Maize (corn) — Production, per capita in Australia
Australia: Maize (corn) — Production, per capita was 0.0164 t per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Production, per capita in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — production, per capita in Australia is 0.0164 t per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 13.4% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — production, per capita in Australia peaked at 0.0233 t per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0077 t per person, in 1974.
Australia ranks 88th of 151 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) — Production, per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0151 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0173 t per person | +14.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0173 t per person | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0153 t per person | -11.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0153 t per person | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0107 t per person | -30.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0161 t per person | +50.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0151 t per person | -6.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0122 t per person | -19.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0153 t per person | +26.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0164 t per person | +7.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0162 t per person | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0104 t per person | -36.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0077 t per person | -25.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0096 t per person | +24.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0094 t per person | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0102 t per person | +8.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0091 t per person | -10.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0116 t per person | +28.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0103 t per person | -11.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0116 t per person | +12.7% |
| 1982 | 0.014 t per person | +20.8% |
| 1983 | 0.009 t per person | -35.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0153 t per person | +69.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0185 t per person | +20.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0173 t per person | -6.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0127 t per person | -26.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0126 t per person | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0129 t per person | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0128 t per person | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0112 t per person | -12.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0154 t per person | +37.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0113 t per person | -26.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0115 t per person | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0135 t per person | +17.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0178 t per person | +32.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0216 t per person | +21.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0146 t per person | -32.6% |
| 1999 | 0.018 t per person | +23.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0213 t per person | +18.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0179 t per person | -16.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0233 t per person | +30.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0157 t per person | -32.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0198 t per person | +26.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0208 t per person | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0177 t per person | -14.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0115 t per person | -34.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0182 t per person | +58.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0173 t per person | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0149 t per person | -14.0% |
| 2011 | 0.016 t per person | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0198 t per person | +24.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0219 t per person | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0166 t per person | -24.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0208 t per person | +24.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0165 t per person | -20.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0177 t per person | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0155 t per person | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0129 t per person | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0104 t per person | -19.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0119 t per person | +14.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0165 t per person | +38.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0145 t per person | -12.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0164 t per person | +13.4% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0164 t per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0174 t per person, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0164 t per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0313 t per person, 52% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0149 t per person | 0.0107 t per person | 0.0173 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0116 t per person | 0.0077 t per person | 0.0164 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0134 t per person | 0.009 t per person | 0.0185 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0148 t per person | 0.0112 t per person | 0.0216 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0184 t per person | 0.0115 t per person | 0.0233 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0173 t per person | 0.0129 t per person | 0.0219 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.014 t per person | 0.0104 t per person | 0.0165 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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) — production, per capita in Australia?
- Maize (corn) — production, per capita in Australia was 0.0164 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — production, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0233 t per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — production, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0077 t per person in 1974.
- How does Australia rank for maize (corn) — production, per capita?
- Australia ranks 88th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — production, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Production 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) — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Maize (corn) — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.