Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0999 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Brazil, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Brazil is 0.0999 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Brazil peaked at 0.1079 ha per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0625 ha per person, in 2005.
That places Brazil 7th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Brazil, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0923 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0956 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1005 ha per person | +5.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0995 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1046 ha per person | +5.2% |
| 1966 | 0.101 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1049 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1056 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1038 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1034 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1079 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1052 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0967 ha per person | -8.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1016 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1009 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1009 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1045 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0962 ha per person | -7.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0956 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0945 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0929 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0994 ha per person | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0825 ha per person | -17.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0906 ha per person | +9.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0871 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0901 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0957 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0917 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0882 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0764 ha per person | -13.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0861 ha per person | +12.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0866 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0757 ha per person | -12.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0863 ha per person | +14.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0862 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0729 ha per person | -15.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0754 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0626 ha per person | -17.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0676 ha per person | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0683 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.07 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0659 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0718 ha per person | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0679 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0625 ha per person | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0676 ha per person | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 0.073 ha per person | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0759 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0711 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0655 ha per person | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0677 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0721 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.077 ha per person | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0771 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0764 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0737 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0851 ha per person | +15.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0782 ha per person | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0844 ha per person | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0875 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0906 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1002 ha per person | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1057 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0999 ha per person | -5.4% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.0999 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0097 ha per person, 10.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.0999 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0049 ha per person, 20.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1009 ha per person | 0.0923 ha per person | 0.1056 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1013 ha per person | 0.0956 ha per person | 0.1079 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0912 ha per person | 0.0825 ha per person | 0.0994 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0776 ha per person | 0.0626 ha per person | 0.0866 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0694 ha per person | 0.0625 ha per person | 0.0759 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0757 ha per person | 0.0655 ha per person | 0.0851 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0968 ha per person | 0.0875 ha per person | 0.1057 ha per person | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Brazil
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0609 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 652.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Brazil?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Brazil was 0.0999 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1079 ha per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0625 ha per person in 2005.
- How does Brazil rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
- Brazil ranks 7th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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.