Maize (corn) — Production, per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Maize (corn) — Production, per square kilometre was 0.0502 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0502 t per square kilometre
Change on year
down 10.1%
World rank
125th
of 150 countries
All-time high
0.066 t per square kilometre
in 2013
All-time low
0.0138 t per square kilometre
in 1974
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Maize (corn) — Production, per square kilometre in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — production, per square kilometre in Australia is 0.0502 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 10.1% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — production, per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 0.066 t per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0138 t per square kilometre, in 1974.
That places Australia 125th out of 150 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Production, per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0206 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0242 t per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0247 t per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0222 t per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0227 t per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0163 t per square kilometre | -28.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0248 t per square kilometre | +52.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0236 t per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0194 t per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0249 t per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0276 t per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0278 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0181 t per square kilometre | -35.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0138 t per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0174 t per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0171 t per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0188 t per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0169 t per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1979 | 0.022 t per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0196 t per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0225 t per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0276 t per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0181 t per square kilometre | -34.5% |
| 1984 | 0.031 t per square kilometre | +71.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0379 t per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0361 t per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0269 t per square kilometre | -25.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0271 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0282 t per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0285 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0252 t per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1992 | 0.035 t per square kilometre | +38.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0259 t per square kilometre | -26.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0266 t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0315 t per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0423 t per square kilometre | +34.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0518 t per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0353 t per square kilometre | -31.9% |
| 1999 | 0.044 t per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0529 t per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0449 t per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0591 t per square kilometre | +31.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0404 t per square kilometre | -31.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0514 t per square kilometre | +27.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0546 t per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0471 t per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0312 t per square kilometre | -33.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0504 t per square kilometre | +61.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0489 t per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0427 t per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0465 t per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0586 t per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 2013 | 0.066 t per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0508 t per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0644 t per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 2016 | 0.052 t per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0567 t per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0503 t per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0425 t per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0348 t per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0397 t per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0559 t per square kilometre | +40.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0502 t per square kilometre | -10.1% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0502 t per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.14 t per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0502 t per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.464 t per square kilometre, 11% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.022 t per square kilometre | 0.0163 t per square kilometre | 0.0248 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0204 t per square kilometre | 0.0138 t per square kilometre | 0.0278 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0275 t per square kilometre | 0.0181 t per square kilometre | 0.0379 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0346 t per square kilometre | 0.0252 t per square kilometre | 0.0518 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0481 t per square kilometre | 0.0312 t per square kilometre | 0.0591 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0531 t per square kilometre | 0.0425 t per square kilometre | 0.066 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0452 t per square kilometre | 0.0348 t per square kilometre | 0.0559 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 122 Vanuatu 0.0807 t per square kilometre compare
- 123 Bahamas 0.0603 t per square kilometre compare
- 124 Botswana 0.0578 t per square kilometre compare
- 126 Sweden 0.0385 t per square kilometre compare
- 127 Puerto Rico 0.0385 t per square kilometre compare
- 128 Congo 0.0381 t per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Australia?
- Maize (corn) — production, per square kilometre in Australia was 0.0502 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — production, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.066 t per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — production, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0138 t per square kilometre in 1974.
- How does Australia rank for maize (corn) — production, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 125th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Production 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) — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Production 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) — Production 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.