Maize (corn) — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, annual growth rate was -2.19 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Southern Africa, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded -2.19 % change on previous year for maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate in 2024.
That represents a change of down 752.6% on the previous year and down 985.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate in Southern Africa peaked at 40.05 % change on previous year in 2017 and was at its lowest, -34.13 % change on previous year, in 2006.
Southern Africa ranks 22nd of 30 groups 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 Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 5.49 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -0.2931 % change on previous year | -105.3% |
| 1964 | 1.94 % change on previous year | -760.7% |
| 1965 | -2.56 % change on previous year | -232.3% |
| 1966 | -0.5611 % change on previous year | -78.1% |
| 1967 | 7.67 % change on previous year | -1467.4% |
| 1968 | 3.47 % change on previous year | -54.8% |
| 1969 | -6.69 % change on previous year | -293.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0833 % change on previous year | -101.2% |
| 1971 | 7.32 % change on previous year | +8690.1% |
| 1972 | 2.68 % change on previous year | -63.4% |
| 1973 | -18.14 % change on previous year | -776.6% |
| 1974 | 20.74 % change on previous year | -214.3% |
| 1975 | -1.73 % change on previous year | -108.4% |
| 1976 | 4.28 % change on previous year | -347.0% |
| 1977 | -5.99 % change on previous year | -239.7% |
| 1978 | -5.94 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 3.38 % change on previous year | -157.0% |
| 1980 | 0.49 % change on previous year | -85.5% |
| 1981 | -1.31 % change on previous year | -367.9% |
| 1982 | 2.81 % change on previous year | -313.7% |
| 1983 | -0.2425 % change on previous year | -108.6% |
| 1984 | 3.99 % change on previous year | -1743.8% |
| 1985 | -6.8 % change on previous year | -270.6% |
| 1986 | 6.83 % change on previous year | -200.5% |
| 1987 | 4.99 % change on previous year | -26.9% |
| 1988 | -4.47 % change on previous year | -189.6% |
| 1989 | -7.38 % change on previous year | +64.8% |
| 1990 | -4.83 % change on previous year | -34.5% |
| 1991 | -9.37 % change on previous year | +94.1% |
| 1992 | 8.11 % change on previous year | -186.5% |
| 1993 | 5.11 % change on previous year | -36.9% |
| 1994 | 8.75 % change on previous year | +71.2% |
| 1995 | -25.74 % change on previous year | -394.1% |
| 1996 | 10.65 % change on previous year | -141.4% |
| 1997 | 5.91 % change on previous year | -44.5% |
| 1998 | -13.45 % change on previous year | -327.8% |
| 1999 | 2.15 % change on previous year | -116.0% |
| 2000 | 13.54 % change on previous year | +529.7% |
| 2001 | -20.51 % change on previous year | -251.5% |
| 2002 | 9.95 % change on previous year | -148.5% |
| 2003 | 1.61 % change on previous year | -83.8% |
| 2004 | -10.9 % change on previous year | -776.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7336 % change on previous year | -106.7% |
| 2006 | -34.13 % change on previous year | -4752.3% |
| 2007 | 20.75 % change on previous year | -160.8% |
| 2008 | 11.02 % change on previous year | -46.9% |
| 2009 | -11.06 % change on previous year | -200.4% |
| 2010 | 11.45 % change on previous year | -203.5% |
| 2011 | -12.22 % change on previous year | -206.8% |
| 2012 | 11.83 % change on previous year | -196.8% |
| 2013 | 1.67 % change on previous year | -85.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2467 % change on previous year | -85.2% |
| 2015 | 6.92 % change on previous year | +2703.0% |
| 2016 | -27.46 % change on previous year | -497.0% |
| 2017 | 40.05 % change on previous year | -245.9% |
| 2018 | -10.85 % change on previous year | -127.1% |
| 2019 | -6.49 % change on previous year | -40.2% |
| 2020 | 13.95 % change on previous year | -315.1% |
| 2021 | -3.6 % change on previous year | -125.8% |
| 2022 | -3.94 % change on previous year | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3348 % change on previous year | -108.5% |
| 2024 | -2.19 % change on previous year | -752.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Southern Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +8690.1% | 0.0833 % change on previous year | 7.32 % change on previous year |
| 2006 | -4752.3% | 0.7336 % change on previous year | -34.13 % change on previous year |
| 2015 | +2703.0% | 0.2467 % change on previous year | 6.92 % change on previous year |
| 1984 | +1743.8% | -0.2425 % change on previous year | 3.99 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.06 % change on previous year | -6.69 % change on previous year | 7.67 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.6698 % change on previous year | -18.14 % change on previous year | 20.74 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.1096 % change on previous year | -7.38 % change on previous year | 6.83 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.27 % change on previous year | -25.74 % change on previous year | 10.65 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.9 % change on previous year | -34.13 % change on previous year | 20.75 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.51 % change on previous year | -27.46 % change on previous year | 40.05 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9107 % change on previous year | -3.94 % change on previous year | 13.95 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 19 Morocco 21.13 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Spain 20.43 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Niger 18.89 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Bosnia and Herzegovina 18.62 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Uzbekistan 18.57 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Côte d'Ivoire 18.52 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Sudan (former) 17.46 % change on previous year compare
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- Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks, annual growth rate -2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 6.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth -0.8423 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep fat, unrendered — Production, annual growth rate 7.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep — Stocks, annual growth rate -1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Production, annual growth rate -0.7857 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate in Southern Africa?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate in Southern Africa was -2.19 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 40.05 % change on previous year in 2017.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -34.13 % change on previous year in 2006.
- How does Southern Africa rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Southern Africa ranks 22nd out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 985.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Africa 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.