Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Comoros
Comoros: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0135 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Comoros, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Comoros is 0.0135 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Comoros peaked at 0.0157 ha per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.0033 ha per person, in 1999.
Comoros ranks 60th of 150 countries on this measure, 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 Comoros, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0109 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0103 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0108 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0118 ha per person | +9.3% |
| 1965 | 0.013 ha per person | +10.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0137 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0143 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0139 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0139 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0135 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0131 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0131 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.013 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0129 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0132 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0134 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.014 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0157 ha per person | +12.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0153 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0154 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0153 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0146 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0109 ha per person | -25.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0053 ha per person | -51.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0062 ha per person | +16.7% |
| 1986 | 0.006 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0035 ha per person | -41.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0035 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0034 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0034 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0034 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0033 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0033 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0033 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0033 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0033 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0033 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0037 ha per person | +11.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0033 ha per person | -12.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0033 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0033 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0033 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0034 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0036 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0039 ha per person | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0042 ha per person | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0047 ha per person | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0069 ha per person | +47.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0077 ha per person | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0092 ha per person | +19.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0097 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0102 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0107 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.011 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0113 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0116 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0119 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0122 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0125 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0128 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.013 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0132 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0134 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0135 ha per person | +0.7% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 0.0135 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0135 ha per person, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 0.0135 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.024 ha per person, 56% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Comoros 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | -51.4% | 0.0109 ha per person | 0.0053 ha per person |
| 2008 | +47.8% | 0.0047 ha per person | 0.0069 ha per person |
| 1987 | -41.8% | 0.006 ha per person | 0.0035 ha per person |
| 1983 | -25.2% | 0.0146 ha per person | 0.0109 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0125 ha per person | 0.0103 ha per person | 0.0143 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0137 ha per person | 0.0129 ha per person | 0.0157 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0084 ha per person | 0.0034 ha per person | 0.0154 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0034 ha per person | 0.0033 ha per person | 0.0037 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0044 ha per person | 0.0033 ha per person | 0.0077 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.011 ha per person | 0.0092 ha per person | 0.0125 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0132 ha per person | 0.0128 ha per person | 0.0135 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More agriculture & rural data for Comoros
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3658 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 751.95 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6606 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 36.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 36.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Comoros?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Comoros was 0.0135 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0157 ha per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0033 ha per person in 1999.
- How does Comoros rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
- Comoros ranks 60th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros 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)
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
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.