Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Italy
Italy: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0084 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Italy, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Italy recorded 0.0084 ha per person for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Italy peaked at 0.0237 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0084 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Italy 72nd out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Italy, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0237 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.022 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0219 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0207 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0197 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0188 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0192 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0182 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0187 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0191 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0173 ha per person | -9.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0164 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0163 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0161 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0162 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.016 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0176 ha per person | +10.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0165 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0166 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0167 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0175 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0178 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0174 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.017 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0163 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.015 ha per person | -8.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0136 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0149 ha per person | +9.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0142 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0135 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0151 ha per person | +11.8% |
| 1992 | 0.015 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0163 ha per person | +8.5% |
| 1994 | 0.016 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0166 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.018 ha per person | +8.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0183 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.017 ha per person | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0181 ha per person | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0187 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0195 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0195 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0203 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0207 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0191 ha per person | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 0.019 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0179 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0167 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0154 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0155 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0166 ha per person | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0163 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0151 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0144 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0121 ha per person | -16.3% |
| 2016 | 0.011 ha per person | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0108 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0099 ha per person | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0105 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0101 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.01 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0096 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0085 ha per person | -11.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0084 ha per person | -0.6% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.0084 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0026 ha per person, 3.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.0084 ha per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.008 ha per person, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0203 ha per person | 0.0182 ha per person | 0.0237 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0168 ha per person | 0.016 ha per person | 0.0191 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.016 ha per person | 0.0136 ha per person | 0.0178 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0164 ha per person | 0.0135 ha per person | 0.0183 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0187 ha per person | 0.0154 ha per person | 0.0207 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0132 ha per person | 0.0099 ha per person | 0.0166 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0093 ha per person | 0.0084 ha per person | 0.0101 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More agriculture & rural data for Italy
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0207 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 894.54 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3131 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3032 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Italy?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Italy was 0.0084 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0237 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0084 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Italy rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
- Italy ranks 72nd out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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.