Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Australia
Australia: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0028 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.0028 ha per person for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Australia peaked at 0.0079 ha per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 ha per person, in 2020.
That places Australia 97th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0071 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0079 ha per person | +11.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0077 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0078 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0075 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0068 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0069 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0068 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0054 ha per person | -19.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0064 ha per person | +17.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0066 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0059 ha per person | -10.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0044 ha per person | -25.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0033 ha per person | -25.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0037 ha per person | +11.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0033 ha per person | -9.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0037 ha per person | +12.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0032 ha per person | -15.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0034 ha per person | +9.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0037 ha per person | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0038 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.004 ha per person | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0042 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0044 ha per person | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0065 ha per person | +48.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0053 ha per person | -19.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0035 ha per person | -32.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0034 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0031 ha per person | -8.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0031 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0028 ha per person | -8.4% |
| 1992 | 0.003 ha per person | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0025 ha per person | -14.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0025 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0028 ha per person | +13.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0031 ha per person | +10.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0036 ha per person | +17.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0031 ha per person | -15.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0035 ha per person | +14.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0043 ha per person | +23.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0039 ha per person | -10.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0042 ha per person | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0025 ha per person | -40.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0035 ha per person | +40.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0036 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0033 ha per person | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0023 ha per person | -28.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0032 ha per person | +36.4% |
| 2009 | 0.003 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0027 ha per person | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0028 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0031 ha per person | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0034 ha per person | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0022 ha per person | -34.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0025 ha per person | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0022 ha per person | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0028 ha per person | +25.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0021 ha per person | -23.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0023 ha per person | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0015 ha per person | -36.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0018 ha per person | +21.1% |
| 2022 | 0.002 ha per person | +13.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0029 ha per person | +44.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0028 ha per person | -5.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0028 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0026 ha per person, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0028 ha per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0044 ha per person, 63% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0071 ha per person | 0.0054 ha per person | 0.0079 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0044 ha per person | 0.0032 ha per person | 0.0066 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0042 ha per person | 0.0031 ha per person | 0.0065 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.003 ha per person | 0.0025 ha per person | 0.0036 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0034 ha per person | 0.0023 ha per person | 0.0043 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0026 ha per person | 0.0021 ha per person | 0.0034 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0029 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 94 Sri Lanka 0.0033 ha per person compare
- 95 Afghanistan 0.0032 ha per person compare
- 96 Bangladesh 0.0029 ha per person compare
- 98 Azerbaijan 0.0027 ha per person compare
- 99 Morocco 0.0027 ha per person compare
- 100 Chile 0.0025 ha per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1228 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Australia?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Australia was 0.0028 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0079 ha per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 ha per person in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
- Australia ranks 97th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.