Maize (corn) — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Melanesia
Melanesia: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 14.95 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Melanesia, 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 Melanesia is 14.95 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,236.3% on the previous year and up 630.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate in Melanesia peaked at 49.68 % change on previous year in 1978 and was at its lowest, -25.68 % change on previous year, in 1969.
Melanesia ranks 28th of 181 countries on this measure, 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 Melanesia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -6.97 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -2.23 % change on previous year | -68.0% |
| 1964 | 1.52 % change on previous year | -168.2% |
| 1965 | -4.26 % change on previous year | -380.4% |
| 1966 | -4.81 % change on previous year | +12.9% |
| 1967 | 40.01 % change on previous year | -931.3% |
| 1968 | 31.87 % change on previous year | -20.3% |
| 1969 | -25.68 % change on previous year | -180.6% |
| 1970 | -6.86 % change on previous year | -73.3% |
| 1971 | -13.65 % change on previous year | +98.9% |
| 1972 | 0.9164 % change on previous year | -106.7% |
| 1973 | 6.58 % change on previous year | +618.4% |
| 1974 | -12.73 % change on previous year | -293.3% |
| 1975 | 1.46 % change on previous year | -111.5% |
| 1976 | 15.21 % change on previous year | +939.0% |
| 1977 | 4.44 % change on previous year | -70.8% |
| 1978 | 49.68 % change on previous year | +1019.7% |
| 1979 | -13.22 % change on previous year | -126.6% |
| 1980 | 8.35 % change on previous year | -163.1% |
| 1981 | 15.02 % change on previous year | +79.9% |
| 1982 | 3.7 % change on previous year | -75.3% |
| 1983 | -0.6252 % change on previous year | -116.9% |
| 1984 | -5.45 % change on previous year | +772.1% |
| 1985 | -15.43 % change on previous year | +183.0% |
| 1986 | 3.33 % change on previous year | -121.6% |
| 1987 | 9.25 % change on previous year | +177.3% |
| 1988 | 10.45 % change on previous year | +13.1% |
| 1989 | -3.28 % change on previous year | -131.3% |
| 1990 | 16.12 % change on previous year | -592.3% |
| 1991 | -17.39 % change on previous year | -207.9% |
| 1992 | 1.78 % change on previous year | -110.2% |
| 1993 | 6.62 % change on previous year | +271.6% |
| 1994 | 4.06 % change on previous year | -38.7% |
| 1995 | 0.4875 % change on previous year | -88.0% |
| 1996 | 12.67 % change on previous year | +2499.1% |
| 1997 | -19.2 % change on previous year | -251.5% |
| 1998 | 8.71 % change on previous year | -145.4% |
| 1999 | 2.08 % change on previous year | -76.2% |
| 2000 | 25.76 % change on previous year | +1140.9% |
| 2001 | -2.54 % change on previous year | -109.9% |
| 2002 | 1.06 % change on previous year | -141.8% |
| 2003 | 8.6 % change on previous year | +711.0% |
| 2004 | -15.14 % change on previous year | -276.1% |
| 2005 | 21.85 % change on previous year | -244.3% |
| 2006 | -8.81 % change on previous year | -140.3% |
| 2007 | 4.9 % change on previous year | -155.6% |
| 2008 | 8.49 % change on previous year | +73.3% |
| 2009 | -11.17 % change on previous year | -231.6% |
| 2010 | 9.32 % change on previous year | -183.4% |
| 2011 | -8.16 % change on previous year | -187.6% |
| 2012 | -1.47 % change on previous year | -82.0% |
| 2013 | 13.88 % change on previous year | -1043.7% |
| 2014 | -2.82 % change on previous year | -120.3% |
| 2015 | -0.3824 % change on previous year | -86.4% |
| 2016 | 3.13 % change on previous year | -918.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6072 % change on previous year | -80.6% |
| 2018 | 3.19 % change on previous year | +425.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0943 % change on previous year | -97.0% |
| 2020 | 4.24 % change on previous year | +4395.8% |
| 2021 | -7.65 % change on previous year | -280.4% |
| 2022 | -9.22 % change on previous year | +20.6% |
| 2023 | -1.32 % change on previous year | -85.7% |
| 2024 | 14.95 % change on previous year | -1236.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Melanesia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +4395.8% | 0.0943 % change on previous year | 4.24 % change on previous year |
| 1996 | +2499.1% | 0.4875 % change on previous year | 12.67 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.68 % change on previous year | -25.68 % change on previous year | 40.01 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 3.18 % change on previous year | -13.65 % change on previous year | 49.68 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.53 % change on previous year | -15.43 % change on previous year | 15.02 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.59 % change on previous year | -19.2 % change on previous year | 16.12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.3 % change on previous year | -15.14 % change on previous year | 25.76 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.74 % change on previous year | -8.16 % change on previous year | 13.88 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2009 % change on previous year | -9.22 % change on previous year | 14.95 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 25 Sudan (former) 17.46 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Sweden 16.24 % change on previous year compare
- 27 Kuwait 14.99 % change on previous year compare
- 29 South Sudan 14.75 % change on previous year compare
- 30 Hungary 14.58 % change on previous year compare
- 31 New Zealand 14.45 % change on previous year compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate in Melanesia?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate in Melanesia was 14.95 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.68 % change on previous year in 1978.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was -25.68 % change on previous year in 1969.
- How does Melanesia rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Melanesia ranks 28th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 630.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Melanesia 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.