Green corn (maize) — Production in United States of America

United States of America: Green corn (maize) — Production was 2.39 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.39 million t
Change on year
down 14.4%
Rank
4th
of 26 groups
All-time high
4.51 million t
in 2003
All-time low
1.90 million t
in 1964
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Green corn (maize) — Production in United States of America, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for green corn (maize) — production in United States of America is 2.39 million t, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 14.4% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, green corn (maize) — production in United States of America peaked at 4.51 million t in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.90 million t, in 1964.

United States of America ranks 4th of 26 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Green corn (maize) — Production in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Green corn (maize) — Production in United States of America, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 2.16 million t
1962 2.23 million t +3.0%
1963 2.13 million t -4.6%
1964 1.90 million t -10.6%
1965 2.06 million t +8.2%
1966 2.33 million t +13.2%
1967 2.50 million t +7.4%
1968 2.79 million t +11.6%
1969 2.50 million t -10.4%
1970 2.31 million t -7.8%
1971 2.44 million t +5.6%
1972 2.53 million t +3.6%
1973 2.63 million t +4.0%
1974 2.51 million t -4.5%
1975 2.82 million t +12.6%
1976 2.70 million t -4.3%
1977 2.81 million t +3.8%
1978 2.85 million t +1.4%
1979 2.87 million t +0.9%
1980 2.61 million t -9.3%
1981 2.81 million t +7.7%
1982 3.14 million t +12.0%
1983 2.69 million t -14.2%
1984 3.02 million t +12.2%
1985 3.11 million t +2.9%
1986 3.00 million t -3.4%
1987 3.31 million t +10.2%
1988 2.85 million t -14.0%
1989 3.41 million t +19.6%
1990 3.62 million t +6.3%
1991 3.79 million t +4.5%
1992 3.79 million t +0.1%
1993 3.32 million t -12.3%
1994 4.39 million t +32.0%
1995 4.00 million t -8.8%
1996 4.04 million t +0.9%
1997 4.10 million t +1.6%
1998 4.15 million t +1.0%
1999 4.16 million t +0.3%
2000 4.34 million t +4.3%
2001 4.36 million t +0.5%
2002 4.27 million t -2.2%
2003 4.51 million t +5.7%
2004 4.20 million t -7.0%
2005 4.37 million t +4.2%
2006 4.25 million t -2.7%
2007 4.19 million t -1.5%
2008 3.88 million t -7.4%
2009 4.24 million t +9.3%
2010 3.79 million t -10.7%
2011 3.68 million t -2.7%
2012 3.95 million t +7.2%
2013 3.61 million t -8.6%
2014 3.45 million t -4.5%
2015 3.53 million t +2.2%
2016 3.29 million t -6.5%
2017 3.43 million t +4.1%
2018 3.33 million t -2.9%
2019 2.86 million t -14.3%
2020 2.74 million t -3.9%
2021 2.77 million t +1.0%
2022 2.75 million t -0.6%
2023 2.79 million t +1.3%
2024 2.39 million t -14.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.29 million t 1.90 million t 2.79 million t 9
1970s 2.65 million t 2.31 million t 2.87 million t 10
1980s 3.00 million t 2.61 million t 3.41 million t 10
1990s 3.94 million t 3.32 million t 4.39 million t 10
2000s 4.26 million t 3.88 million t 4.51 million t 10
2010s 3.49 million t 2.86 million t 3.95 million t 10
2020s 2.69 million t 2.39 million t 2.79 million t 5

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 1 Mexico 1.07 million t compare
  2. 2 Croatia 901,590 t compare
  3. 3 Nigeria 799,511 t compare
  4. 4 Greece 612,502 t compare
  5. 5 Indonesia 599,226 t compare
  6. 6 Hungary 517,779 t compare
  7. 7 Peru 467,270 t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is green corn (maize) — production in United States of America?
Green corn (maize) — production in United States of America was 2.39 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest green corn (maize) — production recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 4.51 million t in 2003.
What is the lowest green corn (maize) — production recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 1.90 million t in 1964.
How does United States of America rank for green corn (maize) — production?
United States of America ranks 4th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
Is green corn (maize) — production rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Green corn (maize) — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Green corn (maize) — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
89 places, 4,117 data points, 1961–2024
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