Agriculture & Rural in Maldives

2,495 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Maldives.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Permanent cropland 3.0% 2023 down 39.6% 70th
Arable land 13.4% 2023 up 3.3% 78th
Arable land 0.0076 hectares per person 2023 down 22.0% 194th
Arable land 4,000 hectares 2023 up 2.6% 177th
Agricultural land 59 sq. km 2023 down 7.8% 194th
Fertilizer consumption 92.75 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 down 52.0% 95th
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross per capita 80.46 2024 down 24.8% 106th
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross Production 99.29 2024 down 4.1% 90th
Meat, Total — Production, per capita 0.0016 t per person 2024 down 19.7% 169th
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) 51.16 t 2024 down 53.5% 123rd
Fruit Primary — Production, per capita 0.0084 t per person 2024 down 15.2% 153rd
Meat, Total — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 46.4% 166th
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area 15 ha 2024 down 54.5% 117th
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 11.3% 2025 up 14.9% 106th
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 11.9% 2025 down 5.4% 111th
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 9.4% 2025 up 278.4% 95th
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 9.4 % 2025 up 276.0% 86th
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 11.9 % 2025 down 5.6% 99th
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 11.3 % 2025 up 15.3% 95th
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 5.69 1000 No 2025 up 390.5% 144th
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 23.71 1000 No 2025 up 49.8% 147th
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 29.4 1000 No 2025 up 73.1% 148th
Fruit Primary — Area harvested, per capita 0.001 ha per person 2024 down 9.6% 158th
Fruit Primary — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 43.3% 151st
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita 0 ha per person 2024 down 70.6% 166th
Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, per capita 0.0044 kg/ha per person 2024 down 29.0% 57th
Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per capita 0 t per person 2024 down 72.5% 168th
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita 0.004 ha per person 2024 up 1.6% 78th
Vegetables Primary — Production, per capita 0.0049 t per person 2024 down 25.3% 166th
Fruit Primary — Area harvested, per unit of GDP 0 ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 39.6% 150th
Fruit Primary — Yield, per unit of GDP 0 kg/ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 50.9% 31st
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per unit of GDP 0 ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 80.4% 164th
Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, per unit of GDP 0 kg/ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 52.6% 82nd
Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 81.6% 165th
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per unit of GDP 0 ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 32.1% 101st
Vegetables Primary — Yield, per unit of GDP 0 kg/ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 61.5% 104th
Vegetables Primary — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 50.1% 160th
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Yield 3,349 kg/ha 2024 up 0.1% 119th
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Gross 34 1000 Int$ 2024 down 54.1% 122nd
Lemons and limes — Production 38.33 t 2024 down 4.2% 103rd
Livestock production index 99.53 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 1.8% 144th
Food production index 94.49 2014-2016 = 100 2022 down 3.7% 164th
Crop production index 93.7 2014-2016 = 100 2022 down 4.5% 161st
Average precipitation in depth 1,972 mm per year 2022 unchanged 36th
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Area harvested, per capita 0.0039 ha per person 2024 up 3.2% 21st
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Production, per capita 0.0043 t per person 2024 down 25.2% 112th
Lemons and limes — Area harvested 5 ha 2024 unchanged 101st
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Area harvested, per unit of GDP 0 ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 31.1% 57th
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Yield, per unit of GDP 0 kg/ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 62.0% 97th
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 50.0% 116th
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita 0.0002 ha per person 2024 down 24.9% 159th
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production, per capita 0.0001 t per person 2024 down 27.6% 159th
Meat, Total — Production, per square kilometre 2.9 t per square kilometre 2023 up 3.5% 74th
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per unit of GDP 0 ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 49.8% 156th
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 51.7% 156th
Treenuts, Total — Production 2,200 t 2024 up 4.8% 87th
Bananas — Gross Production Value 244 1000 Int$ 2024 up 6.1% 106th
Fruit Primary — Production, per square kilometre 12.62 t per square kilometre 2023 up 23.9% 60th
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita 0.0002 ha per person 2024 down 24.9% 153rd
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Production, per capita 0.0001 t per person 2024 down 27.6% 158th