Sweet potato production in Maldives
Maldives: Sweet potato production was 3.33 tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potato production in Maldives, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potato production in Maldives is 3.33 tonnes, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 60.9% on the previous year and down 73.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potato production in Maldives peaked at 180 tonnes in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.04 tonnes, in 2021.
That places Maldives 118th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potato production in Maldives, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 7 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 7 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 7 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 7 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 4 tonnes | -42.9% |
| 1967 | 4 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 4 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 3 tonnes | -25.0% |
| 1970 | 7 tonnes | +133.3% |
| 1971 | 9 tonnes | +28.6% |
| 1972 | 1 tonnes | -88.9% |
| 1973 | 54 tonnes | +5300.0% |
| 1974 | 103 tonnes | +90.7% |
| 1975 | 118 tonnes | +14.6% |
| 1976 | 25 tonnes | -78.8% |
| 1977 | 26 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 7 tonnes | -73.1% |
| 1979 | 11 tonnes | +57.1% |
| 1980 | 7 tonnes | -36.4% |
| 1981 | 11 tonnes | +57.1% |
| 1982 | 20 tonnes | +81.8% |
| 1983 | 25 tonnes | +25.0% |
| 1984 | 30 tonnes | +20.0% |
| 1985 | 35 tonnes | +16.7% |
| 1986 | 40 tonnes | +14.3% |
| 1987 | 45 tonnes | +12.5% |
| 1988 | 29 tonnes | -35.6% |
| 1989 | 30 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 42 tonnes | +40.0% |
| 1991 | 59 tonnes | +40.5% |
| 1992 | 31 tonnes | -47.5% |
| 1993 | 31 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 25 tonnes | -19.4% |
| 1995 | 15 tonnes | -40.0% |
| 1996 | 11 tonnes | -26.7% |
| 1997 | 12 tonnes | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 12 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 48 tonnes | +300.0% |
| 2000 | 40 tonnes | -16.7% |
| 2001 | 180 tonnes | +350.0% |
| 2002 | 160 tonnes | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 160 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 121 tonnes | -24.4% |
| 2005 | 120 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 80 tonnes | -33.3% |
| 2007 | 24 tonnes | -70.0% |
| 2008 | 65 tonnes | +170.8% |
| 2009 | 12 tonnes | -81.5% |
| 2010 | 38 tonnes | +216.7% |
| 2011 | 58.89 tonnes | +55.0% |
| 2012 | 43.12 tonnes | -26.8% |
| 2013 | 13.08 tonnes | -69.7% |
| 2014 | 12.54 tonnes | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 12.7 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 9.91 tonnes | -22.0% |
| 2017 | 2 tonnes | -79.8% |
| 2018 | 4 tonnes | +100.0% |
| 2019 | 2 tonnes | -50.0% |
| 2020 | 2 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.04 tonnes | -98.0% |
| 2022 | 0.15 tonnes | +275.0% |
| 2023 | 2.07 tonnes | +1280.0% |
| 2024 | 3.33 tonnes | +60.9% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 3.33 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12,731 tonnes, 0% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 3.33 tonnes is below the median for South Asia, which is 49,825 tonnes, 0% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potato production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +5300.0% | 1 tonnes | 54 tonnes |
| 2023 | +1280.0% | 0.15 tonnes | 2.07 tonnes |
| 2001 | +350.0% | 40 tonnes | 180 tonnes |
| 1999 | +300.0% | 12 tonnes | 48 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.56 tonnes | 3 tonnes | 7 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 36.1 tonnes | 1 tonnes | 118 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.2 tonnes | 7 tonnes | 45 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.6 tonnes | 11 tonnes | 59 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.2 tonnes | 12 tonnes | 180 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.62 tonnes | 2 tonnes | 58.89 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.52 tonnes | 0.04 tonnes | 3.33 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More reference data data for Maldives
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0004 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potato production in Maldives?
- Sweet potato production in Maldives was 3.33 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sweet potato production recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 180 tonnes in 2001.
- What is the lowest sweet potato production recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 tonnes in 2021.
- How does Maldives rank for sweet potato production?
- Maldives ranks 118th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potato production rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.4%. 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 Sweet potato production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sweet potato production is measured in tonnes.