Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in Maldives
Maldives: Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita was 6.63 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
6.63 kilograms per year per capita
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
164th
of 192 countries
All-time high
7.31 kilograms per year per capita
in 1968
All-time low
1.73 kilograms per year per capita
in 2012
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in Maldives, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.
Analysis
In 2023, vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Maldives stood at 6.63 kilograms per year per capita.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and up 223.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Maldives peaked at 7.31 kilograms per year per capita in 1968 and was at its lowest, 1.73 kilograms per year per capita, in 2012.
That places Maldives 164th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in Maldives, year by year
| Year | kilograms per year per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.19 kilograms per year per capita | — |
| 1962 | 6.17 kilograms per year per capita | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 6.12 kilograms per year per capita | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 6.1 kilograms per year per capita | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 6.02 kilograms per year per capita | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 6.25 kilograms per year per capita | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 7.05 kilograms per year per capita | +12.8% |
| 1968 | 7.31 kilograms per year per capita | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 7.2 kilograms per year per capita | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 6.6 kilograms per year per capita | -8.4% |
| 1971 | 6.78 kilograms per year per capita | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 4.65 kilograms per year per capita | -31.4% |
| 1973 | 4.72 kilograms per year per capita | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 4.11 kilograms per year per capita | -13.1% |
| 1975 | 3.68 kilograms per year per capita | -10.4% |
| 1976 | 4.01 kilograms per year per capita | +9.1% |
| 1977 | 3.57 kilograms per year per capita | -11.0% |
| 1978 | 3.24 kilograms per year per capita | -9.1% |
| 1979 | 2.65 kilograms per year per capita | -18.4% |
| 1980 | 4.68 kilograms per year per capita | +76.8% |
| 1981 | 4.27 kilograms per year per capita | -8.8% |
| 1982 | 4.29 kilograms per year per capita | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 4.92 kilograms per year per capita | +14.7% |
| 1984 | 5.11 kilograms per year per capita | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 4.88 kilograms per year per capita | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 4.7 kilograms per year per capita | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 4.6 kilograms per year per capita | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 4.75 kilograms per year per capita | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 6.81 kilograms per year per capita | +43.5% |
| 1990 | 6.57 kilograms per year per capita | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 7.13 kilograms per year per capita | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 6.61 kilograms per year per capita | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 6.58 kilograms per year per capita | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 5.75 kilograms per year per capita | -12.7% |
| 1995 | 5.63 kilograms per year per capita | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 5.55 kilograms per year per capita | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 5.7 kilograms per year per capita | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 6.42 kilograms per year per capita | +12.6% |
| 1999 | 6.42 kilograms per year per capita | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7.08 kilograms per year per capita | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 7.06 kilograms per year per capita | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 7.01 kilograms per year per capita | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 6.85 kilograms per year per capita | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 7.15 kilograms per year per capita | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 5.17 kilograms per year per capita | -27.7% |
| 2006 | 5.88 kilograms per year per capita | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 5.5 kilograms per year per capita | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 5.31 kilograms per year per capita | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 4.53 kilograms per year per capita | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 1.89 kilograms per year per capita | -58.3% |
| 2011 | 2.03 kilograms per year per capita | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 1.73 kilograms per year per capita | -14.8% |
| 2013 | 2.05 kilograms per year per capita | +18.5% |
| 2014 | 3.1 kilograms per year per capita | +51.2% |
| 2015 | 2.53 kilograms per year per capita | -18.4% |
| 2016 | 2.55 kilograms per year per capita | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 4.47 kilograms per year per capita | +75.3% |
| 2018 | 5.13 kilograms per year per capita | +14.8% |
| 2019 | 5.84 kilograms per year per capita | +13.8% |
| 2020 | 5.02 kilograms per year per capita | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 4.85 kilograms per year per capita | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 6.86 kilograms per year per capita | +41.4% |
| 2023 | 6.63 kilograms per year per capita | -3.4% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 6.63 kilograms per year per capita is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.38 kilograms per year per capita, 58% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 6.63 kilograms per year per capita is below the median for South Asia, which is 8.26 kilograms per year per capita, 80% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita 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 | +76.8% | 2.65 kilograms per year per capita | 4.68 kilograms per year per capita |
| 2017 | +75.3% | 2.55 kilograms per year per capita | 4.47 kilograms per year per capita |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.49 kilograms per year per capita | 6.02 kilograms per year per capita | 7.31 kilograms per year per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.4 kilograms per year per capita | 2.65 kilograms per year per capita | 6.78 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.9 kilograms per year per capita | 4.27 kilograms per year per capita | 6.81 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.24 kilograms per year per capita | 5.55 kilograms per year per capita | 7.13 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.15 kilograms per year per capita | 4.53 kilograms per year per capita | 7.15 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.13 kilograms per year per capita | 1.73 kilograms per year per capita | 5.84 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.84 kilograms per year per capita | 4.85 kilograms per year per capita | 6.86 kilograms per year per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 161 Zambia 7.08 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 162 Moldova 7.07 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 163 New Zealand 6.99 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 165 Guyana 6.6 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 166 Sierra Leone 6.49 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 167 Ethiopia 6.45 kilograms per year per capita compare
More energy & mining data for Maldives
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 20.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Maldives?
- Vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Maldives was 6.63 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 7.31 kilograms per year per capita in 1968.
- What is the lowest vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.73 kilograms per year per capita in 2012.
- How does Maldives rank for vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita?
- Maldives ranks 164th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 223.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.