Green corn (maize) — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) by country
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.
What the numbers show
Green corn (maize) — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 263.68 in Mauritius; the lowest is 27.39 in New Zealand.
The median across all reporting countries is 98.71, and the mean is 100.52.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 243.3%), and the largest decrease in China, Taiwan Province of (down 96.9%).
Green corn (maize) — Gross per capita Production Index Number: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mauritius | 263.68 | 2024 | up 109.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Serbia | 172.25 | 2024 | up 98.3% | rising |
| 3 | Palestine | 156.69 | 2022 | up 35.5% | flat |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 124.49 | 2017 | up 243.3% | volatile |
| 5 | El Salvador | 123.55 | 2024 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 6 | China | 119.73 | 2024 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 7 | China, mainland | 119.68 | 2024 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Austria | 118.68 | 2017 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 9 | Puerto Rico | 116.09 | 2024 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 10 | Mexico | 115.83 | 2024 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Norway | 113.17 | 2024 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Poland | 112.43 | 2017 | up 228.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Thailand | 111.51 | 2024 | up 30.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 111.49 | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 15 | France | 110.8 | 2017 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 16 | North Macedonia | 108.93 | 2024 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Hungary | 107.84 | 2017 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Indonesia | 106.83 | 2024 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Peru | 104.19 | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 20 | Jamaica | 103.53 | 2024 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Romania | 100.92 | 2017 | up 57.4% | rising |
| 22 | China, Taiwan Province of | 100 | 2014 | down 96.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Barbados | 99.32 | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 24 | South Africa | 99.15 | 2024 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 25 | Greece | 98.71 | 2017 | up 90.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Chile | 96.45 | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 27 | Brunei Darussalam | 96.21 | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 28 | Uruguay | 94.13 | 2024 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 29 | Japan | 93.27 | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 30 | Jordan | 92.59 | 2024 | up 95.6% | flat |
| 31 | Zimbabwe | 91.41 | 2024 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 32 | Kazakhstan | 89.31 | 2024 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 33 | Nigeria | 87.84 | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 34 | Liberia | 87.14 | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 35 | Papua New Guinea | 87.02 | 2024 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 36 | Samoa | 86.99 | 2024 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 37 | Australia | 86.95 | 2024 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 38 | Trinidad and Tobago | 85.38 | 2024 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Qatar | 84.28 | 2024 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Canada | 83.69 | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 41 | Guinea | 81.54 | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 42 | Ukraine | 80.6 | 2024 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Grenada | 79.19 | 2024 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Slovakia | 79.13 | 2017 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Croatia | 76.22 | 2017 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 46 | Australia and New Zealand | 59.22 | 2024 | down 47.8% | rising |
| 47 | Israel | 41.56 | 2024 | down 64.9% | falling |
| 48 | Switzerland | 38.24 | 2024 | down 71.9% | volatile |
| 49 | New Zealand | 27.39 | 2024 | down 79.4% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Caribbean 2,060
- Polynesia 132.36
- Central America 115.13
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 113.12
- Northern Europe 115.01
- Republic of Moldova 103.61
- Western Europe 113.55
- Asia 99.67
- South America 106.98
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 98.71
- South-Eastern Asia 106.08
- Melanesia 88.23
- Eastern Asia 102.02
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 83.1
- Southern Africa 98.79
- United Republic of Tanzania 78.12
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 93
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 87.91
- Central Asia 86.19
- Africa 85.19
- Western Africa 83.76
- Eastern Africa 82.52
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 81.53
- Americas 80.75
- Oceania 79.19
- World 76
- Côte d'Ivoire 74.19
- Northern America 66.86
- United States of America 65.87
- Western Asia 55.04
- Southern Europe 53.37
- Europe 51.65
- European Union (27) 49.15
- Eastern Europe 10.32
About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.