Maldives rank in the world for production of cereals?
Maldives ranked 171st of 177 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 20.8% of the world total.
How has the production of cereals in Maldives changed?
It rose by 5.1% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +11% for the world. The record was 2,070 t in 1975.
What is the yield of cereals in Maldives?
2.4 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (205 t from 84 ha), against a world average of 4.2 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 estimated 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.