Green corn (maize) — Area harvested in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Green corn (maize) — Area harvested was 50,568 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Green corn (maize) — Area harvested in European Union (27), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, green corn (maize) — area harvested in European Union (27) stood at 50,568 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 49.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, green corn (maize) — area harvested in European Union (27) peaked at 115,430 ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1961.
That places European Union (27) 14th out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Green corn (maize) — Area harvested in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 ha | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha | — |
| 1963 | 0 ha | — |
| 1964 | 0 ha | — |
| 1965 | 0 ha | — |
| 1966 | 0 ha | — |
| 1967 | 0 ha | — |
| 1968 | 0 ha | — |
| 1969 | 0 ha | — |
| 1970 | 0 ha | — |
| 1971 | 0 ha | — |
| 1972 | 0 ha | — |
| 1973 | 0 ha | — |
| 1974 | 0 ha | — |
| 1975 | 0 ha | — |
| 1976 | 0 ha | — |
| 1977 | 0 ha | — |
| 1978 | 0 ha | — |
| 1979 | 0 ha | — |
| 1980 | 0 ha | — |
| 1981 | 0 ha | — |
| 1982 | 2,343 ha | — |
| 1983 | 2,753 ha | +17.5% |
| 1984 | 3,867 ha | +40.5% |
| 1985 | 4,000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 4,810 ha | +20.2% |
| 1987 | 5,420 ha | +12.7% |
| 1988 | 21,571 ha | +298.0% |
| 1989 | 25,000 ha | +15.9% |
| 1990 | 34,773 ha | +39.1% |
| 1991 | 38,787 ha | +11.5% |
| 1992 | 35,927 ha | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 34,111 ha | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 37,281 ha | +9.3% |
| 1995 | 44,553 ha | +19.5% |
| 1996 | 45,082 ha | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 47,623 ha | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 51,211 ha | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 53,875 ha | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 76,020 ha | +41.1% |
| 2001 | 79,974 ha | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 91,546 ha | +14.5% |
| 2003 | 101,189 ha | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 91,478 ha | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 82,670 ha | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 90,898 ha | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 96,943 ha | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 107,121 ha | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 95,518 ha | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 91,329 ha | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 102,848 ha | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 100,212 ha | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 102,278 ha | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 100,337 ha | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 115,182 ha | +14.8% |
| 2016 | 115,430 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 113,225 ha | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 47,842 ha | -57.7% |
| 2019 | 47,427 ha | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 53,437 ha | +12.7% |
| 2021 | 47,269 ha | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 50,439 ha | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 50,400 ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 50,568 ha | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,976 ha | 0 ha | 25,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 42,322 ha | 34,111 ha | 53,875 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 91,336 ha | 76,020 ha | 107,121 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 93,611 ha | 47,427 ha | 115,430 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 50,423 ha | 47,269 ha | 53,437 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 11 Japan 20,874 ha compare
- 12 France 20,568 ha compare
- 13 China (People’s Republic of) 20,299 ha compare
- 13 China, mainland 20,299 ha compare
- 15 Canada 16,070 ha compare
- 16 Greece 15,436 ha compare
- 17 Australia and New Zealand 10,926 ha compare
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- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production 50.78 million t (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield 36,697 kg/ha (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested 1.38 million ha (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested 17.22 million ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is green corn (maize) — area harvested in European Union (27)?
- Green corn (maize) — area harvested in European Union (27) was 50,568 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest green corn (maize) — area harvested recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 115,430 ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest green corn (maize) — area harvested recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1961.
- How does European Union (27) rank for green corn (maize) — area harvested?
- European Union (27) ranks 14th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is green corn (maize) — area harvested rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this European Union (27) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Green corn (maize) — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.