Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Canada
Canada: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0351 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Canada, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0.0351 ha per person for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Canada peaked at 0.046 ha per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0089 ha per person, in 1961.
Canada ranks 35th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0089 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0096 ha per person | +7.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0118 ha per person | +23.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0137 ha per person | +16.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0153 ha per person | +11.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0163 ha per person | +6.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0174 ha per person | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0188 ha per person | +8.3% |
| 1969 | 0.019 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0234 ha per person | +23.2% |
| 1971 | 0.026 ha per person | +11.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0242 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0236 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0259 ha per person | +9.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0274 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0302 ha per person | +10.2% |
| 1977 | 0.031 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0355 ha per person | +14.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0394 ha per person | +10.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0417 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 0.046 ha per person | +10.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0442 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0424 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0449 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0435 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0381 ha per person | -12.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0378 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0366 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0379 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0372 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0394 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0302 ha per person | -23.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0353 ha per person | +16.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0329 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0342 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0368 ha per person | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0349 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0371 ha per person | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0378 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0361 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0409 ha per person | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0409 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0387 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0336 ha per person | -13.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0336 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0326 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0416 ha per person | +27.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0352 ha per person | -15.5% |
| 2009 | 0.034 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0363 ha per person | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.037 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0411 ha per person | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0424 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0352 ha per person | -16.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0375 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0391 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0385 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0386 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0386 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.037 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0382 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0371 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0379 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0351 ha per person | -7.4% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0351 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0026 ha per person, 13.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0145 ha per person | 0.0089 ha per person | 0.019 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0287 ha per person | 0.0234 ha per person | 0.0394 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0413 ha per person | 0.0366 ha per person | 0.046 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0356 ha per person | 0.0302 ha per person | 0.0394 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0367 ha per person | 0.0326 ha per person | 0.0416 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0384 ha per person | 0.0352 ha per person | 0.0424 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0371 ha per person | 0.0351 ha per person | 0.0382 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More agriculture & rural data for Canada
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 31.61 % change on previous year (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,092 current US$ per person (2022)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0803 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1712 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.9% (2022)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.9% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Canada?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Canada was 0.0351 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.046 ha per person in 1981.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0089 ha per person in 1961.
- How does Canada rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
- Canada ranks 35th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.