Maize (corn) — Production, per capita in Canada
Canada: Maize (corn) — Production, per capita was 0.3719 t per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Production, per capita in Canada, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
In 2024, maize (corn) — production, per capita in Canada stood at 0.3719 t per person.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — production, per capita in Canada peaked at 0.4045 t per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0406 t per person, in 1961.
That places Canada 8th out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Production, per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0406 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0456 t per person | +12.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0485 t per person | +6.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0695 t per person | +43.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0768 t per person | +10.6% |
| 1966 | 0.084 t per person | +9.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0922 t per person | +9.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1001 t per person | +8.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0895 t per person | -10.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1235 t per person | +37.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1341 t per person | +8.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1138 t per person | -15.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1246 t per person | +9.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1149 t per person | -7.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1575 t per person | +37.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1603 t per person | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1791 t per person | +11.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1869 t per person | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 0.218 t per person | +16.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2347 t per person | +7.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2692 t per person | +14.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2597 t per person | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.2338 t per person | -10.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2647 t per person | +13.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2697 t per person | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2265 t per person | -16.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2652 t per person | +17.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2004 t per person | -24.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2409 t per person | +20.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2552 t per person | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 0.2644 t per person | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1721 t per person | -34.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2266 t per person | +31.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2429 t per person | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2481 t per person | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2545 t per person | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2401 t per person | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2969 t per person | +23.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3013 t per person | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2266 t per person | -24.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2704 t per person | +19.3% |
| 2002 | 0.287 t per person | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.303 t per person | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2767 t per person | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2894 t per person | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.276 t per person | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3542 t per person | +28.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3186 t per person | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2843 t per person | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3542 t per person | +24.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3308 t per person | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3762 t per person | +13.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4045 t per person | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3275 t per person | -19.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3831 t per person | +17.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3846 t per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3857 t per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3745 t per person | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3563 t per person | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3567 t per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3821 t per person | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3733 t per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3851 t per person | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.3719 t per person | -3.4% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.3719 t per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0174 t per person, 21.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0719 t per person | 0.0406 t per person | 0.1001 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1513 t per person | 0.1138 t per person | 0.218 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2465 t per person | 0.2004 t per person | 0.2697 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2502 t per person | 0.1721 t per person | 0.3013 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2886 t per person | 0.2266 t per person | 0.3542 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3678 t per person | 0.3275 t per person | 0.4045 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3738 t per person | 0.3567 t per person | 0.3851 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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) — production, per capita in Canada?
- Maize (corn) — production, per capita in Canada was 0.3719 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — production, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4045 t per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — production, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0406 t per person in 1961.
- How does Canada rank for maize (corn) — production, per capita?
- Canada ranks 8th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — production, per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. 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) — 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.