Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Honduras
Honduras: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0356 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Honduras, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 0.0356 ha per person for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Honduras peaked at 0.138 ha per person in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0325 ha per person, in 2019.
That places Honduras 34th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Honduras, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1188 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1221 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1172 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1964 | 0.13 ha per person | +10.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1235 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1143 ha per person | -7.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1113 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1084 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1055 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1027 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0999 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0972 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0953 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0924 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1035 ha per person | +12.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1156 ha per person | +11.6% |
| 1977 | 0.138 ha per person | +19.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1352 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0944 ha per person | -30.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0907 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0879 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0687 ha per person | -21.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0756 ha per person | +10.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0883 ha per person | +16.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0668 ha per person | -24.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0777 ha per person | +16.3% |
| 1987 | 0.075 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0709 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0725 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0738 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0838 ha per person | +13.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0823 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0793 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0756 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0714 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0689 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0644 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0716 ha per person | +11.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0609 ha per person | -14.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0565 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0509 ha per person | -9.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0531 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0464 ha per person | -12.7% |
| 2004 | 0.044 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0406 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0426 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0479 ha per person | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0396 ha per person | -17.2% |
| 2009 | 0.041 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0397 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0385 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0381 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0417 ha per person | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0336 ha per person | -19.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0385 ha per person | +14.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0351 ha per person | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0389 ha per person | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0398 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0325 ha per person | -18.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0359 ha per person | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0352 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.035 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0363 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0356 ha per person | -2.0% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 0.0356 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0135 ha per person, 2.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 0.0356 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0049 ha per person, 7.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1168 ha per person | 0.1055 ha per person | 0.13 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1074 ha per person | 0.0924 ha per person | 0.138 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0774 ha per person | 0.0668 ha per person | 0.0907 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0732 ha per person | 0.0609 ha per person | 0.0838 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0463 ha per person | 0.0396 ha per person | 0.0565 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0376 ha per person | 0.0325 ha per person | 0.0417 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0356 ha per person | 0.035 ha per person | 0.0363 ha per person | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Honduras
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 26.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1332 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 479.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.513 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4075 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 13.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Honduras?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Honduras was 0.0356 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 0.138 ha per person in 1977.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0325 ha per person in 2019.
- How does Honduras rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
- Honduras ranks 34th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras 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.