Maize (corn) — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Caribbean
Caribbean: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, annual growth rate was -0.5714 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Caribbean, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate in Caribbean is -0.5714 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 109.6% on the previous year and down 107.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate in Caribbean peaked at 45.3 % change on previous year in 2009 and was at its lowest, -41.9 % change on previous year, in 2019.
Caribbean ranks 104th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -2.73 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -1.64 % change on previous year | -40.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0801 % change on previous year | -104.9% |
| 1965 | -2.53 % change on previous year | -3261.2% |
| 1966 | 1.34 % change on previous year | -152.9% |
| 1967 | -0.6018 % change on previous year | -144.9% |
| 1968 | -1.1 % change on previous year | +83.6% |
| 1969 | -0.1423 % change on previous year | -87.1% |
| 1970 | 3.22 % change on previous year | -2362.2% |
| 1971 | 1.07 % change on previous year | -66.7% |
| 1972 | 4.73 % change on previous year | +341.3% |
| 1973 | -5.82 % change on previous year | -222.9% |
| 1974 | -10.21 % change on previous year | +75.5% |
| 1975 | -5.38 % change on previous year | -47.3% |
| 1976 | -1.24 % change on previous year | -76.9% |
| 1977 | 6.73 % change on previous year | -642.3% |
| 1978 | 15.52 % change on previous year | +130.5% |
| 1979 | -7.94 % change on previous year | -151.2% |
| 1980 | -9.11 % change on previous year | +14.7% |
| 1981 | -6.18 % change on previous year | -32.2% |
| 1982 | -7.86 % change on previous year | +27.2% |
| 1983 | 12.8 % change on previous year | -262.8% |
| 1984 | 8.31 % change on previous year | -35.1% |
| 1985 | 9.87 % change on previous year | +18.8% |
| 1986 | 0.9771 % change on previous year | -90.1% |
| 1987 | -0.4637 % change on previous year | -147.5% |
| 1988 | -0.4581 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1989 | -2.18 % change on previous year | +375.7% |
| 1990 | -14.37 % change on previous year | +559.3% |
| 1991 | 8.82 % change on previous year | -161.4% |
| 1992 | 19.94 % change on previous year | +126.1% |
| 1993 | -3.86 % change on previous year | -119.4% |
| 1994 | 9.41 % change on previous year | -343.8% |
| 1995 | -2.79 % change on previous year | -129.7% |
| 1996 | 0.6702 % change on previous year | -124.0% |
| 1997 | 15.87 % change on previous year | +2268.3% |
| 1998 | -10.66 % change on previous year | -167.2% |
| 1999 | 3.57 % change on previous year | -133.5% |
| 2000 | -6.08 % change on previous year | -270.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0669 % change on previous year | -101.1% |
| 2002 | -7.06 % change on previous year | -10659.4% |
| 2003 | 5.82 % change on previous year | -182.5% |
| 2004 | 5.03 % change on previous year | -13.7% |
| 2005 | 1.62 % change on previous year | -67.7% |
| 2006 | -6.81 % change on previous year | -519.3% |
| 2007 | 24.84 % change on previous year | -464.7% |
| 2008 | -18 % change on previous year | -172.5% |
| 2009 | 45.3 % change on previous year | -351.7% |
| 2010 | 10.31 % change on previous year | -77.2% |
| 2011 | -8.86 % change on previous year | -185.9% |
| 2012 | -29.75 % change on previous year | +235.9% |
| 2013 | 40.16 % change on previous year | -235.0% |
| 2014 | 8.04 % change on previous year | -80.0% |
| 2015 | -22.15 % change on previous year | -375.6% |
| 2016 | 1.83 % change on previous year | -108.3% |
| 2017 | -8.53 % change on previous year | -565.3% |
| 2018 | 22.24 % change on previous year | -360.8% |
| 2019 | -41.9 % change on previous year | -288.4% |
| 2020 | 17.54 % change on previous year | -141.9% |
| 2021 | 6.85 % change on previous year | -61.0% |
| 2022 | -11.64 % change on previous year | -269.9% |
| 2023 | 5.94 % change on previous year | -151.0% |
| 2024 | -0.5714 % change on previous year | -109.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Caribbean changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -10659.4% | 0.0669 % change on previous year | -7.06 % change on previous year |
| 1965 | -3261.2% | 0.0801 % change on previous year | -2.53 % change on previous year |
| 1970 | +2362.2% | -0.1423 % change on previous year | 3.22 % change on previous year |
| 1997 | +2268.3% | 0.6702 % change on previous year | 15.87 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.9165 % change on previous year | -2.73 % change on previous year | 1.34 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.0699 % change on previous year | -10.21 % change on previous year | 15.52 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5697 % change on previous year | -9.11 % change on previous year | 12.8 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.66 % change on previous year | -14.37 % change on previous year | 19.94 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.47 % change on previous year | -18 % change on previous year | 45.3 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.86 % change on previous year | -41.9 % change on previous year | 40.16 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.62 % change on previous year | -11.64 % change on previous year | 17.54 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
- 101 El Salvador -0.4868 % change on previous year compare
- 102 Cuba -0.4889 % change on previous year compare
- 103 Togo -0.495 % change on previous year compare
- 105 Italy -0.6219 % change on previous year compare
- 106 Kenya -0.6366 % change on previous year compare
- 107 China, Taiwan Province of -1.03 % change on previous year compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate in Caribbean?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate in Caribbean was -0.5714 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 45.3 % change on previous year in 2009.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was -41.9 % change on previous year in 2019.
- How does Caribbean rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Caribbean ranks 104th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 107.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.