Maize (corn) — Area harvested in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Maize (corn) — Area harvested was 45.38 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Area harvested in Eastern Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, maize (corn) — area harvested in Eastern Asia stood at 45.38 million ha.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested in Eastern Asia peaked at 45.57 million ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13.42 million ha, in 1962.
That places Eastern Asia 4th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15.81 million ha | — |
| 1962 | 13.42 million ha | -15.1% |
| 1963 | 15.98 million ha | +19.1% |
| 1964 | 15.98 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 16.29 million ha | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 17.63 million ha | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 16.63 million ha | -5.7% |
| 1968 | 16.63 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 16.64 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 16.47 million ha | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 17.37 million ha | +5.5% |
| 1972 | 17.37 million ha | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 17.26 million ha | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 18.12 million ha | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 19.34 million ha | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 19.96 million ha | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 20.40 million ha | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 20.72 million ha | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 20.87 million ha | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 21.10 million ha | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 20.16 million ha | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 19.28 million ha | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 19.59 million ha | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 19.31 million ha | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 18.47 million ha | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 19.90 million ha | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 21.00 million ha | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 20.46 million ha | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 21.16 million ha | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 22.19 million ha | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 22.31 million ha | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 21.79 million ha | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 21.42 million ha | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 21.89 million ha | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 23.54 million ha | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 25.18 million ha | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 24.46 million ha | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 25.93 million ha | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 26.53 million ha | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 23.60 million ha | -11.1% |
| 2001 | 24.82 million ha | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 25.17 million ha | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 24.60 million ha | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 25.98 million ha | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 26.94 million ha | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 28.98 million ha | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 30.01 million ha | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 30.40 million ha | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 31.72 million ha | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 33.04 million ha | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 34.08 million ha | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 35.59 million ha | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 36.88 million ha | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 37.70 million ha | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 45.57 million ha | +20.9% |
| 2016 | 44.77 million ha | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 42.95 million ha | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 42.68 million ha | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 41.88 million ha | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 41.89 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 43.96 million ha | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 43.71 million ha | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 44.86 million ha | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 45.38 million ha | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.11 million ha | 13.42 million ha | 17.63 million ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.79 million ha | 16.47 million ha | 20.87 million ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.04 million ha | 18.47 million ha | 21.16 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.52 million ha | 21.42 million ha | 26.53 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.22 million ha | 23.60 million ha | 31.72 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.51 million ha | 33.04 million ha | 45.57 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.96 million ha | 41.89 million ha | 45.38 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
- 1 China 44.78 million ha compare
- 2 China, mainland 44.74 million ha compare
- 3 Brazil 21.19 million ha compare
- 4 India 11.35 million ha compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 5.74 million ha compare
- 5 Argentina 8.74 million ha compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3.11 million ha compare
- 6 Mexico 6.57 million ha compare
- 6 Viet Nam 862,053 ha compare
- 7 Nigeria 5.50 million ha compare
- 7 Türkiye 789,379 ha compare
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- Livestock — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) -0.0235 % change on previous year (2024)
- Chickens — Stocks, annual growth rate 0.4402 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — area harvested in Eastern Asia?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested in Eastern Asia was 45.38 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 45.57 million ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.42 million ha in 1962.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for maize (corn) — area harvested?
- Eastern Asia ranks 4th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.