Maize (corn) — Area harvested, annual growth rate in United States of America
United States of America: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, annual growth rate was -4.18 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, annual growth rate in United States of America, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
United States of America recorded -4.18 % change on previous year for maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate in 2024.
The figure is down 142.1% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate in United States of America peaked at 39.65 % change on previous year in 1984 and was at its lowest, -29.2 % change on previous year, in 1983.
That places United States of America 26th out of 30 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom 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 United States of America, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -3.31 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 6.28 % change on previous year | -289.8% |
| 1964 | -6.51 % change on previous year | -203.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0402 % change on previous year | -100.6% |
| 1966 | 2.91 % change on previous year | +7137.1% |
| 1967 | 6.48 % change on previous year | +122.8% |
| 1968 | -7.77 % change on previous year | -219.9% |
| 1969 | -2.51 % change on previous year | -67.7% |
| 1970 | 5.1 % change on previous year | -303.1% |
| 1971 | 11.79 % change on previous year | +131.2% |
| 1972 | -10.31 % change on previous year | -187.4% |
| 1973 | 8.05 % change on previous year | -178.1% |
| 1974 | 5.25 % change on previous year | -34.8% |
| 1975 | 3.39 % change on previous year | -35.3% |
| 1976 | 5.74 % change on previous year | +69.1% |
| 1977 | 0.151 % change on previous year | -97.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4434 % change on previous year | +193.6% |
| 1979 | 0.651 % change on previous year | +46.8% |
| 1980 | 0.7751 % change on previous year | +19.1% |
| 1981 | 2.14 % change on previous year | +176.4% |
| 1982 | -2.42 % change on previous year | -213.1% |
| 1983 | -29.2 % change on previous year | +1105.6% |
| 1984 | 39.65 % change on previous year | -235.8% |
| 1985 | 4.61 % change on previous year | -88.4% |
| 1986 | -8.38 % change on previous year | -281.8% |
| 1987 | -13.65 % change on previous year | +62.8% |
| 1988 | -2.11 % change on previous year | -84.6% |
| 1989 | 11.21 % change on previous year | -632.5% |
| 1990 | 3.35 % change on previous year | -70.1% |
| 1991 | 2.79 % change on previous year | -16.7% |
| 1992 | 4.73 % change on previous year | +69.3% |
| 1993 | -12.69 % change on previous year | -368.2% |
| 1994 | 15.22 % change on previous year | -220.0% |
| 1995 | -10.07 % change on previous year | -166.2% |
| 1996 | 11.4 % change on previous year | -213.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0371 % change on previous year | -99.7% |
| 1998 | -0.1129 % change on previous year | -404.5% |
| 1999 | -2.9 % change on previous year | +2464.9% |
| 2000 | 2.77 % change on previous year | -195.7% |
| 2001 | -5.07 % change on previous year | -283.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8175 % change on previous year | -116.1% |
| 2003 | 2.33 % change on previous year | +184.7% |
| 2004 | 3.79 % change on previous year | +62.7% |
| 2005 | 2.02 % change on previous year | -46.7% |
| 2006 | -5.96 % change on previous year | -395.4% |
| 2007 | 22.48 % change on previous year | -477.1% |
| 2008 | -9.19 % change on previous year | -140.9% |
| 2009 | 1.17 % change on previous year | -112.7% |
| 2010 | 2.46 % change on previous year | +110.2% |
| 2011 | 2.99 % change on previous year | +21.4% |
| 2012 | 4.16 % change on previous year | +39.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0987 % change on previous year | -97.6% |
| 2014 | -4.93 % change on previous year | -5098.8% |
| 2015 | -2.87 % change on previous year | -41.8% |
| 2016 | 7.43 % change on previous year | -358.7% |
| 2017 | -4.63 % change on previous year | -162.3% |
| 2018 | -1.76 % change on previous year | -62.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0751 % change on previous year | -104.3% |
| 2020 | 1.2 % change on previous year | +1497.6% |
| 2021 | 3.25 % change on previous year | +170.9% |
| 2022 | -7.39 % change on previous year | -327.5% |
| 2023 | 9.92 % change on previous year | -234.2% |
| 2024 | -4.18 % change on previous year | -142.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested, annual growth rate in United States of America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +7137.1% | 0.0402 % change on previous year | 2.91 % change on previous year |
| 2014 | -5098.8% | 0.0987 % change on previous year | -4.93 % change on previous year |
| 1999 | -2464.9% | -0.1129 % change on previous year | -2.9 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | +1497.6% | 0.0751 % change on previous year | 1.2 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.5493 % change on previous year | -7.77 % change on previous year | 6.48 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 3.03 % change on previous year | -10.31 % change on previous year | 11.79 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2632 % change on previous year | -29.2 % change on previous year | 39.65 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.18 % change on previous year | -12.69 % change on previous year | 15.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.52 % change on previous year | -9.19 % change on previous year | 22.48 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3012 % change on previous year | -4.93 % change on previous year | 7.43 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5593 % change on previous year | -7.39 % change on previous year | 9.92 % change on previous year | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate in United States of America?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate in United States of America was -4.18 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 39.65 % change on previous year in 1984.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was -29.2 % change on previous year in 1983.
- How does United States of America rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- United States of America ranks 26th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States of America 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.