Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0041 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in New Zealand is 0.0041 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 12.5% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0.0092 ha per person in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 ha per person, in 1961.
New Zealand ranks 92nd of 150 countries on this measure, 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 New Zealand, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0011 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0012 ha per person | +8.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0013 ha per person | +6.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0015 ha per person | +19.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0015 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0012 ha per person | -18.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0011 ha per person | -7.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0021 ha per person | +90.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0026 ha per person | +20.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0029 ha per person | +11.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0042 ha per person | +45.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0051 ha per person | +21.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0043 ha per person | -14.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0041 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0067 ha per person | +61.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0084 ha per person | +25.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0092 ha per person | +9.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0079 ha per person | -13.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0072 ha per person | -9.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0062 ha per person | -13.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0055 ha per person | -11.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0059 ha per person | +7.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0054 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0054 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0055 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.006 ha per person | +9.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0058 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0049 ha per person | -15.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0045 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0053 ha per person | +17.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0054 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0051 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0045 ha per person | -12.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0041 ha per person | -9.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0045 ha per person | +10.9% |
| 1996 | 0.005 ha per person | +10.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0052 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0046 ha per person | -11.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0051 ha per person | +10.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0046 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0044 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0049 ha per person | +12.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0048 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.005 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0047 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0047 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.004 ha per person | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0043 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 0.005 ha per person | +16.6% |
| 2010 | 0.004 ha per person | -19.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0042 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0044 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0042 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0048 ha per person | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0043 ha per person | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0038 ha per person | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0036 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0035 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0034 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0031 ha per person | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0036 ha per person | +17.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0032 ha per person | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0036 ha per person | +13.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0041 ha per person | +12.5% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.0041 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0026 ha per person, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.0041 ha per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0044 ha per person, 93% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0026 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.006 ha per person | 0.0029 ha per person | 0.0092 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0055 ha per person | 0.0045 ha per person | 0.0062 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0049 ha per person | 0.0041 ha per person | 0.0054 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0046 ha per person | 0.004 ha per person | 0.005 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.004 ha per person | 0.0034 ha per person | 0.0048 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0035 ha per person | 0.0031 ha per person | 0.0041 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 89 Vanuatu 0.0047 ha per person compare
- 90 Madagascar 0.0045 ha per person compare
- 91 Dominican Republic 0.0042 ha per person compare
- 93 Guyana 0.0035 ha per person compare
- 94 Sri Lanka 0.0033 ha per person compare
- 95 Afghanistan 0.0032 ha per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for New Zealand
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -10.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,976 current US$ per person (2023)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.275 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.16 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.0% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in New Zealand?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in New Zealand was 0.0041 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0092 ha per person in 1977.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 ha per person in 1961.
- How does New Zealand rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 92nd out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.