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Land under maize production (hectares) by country

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.

Countries reporting
48
Highest
6.01 million hectares
Nigeria
Lowest
43 hectares
Mauritius
Median
203,402 hectares
Years covered
51
1961–2011
Data points
2,752

What the numbers show

Land under maize production (hectares) is currently reported for 48 countries. The highest value is 6.01 million hectares in Nigeria; the lowest is 43 hectares in Mauritius.

The median across all reporting countries is 203,402 hectares, and the mean is 720,307 hectares.

Over the past decade 38 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Sierra Leone (up 301.9%), and the largest decrease in Sudan (down 63.2%).

Land under maize production: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Nigeria 6.01 million hectares 2011 up 83.0% volatile
2 Tanzania 3.29 million hectares 2011 up 288.7% rising
3 South Africa 2.37 million hectares 2011 down 25.6% falling
4 Kenya 2.13 million hectares 2011 up 30.0% rising
5 Ethiopia 2.00 million hectares 2011 up 5.7% rising
6 Angola 1.71 million hectares 2011 up 144.4% rising
7 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.69 million hectares 2011 up 15.8% rising
8 Malawi 1.68 million hectares 2011 up 15.8% rising
9 Mozambique 1.62 million hectares 2011 up 35.5% rising
10 Zimbabwe 1.40 million hectares 2011 up 14.5% rising
11 Uganda 1.06 million hectares 2011 up 63.0% rising
12 Zambia 1.04 million hectares 2011 up 78.0% falling
13 Ghana 1.02 million hectares 2011 up 43.4% rising
14 Mali 924,850 hectares 2011 up 254.8% volatile
15 Egypt 888,329 hectares 2011 up 1.8% rising
16 Benin 865,000 hectares 2011 up 38.8% rising
17 Cameroon 855,000 hectares 2011 up 182.5% rising
18 Burkina Faso 701,196 hectares 2011 up 109.5% volatile
19 Togo 522,630 hectares 2011 up 27.0% volatile
20 Guinea 485,000 hectares 2011 up 96.1% volatile
21 Cote d'Ivoire 327,800 hectares 2011 up 17.6% falling
22 Madagascar 301,589 hectares 2011 up 56.0% rising
23 Rwanda 256,000 hectares 2011 up 142.5% volatile
24 Somalia 206,804 hectares 2011 up 2.7% rising
25 Chad 200,000 hectares 2011 up 0.0% volatile
26 Morocco 170,000 hectares 2011 down 33.1% falling
27 Burundi 129,144 hectares 2011 up 12.3% rising
28 Lesotho 115,688 hectares 2011 down 34.8% flat
29 Senegal 109,517 hectares 2011 up 23.9% rising
30 Central African Republic 95,213 hectares 2011 down 4.8% rising
31 Botswana 85,000 hectares 2011 up 240.3% volatile
32 Eswatini 47,459 hectares 2011 down 18.0% falling
33 Sierra Leone 38,984 hectares 2011 up 301.9% volatile
34 Cape Verde 31,318 hectares 2011 up 2.1% volatile
35 Namibia 30,000 hectares 2011 up 43.5% rising
36 Sudan 26,460 hectares 2010 down 63.2% rising
37 Gabon 26,000 hectares 2011 up 57.6% volatile
38 Gambia 25,256 hectares 2011 up 46.8% volatile
39 Guinea-Bissau 22,894 hectares 2011 down 20.9% volatile
40 Eritrea 20,564 hectares 2011 up 78.4% falling
41 Mauritania 17,559 hectares 2011 up 185.1% volatile
42 Congo 13,200 hectares 2011 up 61.9% volatile
43 Niger 8,308 hectares 2011 down 6.7% volatile
44 Comoros 2,600 hectares 2011 up 61.3% falling
45 Libya 1,463 hectares 2011 up 46.3% falling
46 Sao Tome and Principe 1,300 hectares 2011 up 13.0% volatile
47 Algeria 288 hectares 2011 down 28.0% volatile
48 Mauritius 43 hectares 2011 down 20.4% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Land under maize production (hectares)
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
55 places, 2,752 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed

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.