Portugal vs Spain: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Portugal
0.823 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
0.4801 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
73rd
Spain rank
76th
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.823 ha per square kilometre against 0.4801 ha per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 0.3429 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.7 times Spain's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 73rd and Spain ranks 76th of 150 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.22 ha per square kilometre | 0.9635 ha per square kilometre | 4.26 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1970s | 4.32 ha per square kilometre | 0.9783 ha per square kilometre | 3.34 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1980s | 2.93 ha per square kilometre | 0.9555 ha per square kilometre | 1.98 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1990s | 2.01 ha per square kilometre | 0.8205 ha per square kilometre | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2000s | 1.37 ha per square kilometre | 0.8428 ha per square kilometre | 0.5233 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2010s | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | 0.7414 ha per square kilometre | 0.2907 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.8119 ha per square kilometre | 0.6285 ha per square kilometre | 0.1833 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre, Portugal or Spain?
- Portugal, at 0.823 ha per square kilometre against 0.4801 ha per square kilometre in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre between Portugal and Spain?
- 0.3429 ha per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Portugal ranks 73rd and Spain ranks 76th of 150 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.