Maize and products — Production by country
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply...
Countries reporting
156
Highest
389,694 1000 t
United States
Lowest
0 1000 t
Cabo Verde
Median
540.5 1000 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
2,711
What the numbers show
Maize and products — Production is currently reported for 156 countries. The highest value is 389,694 1000 t in United States; the lowest is 0 1000 t in Cabo Verde.
The median across all reporting countries is 540.5 1000 t, and the mean is 9,951 1000 t.
Over the past decade 84 countries rose and 63 fell. The largest increase was in United Arab Emirates (up 1,800.0%), and the largest decrease in Cabo Verde (down 100.0%).
Maize and products — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 389,694 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 2 | China | 289,086 1000 t | 2023 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 3 | China, mainland | 288,842 1000 t | 2023 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 4 | Brazil | 131,950 1000 t | 2023 | up 64.4% | rising |
| 5 | Argentina | 41,409 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 6 | India | 38,085 1000 t | 2023 | up 57.0% | rising |
| 7 | Ukraine | 31,030 1000 t | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 8 | Mexico | 27,550 1000 t | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 9 | South Africa | 16,430 1000 t | 2023 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 10 | Canada | 15,076 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 11 | Russia | 15,000 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 11 | Russian Federation | 15,000 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 13 | Indonesia | 14,774 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 14 | France | 12,835 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 15 | Nigeria | 11,053 1000 t | 2023 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 16 | Ethiopia | 10,000 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 17 | Pakistan | 9,847 1000 t | 2023 | up 99.2% | rising |
| 18 | Turkey | 9,000 1000 t | 2023 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 18 | Türkiye | 9,000 1000 t | 2023 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 20 | Poland | 8,982 1000 t | 2023 | up 122.3% | rising |
| 21 | Romania | 8,744 1000 t | 2023 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 22 | Philippines | 8,405 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 23 | United Republic of Tanzania | 8,011 1000 t | 2023 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 24 | Egypt | 7,130 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.4% | flat |
| 25 | Serbia | 6,631 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.1% | flat |
| 26 | Hungary | 6,242 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 27 | Italy | 5,349 1000 t | 2023 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 28 | Thailand | 4,954 1000 t | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 29 | Uganda | 4,945 1000 t | 2023 | up 79.9% | rising |
| 30 | Bangladesh | 4,593 1000 t | 2023 | up 196.7% | rising |
| 31 | Germany | 4,499 1000 t | 2023 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 32 | Paraguay | 4,492 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 33 | Vietnam | 4,437 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 33 | Viet Nam | 4,437 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 35 | Kenya | 4,285 1000 t | 2023 | up 19.3% | flat |
| 36 | Ghana | 3,619 1000 t | 2023 | up 105.2% | rising |
| 37 | Malawi | 3,510 1000 t | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 38 | Zambia | 3,262 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 39 | Angola | 3,215 1000 t | 2023 | up 107.6% | rising |
| 40 | Nepal | 2,976 1000 t | 2023 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 41 | Spain | 2,835 1000 t | 2023 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 42 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 2,759 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 43 | Bulgaria | 2,449 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 44 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2,336 1000 t | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 45 | Cameroon | 2,200 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 45 | Myanmar | 2,200 1000 t | 2023 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 47 | Mozambique | 2,125 1000 t | 2023 | up 81.0% | flat |
| 48 | Austria | 2,105 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 49 | Guatemala | 2,080 1000 t | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 50 | Burkina Faso | 1,995 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 51 | Croatia | 1,991 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 52 | Colombia | 1,950 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.6% | flat |
| 53 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1,876 1000 t | 2018 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 54 | Peru | 1,640 1000 t | 2023 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 55 | Cambodia | 1,480 1000 t | 2023 | up 59.7% | rising |
| 56 | Greece | 1,417 1000 t | 2023 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 57 | Ecuador | 1,413 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 58 | Moldova | 1,351 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 58 | Republic of Moldova | 1,351 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 60 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1,257 1000 t | 2023 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 61 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1,223 1000 t | 2023 | up 85.0% | rising |
| 61 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1,223 1000 t | 2023 | up 85.0% | rising |
| 63 | Kazakhstan | 1,189 1000 t | 2023 | up 109.0% | rising |
| 64 | Slovakia | 1,106 1000 t | 2023 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 65 | Belarus | 1,000 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 66 | Guinea | 982 1000 t | 2023 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 67 | Senegal | 929 1000 t | 2023 | up 311.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Kyrgyzstan | 800 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 69 | Uzbekistan | 781 1000 t | 2023 | up 116.9% | rising |
| 70 | El Salvador | 770 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.2% | flat |
| 71 | Portugal | 767 1000 t | 2023 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 72 | Honduras | 723 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 73 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 698 1000 t | 2023 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 74 | Zimbabwe | 635 1000 t | 2023 | down 32.4% | flat |
| 75 | Syria | 563 1000 t | 2023 | up 416.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Syrian Arab Republic | 563 1000 t | 2023 | up 416.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Australia and New Zealand | 551 1000 t | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 78 | Chile | 543 1000 t | 2023 | down 64.3% | falling |
| 79 | Iraq | 538 1000 t | 2023 | down 35.3% | rising |
| 80 | Belgium | 517 1000 t | 2023 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 81 | Czechia | 508 1000 t | 2023 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 81 | Rwanda | 508 1000 t | 2023 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 83 | Laos | 458 1000 t | 2023 | down 62.3% | falling |
| 83 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 458 1000 t | 2023 | down 62.3% | falling |
| 85 | Caribbean | 421 1000 t | 2023 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 86 | Albania | 409 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 87 | Slovenia | 389 1000 t | 2023 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 88 | Australia | 387 1000 t | 2023 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 89 | Afghanistan | 363 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.3% | falling |
| 90 | Nicaragua | 356 1000 t | 2023 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 91 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 353 1000 t | 2023 | down 80.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Cuba | 307 1000 t | 2019 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 93 | Azerbaijan | 287 1000 t | 2023 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 94 | Madagascar | 268 1000 t | 2023 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 95 | Uruguay | 266 1000 t | 2023 | down 61.6% | rising |
| 96 | China, Taiwan Province of | 244 1000 t | 2023 | up 83.5% | rising |
| 97 | Sri Lanka | 221 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 98 | Tajikistan | 200 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 99 | Georgia | 191 1000 t | 2023 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 100 | Haiti | 180 1000 t | 2023 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 101 | New Zealand | 164 1000 t | 2023 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 102 | Panama | 160 1000 t | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 103 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 152 1000 t | 2023 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 104 | Switzerland | 135 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.9% | flat |
| 105 | North Macedonia | 133 1000 t | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 106 | Lesotho | 127 1000 t | 2023 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Belize | 112 1000 t | 2023 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 108 | Namibia | 106 1000 t | 2023 | up 165.0% | rising |
| 109 | Lithuania | 91 1000 t | 2023 | down 28.3% | rising |
| 109 | Republic of Korea | 91 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 111 | Eswatini | 85 1000 t | 2023 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 111 | East Timor | 85 1000 t | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 111 | Timor-Leste | 85 1000 t | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 114 | Dominican Republic | 82 1000 t | 2023 | up 82.2% | rising |
| 115 | Saudi Arabia | 64 1000 t | 2023 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Morocco | 60 1000 t | 2023 | down 49.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Yemen | 60 1000 t | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 118 | Israel | 51 1000 t | 2023 | down 53.6% | falling |
| 119 | Gabon | 46 1000 t | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 120 | Denmark | 41 1000 t | 2023 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 121 | Botswana | 33 1000 t | 2023 | up 725.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Gambia | 26 1000 t | 2023 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 122 | Kuwait | 26 1000 t | 2023 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Bhutan | 25 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 124 | Sierra Leone | 25 1000 t | 2023 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 126 | Guinea-Bissau | 21 1000 t | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 127 | Comoros | 20 1000 t | 2023 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 128 | United Arab Emirates | 19 1000 t | 2023 | up 1,800.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Melanesia | 19 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 130 | Sweden | 16 1000 t | 2023 | up 220.0% | rising |
| 131 | Mauritania | 15 1000 t | 2023 | up 150.0% | flat |
| 132 | Niger | 14 1000 t | 2023 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Congo | 13 1000 t | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 133 | Papua New Guinea | 13 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 135 | Algeria | 12 1000 t | 2023 | up 1,100.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Costa Rica | 7 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 137 | Armenia | 6 1000 t | 2023 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 139 | Guyana | 4 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 139 | Libya | 4 1000 t | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 139 | Turkmenistan | 4 1000 t | 2023 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Lebanon | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 142 | Montenegro | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 142 | New Caledonia | 3 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 145 | Fiji | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Jamaica | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 145 | Mauritius | 2 1000 t | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Oman | 2 1000 t | 2023 | down 85.7% | flat |
| 145 | Qatar | 2 1000 t | 2023 | — | rising |
| 150 | Bahamas | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 150 | Luxembourg | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Malaysia | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 98.8% | falling |
| 150 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 150 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 150 | Vanuatu | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Cabo Verde | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 1.24 million 1000 t
- Americas 624,634 1000 t
- Northern America 404,770 1000 t
- Asia 398,542 1000 t
- United States of America 389,694 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 291,477 1000 t
- South America 187,684 1000 t
- Europe 117,427 1000 t
- Africa 97,134 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 91,790 1000 t
- Eastern Europe 76,412 1000 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 62,594 1000 t
- European Union (27) 61,035 1000 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 59,434 1000 t
- Southern Asia 56,464 1000 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 44,132 1000 t
- Eastern Africa 38,376 1000 t
- South-Eastern Asia 36,795 1000 t
- Central America 31,758 1000 t
- Western Africa 26,363 1000 t
- Southern Europe 20,623 1000 t
- Western Europe 20,244 1000 t
- Southern Africa 16,781 1000 t
- Western Asia 10,831 1000 t
- Middle Africa 8,386 1000 t
- Northern Africa 7,229 1000 t
- Central Asia 2,975 1000 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 685 1000 t
- Oceania 570 1000 t
- Northern Europe 148 1000 t
About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.