Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in China
China: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 4.71 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.71 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
22nd
of 150 countries
All-time high
4.79 ha per square kilometre
in 2015
All-time low
1.37 ha per square kilometre
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
China recorded 4.71 ha per square kilometre for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in China peaked at 4.79 ha per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.37 ha per square kilometre, in 1962.
China ranks 22nd of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in China, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.62 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.37 ha per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 1963 | 1.64 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1964 | 1.64 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 1.67 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 1.81 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1967 | 1.71 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1968 | 1.71 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.71 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.69 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 1.78 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 1.78 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 1.77 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 1.86 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 1.98 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1976 | 2.05 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 2.1 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 2.13 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 2.15 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 2.17 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 2.07 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1982 | 1.98 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 2.01 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 1.98 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 1.89 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 2.04 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 2.16 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 2.11 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 2.18 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 2.29 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 2.31 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 2.25 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 2.21 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 2.26 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 2.43 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 2.62 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 2.54 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 2.69 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 2.76 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 2.46 ha per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2001 | 2.59 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 2.63 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 2.57 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 2.71 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 2.81 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 3.03 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 3.14 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 3.18 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 3.32 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 3.46 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 3.57 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 3.73 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 3.87 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 3.96 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 4.79 ha per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 2016 | 4.71 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 4.52 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 4.49 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 4.4 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 4.4 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.62 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 4.59 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 4.71 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 4.71 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8845 ha per square kilometre, 5.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- China's 4.71 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0997 ha per square kilometre, 47.3× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.65 ha per square kilometre | 1.37 ha per square kilometre | 1.81 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.93 ha per square kilometre | 1.69 ha per square kilometre | 2.15 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.06 ha per square kilometre | 1.89 ha per square kilometre | 2.18 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.44 ha per square kilometre | 2.21 ha per square kilometre | 2.76 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.84 ha per square kilometre | 2.46 ha per square kilometre | 3.32 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.15 ha per square kilometre | 3.46 ha per square kilometre | 4.79 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.58 ha per square kilometre | 4.4 ha per square kilometre | 4.71 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
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Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in China?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in China was 4.71 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 4.79 ha per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.37 ha per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does China rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 22nd out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.