Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0101 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0101 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 47.8%
World rank
130th
of 150 countries
All-time high
0.0134 ha per square kilometre
in 1985
All-time low
0.0049 ha per square kilometre
in 2020
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia stood at 0.0101 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is up 47.8% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 0.0134 ha per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0049 ha per square kilometre, in 2020.
Australia ranks 130th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0097 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0111 ha per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1963 | 0.011 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0113 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0112 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0104 ha per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0106 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0106 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0087 ha per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0104 ha per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0111 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0102 ha per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | -24.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0059 ha per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0069 ha per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0059 ha per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1980 | 0.007 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0084 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0089 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0134 ha per square kilometre | +50.3% |
| 1986 | 0.011 ha per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0075 ha per square kilometre | -31.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0072 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0068 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0068 ha per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0087 ha per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0107 ha per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0097 ha per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0108 ha per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | +41.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0094 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0087 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0089 ha per square kilometre | +39.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0084 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0081 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0102 ha per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0068 ha per square kilometre | -33.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0069 ha per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre | +27.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0069 ha per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | -36.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0059 ha per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0068 ha per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0101 ha per square kilometre | +47.8% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0101 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1117 ha per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0101 ha per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0997 ha per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0105 ha per square kilometre | 0.0087 ha per square kilometre | 0.0113 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | 0.0059 ha per square kilometre | 0.0111 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | 0.0134 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.007 ha per square kilometre | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | 0.0087 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | 0.0108 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | 0.0068 ha per square kilometre | 0.0102 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0069 ha per square kilometre | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | 0.0101 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 127 Puerto Rico 0.0135 ha per square kilometre compare
- 128 United Arab Emirates 0.0132 ha per square kilometre compare
- 129 Sudan 0.0127 ha per square kilometre compare
- 131 Qatar 0.0084 ha per square kilometre compare
- 132 Bahamas 0.0079 ha per square kilometre compare
- 133 Papua New Guinea 0.0053 ha per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1228 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Australia was 0.0101 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0134 ha per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0049 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 130th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.