Maize (corn) — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Maize (corn) — Yield was 1,854 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, maize (corn) — yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) stood at 1,854 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 1,901 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,043 kg/ha, in 1965.
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 28th of 30 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,080 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,071 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 1,074 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 1,090 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 1,043 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 1,064 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 1,155 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 1968 | 1,086 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1969 | 1,185 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 1970 | 1,116 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1971 | 1,226 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 1972 | 1,254 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 1,174 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 1974 | 1,227 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 1,271 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 1,382 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 1977 | 1,386 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 1,307 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1979 | 1,306 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 1,319 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 1,418 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 1982 | 1,397 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 1,321 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 1,341 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 1,468 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 1986 | 1,446 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 1,360 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1988 | 1,495 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1989 | 1,531 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 1,509 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 1,454 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 1,320 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 1993 | 1,547 kg/ha | +17.2% |
| 1994 | 1,385 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 1995 | 1,327 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 1,383 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 1,284 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 1,360 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 1,485 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 1,424 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 1,529 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 1,446 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 1,281 kg/ha | -11.4% |
| 2004 | 1,438 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 1,277 kg/ha | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 1,515 kg/ha | +18.6% |
| 2007 | 1,509 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1,400 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 1,556 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 1,635 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 1,599 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 1,688 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 1,637 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 1,755 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 1,710 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 1,681 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 1,827 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 1,798 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 1,837 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 1,836 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,901 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 1,892 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1,849 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 1,854 kg/ha | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,094 kg/ha | 1,043 kg/ha | 1,185 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,265 kg/ha | 1,116 kg/ha | 1,386 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,410 kg/ha | 1,319 kg/ha | 1,531 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,405 kg/ha | 1,284 kg/ha | 1,547 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,438 kg/ha | 1,277 kg/ha | 1,556 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,717 kg/ha | 1,599 kg/ha | 1,837 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,866 kg/ha | 1,836 kg/ha | 1,901 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Maize (corn) — yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 1,854 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize (corn) — yield recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 1,901 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — yield recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,043 kg/ha in 1965.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for maize (corn) — yield?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 28th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — yield rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Maize (corn) — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.