Green corn (maize) — Yield in Northern America

Northern America: Green corn (maize) — Yield was 16,997 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
16,997 kg/ha
Change on year
down 7.8%
Rank
8th
of 28 groups
All-time high
20,573 kg/ha
in 2015
All-time low
8,081 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Green corn (maize) — Yield in Northern America, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Northern America recorded 16,997 kg/ha for green corn (maize) — yield in 2024.

That represents a change of down 7.8% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, green corn (maize) — yield in Northern America peaked at 20,573 kg/ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8,081 kg/ha, in 1961.

That places Northern America 8th out of 28 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8,736 kg/ha 8,081 kg/ha 9,617 kg/ha 9
1970s 10,229 kg/ha 9,156 kg/ha 11,688 kg/ha 10
1980s 11,801 kg/ha 10,887 kg/ha 12,830 kg/ha 10
1990s 13,354 kg/ha 11,720 kg/ha 14,247 kg/ha 10
2000s 15,884 kg/ha 14,650 kg/ha 16,878 kg/ha 10
2010s 16,824 kg/ha 15,456 kg/ha 20,573 kg/ha 10
2020s 17,632 kg/ha 16,997 kg/ha 18,437 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 5 France 22,331 kg/ha compare
  2. 6 Israel 21,957 kg/ha compare
  3. 7 Serbia 20,442 kg/ha compare
  4. 8 Palestine 19,220 kg/ha compare
  5. 9 El Salvador 18,799 kg/ha compare
  6. 10 Jordan 18,127 kg/ha compare
  7. 11 Austria 17,982 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 88 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is green corn (maize) — yield in Northern America?
Green corn (maize) — yield in Northern America was 16,997 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest green corn (maize) — yield recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 20,573 kg/ha in 2015.
What is the lowest green corn (maize) — yield recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 8,081 kg/ha in 1961.
How does Northern America rank for green corn (maize) — yield?
Northern America ranks 8th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
Is green corn (maize) — yield rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern America 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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About this data

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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