New Zealand vs Sri Lanka: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita

New Zealand
0.0041 ha per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.0033 ha per person
in 2024
New Zealand rank
92nd
Sri Lanka rank
94th

Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita over time

  • New Zealand
  • Sri Lanka
0.0020.0040.0060.0080.01196119922024

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.0041 ha per person against 0.0033 ha per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0008 ha per person.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

New Zealand ranks 92nd and Sri Lanka ranks 94th of 150 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0015 ha per person 0.0013 ha per person 0.0002 ha per person New Zealand
1970s 0.006 ha per person 0.002 ha per person 0.004 ha per person New Zealand
1980s 0.0055 ha per person 0.0019 ha per person 0.0036 ha per person New Zealand
1990s 0.0049 ha per person 0.0017 ha per person 0.0031 ha per person New Zealand
2000s 0.0046 ha per person 0.0016 ha per person 0.003 ha per person New Zealand
2010s 0.004 ha per person 0.0029 ha per person 0.0011 ha per person New Zealand
2020s 0.0035 ha per person 0.0038 ha per person 0.0003 ha per person Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita, New Zealand or Sri Lanka?
New Zealand, at 0.0041 ha per person against 0.0033 ha per person in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita between New Zealand and Sri Lanka?
0.0008 ha per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sri Lanka?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and Sri Lanka rank globally for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
New Zealand ranks 92nd and Sri Lanka ranks 94th of 150 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
151 places, 8,269 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.