Maize (corn) — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Maize (corn) — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 2.75 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) recorded 2.75 % change on previous year for maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 60.1% on the previous year and up 1,247.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 14.32 % change on previous year in 2003 and was at its lowest, -5.73 % change on previous year, in 2009.
That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 6th out of 30 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 2.35 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 1.27 % change on previous year | -45.8% |
| 1964 | 2.26 % change on previous year | +77.4% |
| 1965 | 4.93 % change on previous year | +118.5% |
| 1966 | 1.34 % change on previous year | -72.7% |
| 1967 | 2.52 % change on previous year | +87.8% |
| 1968 | 1 % change on previous year | -60.3% |
| 1969 | 0.6201 % change on previous year | -38.1% |
| 1970 | -3.72 % change on previous year | -699.5% |
| 1971 | 1.3 % change on previous year | -135.0% |
| 1972 | 3.6 % change on previous year | +176.9% |
| 1973 | 2.05 % change on previous year | -43.2% |
| 1974 | 5.94 % change on previous year | +190.3% |
| 1975 | -2.32 % change on previous year | -139.0% |
| 1976 | 2.62 % change on previous year | -213.1% |
| 1977 | -1.67 % change on previous year | -163.6% |
| 1978 | 5.14 % change on previous year | -408.7% |
| 1979 | -3.47 % change on previous year | -167.5% |
| 1980 | 1.21 % change on previous year | -134.8% |
| 1981 | 1.55 % change on previous year | +28.0% |
| 1982 | 1.63 % change on previous year | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 2.27 % change on previous year | +39.4% |
| 1984 | -1.76 % change on previous year | -177.4% |
| 1985 | 7.28 % change on previous year | -513.7% |
| 1986 | 4.01 % change on previous year | -44.9% |
| 1987 | -0.9974 % change on previous year | -124.9% |
| 1988 | 6.53 % change on previous year | -754.4% |
| 1989 | 0.6794 % change on previous year | -89.6% |
| 1990 | -1.73 % change on previous year | -355.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2564 % change on previous year | -114.8% |
| 1992 | 0.5499 % change on previous year | +114.5% |
| 1993 | 2.6 % change on previous year | +372.5% |
| 1994 | 6.45 % change on previous year | +148.1% |
| 1995 | -1.65 % change on previous year | -125.6% |
| 1996 | 5.33 % change on previous year | -422.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3336 % change on previous year | -93.7% |
| 1998 | 2.16 % change on previous year | +546.5% |
| 1999 | -2.2 % change on previous year | -202.2% |
| 2000 | -2.08 % change on previous year | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 2.41 % change on previous year | -215.5% |
| 2002 | 7.63 % change on previous year | +216.7% |
| 2003 | 14.32 % change on previous year | +87.7% |
| 2004 | -1.14 % change on previous year | -108.0% |
| 2005 | 9.45 % change on previous year | -928.1% |
| 2006 | -4.36 % change on previous year | -146.2% |
| 2007 | -0.102 % change on previous year | -97.7% |
| 2008 | 13.73 % change on previous year | -13556.9% |
| 2009 | -5.73 % change on previous year | -141.7% |
| 2010 | 7.48 % change on previous year | -230.6% |
| 2011 | 4.49 % change on previous year | -39.9% |
| 2012 | 5.3 % change on previous year | +18.0% |
| 2013 | 1.34 % change on previous year | -74.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2038 % change on previous year | -84.8% |
| 2015 | -0.1951 % change on previous year | -195.7% |
| 2016 | 3.52 % change on previous year | -1902.9% |
| 2017 | 2.74 % change on previous year | -22.0% |
| 2018 | 4.53 % change on previous year | +65.3% |
| 2019 | -2.51 % change on previous year | -155.4% |
| 2020 | 4.8 % change on previous year | -291.2% |
| 2021 | 1.94 % change on previous year | -59.5% |
| 2022 | 1.94 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 6.87 % change on previous year | +254.0% |
| 2024 | 2.75 % change on previous year | -60.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +13556.9% | -0.102 % change on previous year | 13.73 % change on previous year |
| 2016 | +1902.9% | -0.1951 % change on previous year | 3.52 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.04 % change on previous year | 0.6201 % change on previous year | 4.93 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.9478 % change on previous year | -3.72 % change on previous year | 5.94 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.24 % change on previous year | -1.76 % change on previous year | 7.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.21 % change on previous year | -2.2 % change on previous year | 6.45 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.41 % change on previous year | -5.73 % change on previous year | 14.32 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.69 % change on previous year | -2.51 % change on previous year | 7.48 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.66 % change on previous year | 1.94 % change on previous year | 6.87 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- 3 Lebanon 66.9 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Belarus 66.67 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Tajikistan 51.44 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Yemen 50.51 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Montenegro 48.9 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Luxembourg 47.06 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Armenia 45.04 % change on previous year compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 2.75 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.32 % change on previous year in 2003.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.73 % change on previous year in 2009.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 6th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,247.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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
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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.