Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in India

India: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0078 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0078 ha per person
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
76th
of 150 countries
All-time high
0.011 ha per person
in 1969
All-time low
0.006 ha per person
in 2002
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in India, 1961–2024

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.

Analysis

In 2024, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in India stood at 0.0078 ha per person.

The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in India peaked at 0.011 ha per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.006 ha per person, in 2002.

India ranks 76th 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 India, year by year

Annual values for Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in India, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha per person Change
1961 0.0101 ha per person
1962 0.0102 ha per person +0.6%
1963 0.0098 ha per person -3.6%
1964 0.0096 ha per person -1.5%
1965 0.0098 ha per person +1.6%
1966 0.0101 ha per person +3.5%
1967 0.0109 ha per person +7.7%
1968 0.0109 ha per person +0.2%
1969 0.011 ha per person +0.4%
1970 0.0107 ha per person -2.4%
1971 0.0102 ha per person -5.3%
1972 0.0102 ha per person +0.8%
1973 0.0103 ha per person +0.7%
1974 0.0098 ha per person -4.7%
1975 0.0099 ha per person +0.5%
1976 0.0096 ha per person -2.8%
1977 0.0089 ha per person -7.5%
1978 0.0088 ha per person -0.9%
1979 0.0085 ha per person -3.0%
1980 0.0087 ha per person +2.5%
1981 0.0084 ha per person -3.5%
1982 0.0079 ha per person -5.8%
1983 0.0079 ha per person +0.1%
1984 0.0077 ha per person -3.3%
1985 0.0075 ha per person -2.3%
1986 0.0075 ha per person -0.2%
1987 0.0069 ha per person -8.2%
1988 0.0071 ha per person +3.7%
1989 0.007 ha per person -1.9%
1990 0.0068 ha per person -2.4%
1991 0.0066 ha per person -2.9%
1992 0.0061 ha per person -7.9%
1993 0.0065 ha per person +7.3%
1994 0.0063 ha per person -3.9%
1995 0.0064 ha per person +1.6%
1996 0.0063 ha per person -1.5%
1997 0.0063 ha per person +0.2%
1998 0.006 ha per person -4.4%
1999 0.0061 ha per person +1.1%
2000 0.0063 ha per person +3.4%
2001 0.0061 ha per person -3.7%
2002 0.006 ha per person -0.8%
2003 0.0065 ha per person +7.6%
2004 0.0065 ha per person -0.4%
2005 0.0066 ha per person +1.7%
2006 0.0066 ha per person +1.0%
2007 0.0068 ha per person +1.8%
2008 0.0065 ha per person -3.4%
2009 0.0068 ha per person +4.2%
2010 0.0068 ha per person +0.2%
2011 0.0069 ha per person +0.6%
2012 0.0067 ha per person -1.8%
2013 0.0068 ha per person +0.4%
2014 0.0071 ha per person +5.0%
2015 0.0066 ha per person -6.7%
2016 0.007 ha per person +6.3%
2017 0.0068 ha per person -3.7%
2018 0.0067 ha per person -0.5%
2019 0.0067 ha per person -1.3%
2020 0.007 ha per person +4.6%
2021 0.007 ha per person +0.7%
2022 0.0072 ha per person +2.3%
2023 0.0077 ha per person +6.8%
2024 0.0078 ha per person +2.1%

India compared with similar countries

  • India's 0.0078 ha per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0135 ha per person, 58% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • India's 0.0078 ha per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0056 ha per person, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0103 ha per person 0.0096 ha per person 0.011 ha per person 9
1970s 0.0097 ha per person 0.0085 ha per person 0.0107 ha per person 10
1980s 0.0077 ha per person 0.0069 ha per person 0.0087 ha per person 10
1990s 0.0064 ha per person 0.006 ha per person 0.0068 ha per person 10
2000s 0.0065 ha per person 0.006 ha per person 0.0068 ha per person 10
2010s 0.0068 ha per person 0.0066 ha per person 0.0071 ha per person 10
2020s 0.0073 ha per person 0.007 ha per person 0.0078 ha per person 5

Countries ranked near India

  1. 73 Egypt 0.0082 ha per person compare
  2. 74 Czechia 0.008 ha per person compare
  3. 75 Kazakhstan 0.0079 ha per person compare
  4. 77 Guinea-Bissau 0.0068 ha per person compare
  5. 78 Colombia 0.0065 ha per person compare
  6. 79 Portugal 0.0061 ha per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in India?
Maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in India was 0.0078 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.011 ha per person in 1969.
What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.006 ha per person in 2002.
How does India rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
India ranks 76th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this India 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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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

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Indicator
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
151 places, 8,269 data points, 1961–2024
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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.