Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in China
China: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0318 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in China, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in China is 0.0318 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in China peaked at 0.0326 ha per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0169 ha per person, in 1985.
That places China 40th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.023 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0193 ha per person | -16.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0225 ha per person | +17.1% |
| 1964 | 0.022 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0219 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0231 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0212 ha per person | -8.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0207 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0201 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0194 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0199 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0194 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0188 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0194 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0203 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0207 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0209 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0209 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0208 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0208 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0196 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0184 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0184 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0179 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0169 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 1986 | 0.018 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0187 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0179 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0183 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0189 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0188 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0181 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0176 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0178 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.019 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0202 ha per person | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0194 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0204 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0207 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0183 ha per person | -11.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0191 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0193 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0187 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0196 ha per person | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0202 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0217 ha per person | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0224 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0226 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0234 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0243 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.025 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0259 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0267 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0271 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0326 ha per person | +20.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0319 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0304 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0301 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0293 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0293 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0307 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0305 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0314 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0318 ha per person | +1.3% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0318 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0097 ha per person, 3.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0318 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0044 ha per person, 7.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0215 ha per person | 0.0193 ha per person | 0.0231 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.02 ha per person | 0.0188 ha per person | 0.0209 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0185 ha per person | 0.0169 ha per person | 0.0208 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0191 ha per person | 0.0176 ha per person | 0.0207 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0205 ha per person | 0.0183 ha per person | 0.0234 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0283 ha per person | 0.0243 ha per person | 0.0326 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0307 ha per person | 0.0293 ha per person | 0.0318 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More agriculture & rural data for China
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 923.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3366 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in China?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in China was 0.0318 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0326 ha per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0169 ha per person in 1985.
- How does China rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
- China ranks 40th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.