Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Canada
Canada: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.1728 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.1728 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
95th
of 150 countries
All-time high
0.1728 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0181 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0.1728 ha per square kilometre for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Canada peaked at 0.1728 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0181 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Canada 95th out of 150 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Canada, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0181 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0198 ha per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0249 ha per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0296 ha per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0337 ha per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0364 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0395 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0435 ha per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0446 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0557 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0636 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0599 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0591 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0659 ha per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0708 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0791 ha per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0821 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.095 ha per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1063 ha per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1980 | 0.114 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1273 ha per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1237 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1199 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1282 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1253 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1108 ha per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1115 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1095 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1154 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1149 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1232 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0957 ha per square kilometre | -22.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1129 ha per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1065 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1118 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1216 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1166 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1247 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1281 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1234 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1414 ha per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1431 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1368 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1196 ha per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 0.121 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1183 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1527 ha per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1304 ha per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1274 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1378 ha per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1419 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1591 ha per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1658 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1393 ha per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1495 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1577 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1568 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1596 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1619 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1571 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1663 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1643 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1728 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.1728 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1117 ha per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0322 ha per square kilometre | 0.0181 ha per square kilometre | 0.0446 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0738 ha per square kilometre | 0.0557 ha per square kilometre | 0.1063 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1186 ha per square kilometre | 0.1095 ha per square kilometre | 0.1282 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1156 ha per square kilometre | 0.0957 ha per square kilometre | 0.1281 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1314 ha per square kilometre | 0.1183 ha per square kilometre | 0.1527 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1529 ha per square kilometre | 0.1378 ha per square kilometre | 0.1658 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1651 ha per square kilometre | 0.1571 ha per square kilometre | 0.1728 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 92 Jamaica 0.1855 ha per square kilometre compare
- 93 Bhutan 0.1819 ha per square kilometre compare
- 94 Lithuania 0.1799 ha per square kilometre compare
- 96 Eritrea 0.165 ha per square kilometre compare
- 97 Somalia 0.1594 ha per square kilometre compare
- 98 Dominica 0.1533 ha per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Canada
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 31.61 % change on previous year (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,092 current US$ per person (2022)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0803 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1712 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.9% (2022)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.9% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Canada?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Canada was 0.1728 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1728 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0181 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Canada rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Canada ranks 95th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.