Oil yields by crop type in Maldives
Maldives: Oil yields by crop type was 0.0573 tonnes per hectare in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
0.0573 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
44th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.7095 tonnes per hectare
in 1967
All-time low
0.0298 tonnes per hectare
in 1979
Years of data
61
1961–2021
Oil yields by crop type in Maldives, 1961–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.0573 tonnes per hectare for oil yields by crop type in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil yields by crop type in Maldives peaked at 0.7095 tonnes per hectare in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.0298 tonnes per hectare, in 1979.
That places Maldives 44th out of 59 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oil yields by crop type in Maldives, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.579 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.5906 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.6011 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.6139 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.6269 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.6757 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 1967 | 0.7095 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 0.6996 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.7074 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.6752 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 1971 | 0.5739 tonnes per hectare | -15.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2093 tonnes per hectare | -63.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2811 tonnes per hectare | +34.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2256 tonnes per hectare | -19.7% |
| 1975 | 0.5221 tonnes per hectare | +131.4% |
| 1976 | 0.3052 tonnes per hectare | -41.5% |
| 1977 | 0.4735 tonnes per hectare | +55.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2837 tonnes per hectare | -40.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0298 tonnes per hectare | -89.5% |
| 1980 | 0.5207 tonnes per hectare | +1649.7% |
| 1981 | 0.4052 tonnes per hectare | -22.2% |
| 1982 | 0.379 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3581 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 0.3519 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3489 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3485 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2689 tonnes per hectare | -22.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2916 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3956 tonnes per hectare | +35.7% |
| 1990 | 0.4074 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4226 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.4354 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4249 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4204 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4098 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4232 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4202 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3988 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3835 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4522 tonnes per hectare | +17.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4449 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3523 tonnes per hectare | -20.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5579 tonnes per hectare | +58.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5623 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4512 tonnes per hectare | -19.8% |
| 2006 | 0.33 tonnes per hectare | -26.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2568 tonnes per hectare | -22.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2582 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2171 tonnes per hectare | -15.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0649 tonnes per hectare | -70.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0665 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0628 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0642 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1031 tonnes per hectare | +60.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1335 tonnes per hectare | +29.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1167 tonnes per hectare | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0568 tonnes per hectare | -51.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0557 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0566 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0596 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0573 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.0573 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2242 tonnes per hectare, 26% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oil yields by crop type 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +1649.7% | 0.0298 tonnes per hectare | 0.5207 tonnes per hectare |
| 1975 | +131.4% | 0.2256 tonnes per hectare | 0.5221 tonnes per hectare |
| 1979 | -89.5% | 0.2837 tonnes per hectare | 0.0298 tonnes per hectare |
| 2010 | -70.1% | 0.2171 tonnes per hectare | 0.0649 tonnes per hectare |
| 1972 | -63.5% | 0.5739 tonnes per hectare | 0.2093 tonnes per hectare |
| 2014 | +60.5% | 0.0642 tonnes per hectare | 0.1031 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6449 tonnes per hectare | 0.579 tonnes per hectare | 0.7095 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3579 tonnes per hectare | 0.0298 tonnes per hectare | 0.6752 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3668 tonnes per hectare | 0.2689 tonnes per hectare | 0.5207 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4146 tonnes per hectare | 0.3835 tonnes per hectare | 0.4354 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3883 tonnes per hectare | 0.2171 tonnes per hectare | 0.5623 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0781 tonnes per hectare | 0.0557 tonnes per hectare | 0.1335 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0584 tonnes per hectare | 0.0573 tonnes per hectare | 0.0596 tonnes per hectare | 2 |
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- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
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- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is oil yields by crop type in Maldives?
- Oil yields by crop type in Maldives was 0.0573 tonnes per hectare in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest oil yields by crop type recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7095 tonnes per hectare in 1967.
- What is the lowest oil yields by crop type recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0298 tonnes per hectare in 1979.
- How does Maldives rank for oil yields by crop type?
- Maldives ranks 44th out of 59 countries with data for 2021.
- Is oil yields by crop type rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Oil yields by crop type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average amount of coconut oil produced per hectare of coconut crops harvested. Note that this calculates the oil yield per hectare, which is different from the yield of the total crop, because not all of the crop can be used for oil.