Americas vs Niger: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, annual growth rate

Americas
-2.71 % change on previous year
in 2024
Niger
18.89 % change on previous year
in 2024
Americas rank
23rd
Niger rank
21st

Maize (corn) — Area harvested, annual growth rate over time

  • Americas
  • Niger
0200400600800196219932024

How they compare

Niger currently reports 18.89 % change on previous year against -2.71 % change on previous year in Americas, a difference of 21.6 % change on previous year.

That makes Niger's figure about 7.0 times Americas's.

The two have swapped places 38 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Niger ahead.

Americas ranks 23rd and Niger ranks 21st of 30 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Americas averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas Niger Difference Ahead
1960s 1.13 % change on previous year 2.73 % change on previous year 1.59 % change on previous year Niger
1970s 1.42 % change on previous year 21.94 % change on previous year 20.52 % change on previous year Niger
1980s 0.1926 % change on previous year -5.74 % change on previous year 5.94 % change on previous year Americas
1990s 0.6021 % change on previous year 50.3 % change on previous year 49.69 % change on previous year Niger
2000s 1.35 % change on previous year -19.73 % change on previous year 21.07 % change on previous year Americas
2010s 1.51 % change on previous year 85.14 % change on previous year 83.64 % change on previous year Niger
2020s 1.64 % change on previous year 34.54 % change on previous year 32.9 % change on previous year Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate, Americas or Niger?
Niger, at 18.89 % change on previous year against -2.71 % change on previous year in Americas as of 2024.
What is the difference in maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate between Americas and Niger?
21.6 % change on previous year, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Niger?
62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
How do Americas and Niger rank globally for maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate?
Americas ranks 23rd and Niger ranks 21st of 30 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Maize (corn) — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Americas vs Niger: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 13 November 2026, from https://agriculture.statizoid.com/compare/maize-corn-area-harvested-annual-growth-rate/americas/niger/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://agriculture.statizoid.com/compare/maize-corn-area-harvested-annual-growth-rate/americas/niger/">Americas vs Niger: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, annual growth rate</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
211 places, 11,528 data points, 1962–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Maize (corn) — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.