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Land under maize production (hectares)

Land under maize production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Production data on relate to crop harvested for dry grain only. Crop harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.

wb-indicators:AG.LND.MZE.HA

Land under maize production (hectares)

World Bank

Publisher
World Bank
Source
World Bank Indicators (wb-indicators)
Status
Active
Formats
JSON
Licence
CC-BY-4.0 — World Bank Terms — CC BY 4.0 (Indicators API) · open
Standard
WB API v2
Countries
55 countries and areas — see list below
Dataset id
wb-indicators:AG.LND.MZE.HA
Last verified
2026-09-27

Geographic coverage

Land under maize production (hectares) carries observations for 55 countries and areas:

Africa · Angola · Burundi · Benin · Burkina Faso · Botswana · Central African Republic · Cote d'Ivoire · Cameroon · Congo, Dem. Rep. · Congo, Rep. · Comoros · Cape Verde · Djibouti · Algeria · Egypt, Arab Rep. · Eritrea · Ethiopia · Gabon · Ghana · Guinea · Gambia, The · Guinea-Bissau · Kenya · Libya · Lesotho · Morocco · Madagascar · Mali · Mozambique · Mauritania · Mauritius · Malawi · North Africa · Namibia · Niger · Nigeria · Rwanda · Sudan · Senegal · Sierra Leone · Somalia · Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) · Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels) · Sao Tome and Principe · Swaziland · Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa · Chad · Togo · Tanzania · Uganda · Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria · South Africa · Zambia · Zimbabwe