Americas vs India: Maize (corn) — Area harvested

Americas
77.14 million ha
in 2024
India
11.35 million ha
in 2024
Americas rank
2nd
India rank
4th

Maize (corn) — Area harvested over time

  • Americas
  • India
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M196119922024

How they compare

Americas currently reports 77.14 million ha against 11.35 million ha in India, a difference of 65.79 million ha.

That makes Americas's figure about 6.8 times India's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 2nd and India ranks 4th of 33 groups.

Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas India Difference Ahead
1960s 46.53 million ha 5.04 million ha 41.49 million ha Americas
1970s 52.81 million ha 5.84 million ha 46.97 million ha Americas
1980s 54.49 million ha 5.84 million ha 48.65 million ha Americas
1990s 56.42 million ha 6.03 million ha 50.39 million ha Americas
2000s 59.23 million ha 7.41 million ha 51.82 million ha Americas
2010s 68.47 million ha 8.99 million ha 59.48 million ha Americas
2020s 76.40 million ha 10.46 million ha 65.94 million ha Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maize (corn) — area harvested, Americas or India?
Americas, at 77.14 million ha against 11.35 million ha in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in maize (corn) — area harvested between Americas and India?
65.79 million ha, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and India?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Americas and India rank globally for maize (corn) — area harvested?
Americas ranks 2nd and India ranks 4th of 33 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Maize (corn) — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Maize (corn) — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
215 places, 11,827 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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