Green corn (maize) — Yield in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Green corn (maize) — Yield was 3,786 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3,786 kg/ha
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
19th
of 26 groups
All-time high
3,911 kg/ha
in 2002
All-time low
2,432 kg/ha
in 1968
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Green corn (maize) — Yield in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

In 2024, green corn (maize) — yield in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) stood at 3,786 kg/ha.

The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, green corn (maize) — yield in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 3,911 kg/ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2,432 kg/ha, in 1968.

That places Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 19th out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Green corn (maize) — Yield in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year

Annual values for Green corn (maize) — Yield in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 2,559 kg/ha —
1962 2,633 kg/ha +2.9%
1963 2,667 kg/ha +1.3%
1964 2,628 kg/ha -1.4%
1965 2,653 kg/ha +1.0%
1966 2,632 kg/ha -0.8%
1967 2,626 kg/ha -0.3%
1968 2,432 kg/ha -7.4%
1969 2,585 kg/ha +6.3%
1970 2,583 kg/ha -0.1%
1971 2,777 kg/ha +7.5%
1972 2,914 kg/ha +4.9%
1973 2,970 kg/ha +1.9%
1974 2,971 kg/ha +0.1%
1975 2,955 kg/ha -0.5%
1976 2,919 kg/ha -1.2%
1977 2,956 kg/ha +1.3%
1978 2,996 kg/ha +1.3%
1979 2,931 kg/ha -2.2%
1980 3,002 kg/ha +2.4%
1981 2,967 kg/ha -1.2%
1982 3,070 kg/ha +3.5%
1983 3,020 kg/ha -1.7%
1984 3,005 kg/ha -0.5%
1985 3,054 kg/ha +1.6%
1986 3,272 kg/ha +7.1%
1987 3,314 kg/ha +1.3%
1988 3,359 kg/ha +1.3%
1989 3,424 kg/ha +1.9%
1990 3,644 kg/ha +6.5%
1991 3,358 kg/ha -7.9%
1992 3,356 kg/ha -0.1%
1993 3,348 kg/ha -0.2%
1994 3,367 kg/ha +0.6%
1995 3,418 kg/ha +1.5%
1996 3,415 kg/ha -0.1%
1997 3,500 kg/ha +2.5%
1998 3,738 kg/ha +6.8%
1999 3,853 kg/ha +3.1%
2000 3,894 kg/ha +1.1%
2001 3,875 kg/ha -0.5%
2002 3,911 kg/ha +0.9%
2003 3,859 kg/ha -1.3%
2004 3,732 kg/ha -3.3%
2005 3,743 kg/ha +0.3%
2006 3,832 kg/ha +2.4%
2007 3,672 kg/ha -4.2%
2008 3,806 kg/ha +3.6%
2009 3,823 kg/ha +0.5%
2010 3,764 kg/ha -1.5%
2011 3,696 kg/ha -1.8%
2012 3,568 kg/ha -3.5%
2013 3,711 kg/ha +4.0%
2014 3,703 kg/ha -0.2%
2015 3,684 kg/ha -0.5%
2016 3,701 kg/ha +0.5%
2017 3,709 kg/ha +0.2%
2018 3,722 kg/ha +0.3%
2019 3,761 kg/ha +1.1%
2020 3,692 kg/ha -1.8%
2021 3,823 kg/ha +3.5%
2022 3,735 kg/ha -2.3%
2023 3,715 kg/ha -0.5%
2024 3,786 kg/ha +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2,602 kg/ha 2,432 kg/ha 2,667 kg/ha 9
1970s 2,897 kg/ha 2,583 kg/ha 2,996 kg/ha 10
1980s 3,149 kg/ha 2,967 kg/ha 3,424 kg/ha 10
1990s 3,500 kg/ha 3,348 kg/ha 3,853 kg/ha 10
2000s 3,815 kg/ha 3,672 kg/ha 3,911 kg/ha 10
2010s 3,702 kg/ha 3,568 kg/ha 3,764 kg/ha 10
2020s 3,750 kg/ha 3,692 kg/ha 3,823 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

  1. 16 Serbia and Montenegro 13,544 kg/ha compare
  2. 17 Canada 12,367 kg/ha compare
  3. 18 Qatar 12,299 kg/ha compare
  4. 19 Mauritius 11,890 kg/ha compare
  5. 20 Australia 11,760 kg/ha compare
  6. 21 Poland 11,460 kg/ha compare
  7. 22 South Africa 10,734 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 88 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is green corn (maize) — yield in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Green corn (maize) — yield in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 3,786 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest green corn (maize) — yield recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 3,911 kg/ha in 2002.
What is the lowest green corn (maize) — yield recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 2,432 kg/ha in 1968.
How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for green corn (maize) — yield?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 19th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
Is green corn (maize) — yield rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Green corn (maize) — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Green corn (maize) — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
88 places, 3,888 data points, 1961–2024
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