Maize (corn) — Area harvested by country
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat,...
Countries reporting
218
Highest
44.78 million ha
China
Lowest
0 ha
Saint Lucia
Median
89,206 ha
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
13,649
What the numbers show
Maize (corn) — Area harvested is currently reported for 218 countries. The highest value is 44.78 million ha in China; the lowest is 0 ha in Saint Lucia.
The median across all reporting countries is 89,206 ha, and the mean is 1.32 million ha.
Over the past decade 103 countries rose and 110 fell. The largest increase was in Puerto Rico (up 2,133.3%), and the largest decrease in Barbados (down 100.0%).
Maize (corn) — Area harvested: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 44.78 million ha | 2024 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 1 | China | 44.78 million ha | 2024 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 3 | China, mainland | 44.74 million ha | 2024 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 4 | Brazil | 21.19 million ha | 2024 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 5 | India | 11.35 million ha | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 6 | Argentina | 8.74 million ha | 2024 | up 80.6% | rising |
| 7 | Mexico | 6.57 million ha | 2024 | down 7.0% | flat |
| 8 | United Republic of Tanzania | 5.74 million ha | 2024 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Nigeria | 5.50 million ha | 2024 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Ukraine | 4.07 million ha | 2024 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Ethiopia | 3.40 million ha | 2024 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 11 | Ethiopia | 3.40 million ha | 2024 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 13 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3.11 million ha | 2024 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 14 | USSR | 2.97 million ha | 1991 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 15 | Mozambique | 2.86 million ha | 2024 | up 68.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Mozambique | 2.86 million ha | 2024 | up 68.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Angola | 2.82 million ha | 2024 | up 73.6% | volatile |
| 18 | South Africa | 2.64 million ha | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 19 | Indonesia | 2.55 million ha | 2024 | down 33.6% | rising |
| 20 | Philippines | 2.46 million ha | 2024 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 21 | Kenya | 2.41 million ha | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 22 | Russia | 2.39 million ha | 2024 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Russian Federation | 2.39 million ha | 2024 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Uganda | 2.30 million ha | 2024 | up 108.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Yugoslav SFR | 2.17 million ha | 1991 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 26 | Romania | 2.11 million ha | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 27 | Benin | 1.76 million ha | 2024 | up 81.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Mali | 1.60 million ha | 2024 | up 99.0% | volatile |
| 29 | France | 1.59 million ha | 2024 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 30 | Malawi | 1.50 million ha | 2024 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 30 | Pakistan | 1.50 million ha | 2024 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 32 | Canada | 1.45 million ha | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 33 | Ghana | 1.37 million ha | 2024 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 34 | Poland | 1.28 million ha | 2024 | up 88.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1.22 million ha | 2005 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 36 | Cameroon | 1.20 million ha | 2024 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Burkina Faso | 1.10 million ha | 2024 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Guatemala | 1.00 million ha | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 39 | Ethiopia PDR | 999,190 ha | 1992 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 40 | Serbia | 987,492 ha | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 40 | Serbia | 987,492 ha | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 42 | Thailand | 977,974 ha | 2024 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 43 | Egypt | 950,000 ha | 2024 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 43 | Paraguay | 950,000 ha | 2024 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Egypt | 950,000 ha | 2024 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 46 | Nepal | 916,044 ha | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 47 | Hungary | 883,060 ha | 2024 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 48 | Zimbabwe | 869,536 ha | 2024 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 49 | Viet Nam | 862,053 ha | 2024 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Togo | 804,000 ha | 2024 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Turkey | 789,379 ha | 2024 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 51 | Türkiye | 789,379 ha | 2024 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 53 | Zambia | 684,402 ha | 2024 | down 43.2% | rising |
| 54 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 652,727 ha | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 55 | Guinea | 650,000 ha | 2024 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Cote d'Ivoire | 640,000 ha | 2024 | up 102.3% | rising |
| 56 | Côte d'Ivoire | 640,000 ha | 2024 | up 102.3% | rising |
| 58 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 585,000 ha | 2024 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 59 | Myanmar | 521,862 ha | 2024 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Bulgaria | 503,030 ha | 2024 | up 23.2% | falling |
| 61 | Germany | 498,400 ha | 2024 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Bangladesh | 496,681 ha | 2024 | up 61.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Italy | 495,350 ha | 2024 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 64 | Burundi | 481,036 ha | 2024 | up 394.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Peru | 461,207 ha | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 66 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 442,378 ha | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 67 | Republic of Moldova | 442,121 ha | 2024 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 68 | Caribbean | 392,421 ha | 2024 | down 39.8% | rising |
| 69 | Honduras | 385,280 ha | 2024 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 70 | Colombia | 342,966 ha | 2024 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 71 | Rwanda | 342,024 ha | 2024 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Chad | 309,589 ha | 2024 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Belarus | 300,000 ha | 2024 | up 168.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Belarus | 300,000 ha | 2024 | up 168.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Spain | 288,900 ha | 2024 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 76 | Senegal | 275,000 ha | 2024 | up 87.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Ecuador | 273,835 ha | 2024 | down 43.6% | rising |
| 78 | Croatia | 273,160 ha | 2024 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 78 | Croatia | 273,160 ha | 2024 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 80 | Central African Republic | 270,000 ha | 2024 | up 171.4% | volatile |
| 81 | El Salvador | 254,525 ha | 2024 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 82 | Nicaragua | 249,854 ha | 2023 | down 40.2% | rising |
| 83 | Haiti | 227,436 ha | 2024 | down 48.2% | rising |
| 84 | Cambodia | 226,768 ha | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Austria | 208,020 ha | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 86 | Czechoslovakia | 180,771 ha | 1992 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 87 | South Sudan | 162,707 ha | 2024 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 87 | South Sudan | 162,707 ha | 2024 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 89 | Kazakhstan | 162,165 ha | 2024 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 89 | Kazakhstan | 162,165 ha | 2024 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 91 | Slovakia | 147,280 ha | 2024 | down 31.9% | rising |
| 91 | Slovakia | 147,280 ha | 2024 | down 31.9% | rising |
| 93 | Madagascar | 144,592 ha | 2024 | down 33.5% | rising |
| 93 | Madagascar | 144,592 ha | 2024 | down 33.5% | rising |
| 95 | Afghanistan | 135,000 ha | 2024 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Afghanistan | 135,000 ha | 2024 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Uruguay | 123,785 ha | 2024 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 121,966 ha | 2024 | down 28.2% | flat |
| 99 | Cuba | 115,000 ha | 2024 | down 38.1% | rising |
| 100 | Kyrgyzstan | 109,937 ha | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 100 | Kyrgyzstan | 109,937 ha | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 102 | Laos | 103,603 ha | 2024 | down 57.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 103,603 ha | 2024 | down 57.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Morocco | 101,364 ha | 2024 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 105 | Iraq | 100,000 ha | 2024 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Somalia | 100,000 ha | 2024 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 107 | Greece | 99,240 ha | 2024 | down 40.9% | rising |
| 108 | Australia and New Zealand | 96,763 ha | 2024 | up 30.9% | flat |
| 109 | Lesotho | 89,206 ha | 2024 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 109 | Lesotho | 89,206 ha | 2024 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 111 | Czechia | 87,480 ha | 2024 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 112 | Australia | 75,132 ha | 2024 | up 43.5% | falling |
| 113 | Uzbekistan | 72,751 ha | 2024 | up 104.4% | falling |
| 113 | Uzbekistan | 72,751 ha | 2024 | up 104.4% | falling |
| 115 | Sri Lanka | 72,701 ha | 2024 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Eswatini | 70,000 ha | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 116 | Eswatini | 70,000 ha | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 118 | Georgia | 68,900 ha | 2024 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 119 | Portugal | 65,160 ha | 2024 | down 39.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Belgium | 60,250 ha | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 121 | Albania | 57,612 ha | 2024 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 122 | Syria | 56,314 ha | 2024 | up 128.7% | falling |
| 122 | Syrian Arab Republic | 56,314 ha | 2024 | up 128.7% | falling |
| 124 | Chile | 49,132 ha | 2024 | down 58.2% | rising |
| 125 | Dominican Republic | 47,716 ha | 2024 | up 97.0% | falling |
| 126 | Slovenia | 41,860 ha | 2024 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 127 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 40,479 ha | 2024 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Yemen | 37,006 ha | 2024 | down 20.5% | rising |
| 128 | Yemen | 37,006 ha | 2024 | down 20.5% | rising |
| 130 | China, Taiwan Province of | 36,649 ha | 2024 | up 35.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Niger | 36,455 ha | 2024 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 132 | Timor-Leste | 33,919 ha | 2024 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 133 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 33,488 ha | 1999 | up 385.2% | volatile |
| 134 | Namibia | 32,215 ha | 2024 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 135 | Sudan (former) | 31,080 ha | 2011 | down 56.7% | rising |
| 136 | Botswana | 30,000 ha | 2024 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Gabon | 29,446 ha | 2024 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 138 | North Macedonia | 28,334 ha | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 138 | North Macedonia | 28,334 ha | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 140 | Mauritania | 28,000 ha | 2024 | up 51.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Mauritania | 28,000 ha | 2024 | up 51.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Azerbaijan | 27,991 ha | 2024 | down 25.5% | rising |
| 142 | Azerbaijan | 27,991 ha | 2024 | down 25.5% | rising |
| 144 | Gambia | 27,688 ha | 2024 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 144 | Gambia | 27,688 ha | 2024 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Belize | 27,459 ha | 2024 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 147 | Sudan | 22,847 ha | 2024 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 148 | Panama | 22,184 ha | 2024 | down 59.6% | falling |
| 149 | New Zealand | 21,631 ha | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 150 | Tajikistan | 21,465 ha | 2024 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 150 | Tajikistan | 21,465 ha | 2024 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 152 | Eritrea | 20,000 ha | 2024 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 152 | Eritrea | 20,000 ha | 2024 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 154 | Sierra Leone | 16,108 ha | 2024 | down 53.3% | volatile |
| 155 | Switzerland | 15,708 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 156 | Republic of Korea | 15,578 ha | 2024 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 157 | Guinea-Bissau | 15,000 ha | 2024 | up 114.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 14,520 ha | 2024 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Lithuania | 14,190 ha | 2024 | down 25.3% | volatile |
| 160 | Congo | 13,000 ha | 2024 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 160 | Congo | 13,000 ha | 2024 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 162 | Comoros | 11,691 ha | 2024 | up 48.8% | volatile |
| 162 | Comoros | 11,691 ha | 2024 | up 48.8% | volatile |
| 164 | Saudi Arabia | 9,453 ha | 2024 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 165 | Denmark | 9,100 ha | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 166 | Bhutan | 7,531 ha | 2024 | down 68.4% | falling |
| 167 | Melanesia | 5,259 ha | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 168 | Costa Rica | 4,238 ha | 2024 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 169 | Guyana | 2,933 ha | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 170 | Israel | 2,783 ha | 2024 | down 42.0% | rising |
| 171 | Papua New Guinea | 2,391 ha | 2024 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 172 | Sweden | 2,290 ha | 2024 | up 106.3% | rising |
| 173 | Turkmenistan | 2,277 ha | 2024 | down 87.3% | volatile |
| 174 | Algeria | 2,000 ha | 2024 | up 103.5% | volatile |
| 175 | Réunion | 1,900 ha | 2006 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 176 | Kuwait | 1,780 ha | 2024 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 177 | Jamaica | 1,774 ha | 2024 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 178 | Libya | 1,713 ha | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 179 | Lebanon | 1,669 ha | 2024 | up 66.9% | volatile |
| 180 | Vanuatu | 1,549 ha | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 181 | Armenia | 1,214 ha | 2024 | down 57.3% | falling |
| 181 | Armenia | 1,214 ha | 2024 | down 57.3% | falling |
| 183 | Montenegro | 950 ha | 2024 | up 46.2% | volatile |
| 184 | United Arab Emirates | 900 ha | 2024 | up 397.2% | volatile |
| 185 | Fiji | 730 ha | 2024 | up 46.9% | volatile |
| 185 | Fiji | 730 ha | 2024 | up 46.9% | volatile |
| 187 | New Caledonia | 589 ha | 2024 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 188 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 500 ha | 1980 | unchanged | falling |
| 189 | Oman | 493 ha | 2024 | down 65.9% | falling |
| 190 | Sao Tome and Principe | 397 ha | 2024 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 190 | Sao Tome and Principe | 397 ha | 2024 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 192 | Malaysia | 315 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 193 | Luxembourg | 250 ha | 2024 | up 15.7% | falling |
| 194 | Grenada | 178 ha | 2024 | down 56.9% | falling |
| 195 | Cape Verde | 124 ha | 2024 | down 99.6% | rising |
| 195 | Cabo Verde | 124 ha | 2024 | down 99.6% | rising |
| 197 | Dominica | 115 ha | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 198 | Mauritius | 108 ha | 2024 | up 56.5% | volatile |
| 199 | French Guiana | 90 ha | 2006 | up 119.5% | volatile |
| 200 | Qatar | 83 ha | 2024 | down 39.9% | volatile |
| 201 | Bahamas | 78 ha | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 201 | Bahamas | 78 ha | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 203 | Puerto Rico | 67 ha | 2024 | up 2,133.3% | volatile |
| 204 | Japan | 63 ha | 2024 | down 8.7% | volatile |
| 204 | Micronesia | 63 ha | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 204 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 63 ha | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 207 | Guadeloupe | 50 ha | 1977 | down 88.8% | falling |
| 208 | Maldives | 35 ha | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 209 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 32 ha | 2024 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 209 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 32 ha | 2024 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 211 | Suriname | 28 ha | 2024 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 212 | Antigua and Barbuda | 26 ha | 2024 | down 43.5% | rising |
| 213 | Djibouti | 9 ha | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 214 | Barbados | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 214 | Jordan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 214 | Saint Lucia | 0 ha | 1980 | down 100.0% | rising |
| 214 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 214 | Saint Lucia | 0 ha | 1980 | down 100.0% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 209.95 million ha
- Americas 77.14 million ha
- Asia 69.09 million ha
- Africa 46.53 million ha
- Eastern Asia 45.38 million ha
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 41.14 million ha
- Northern America 35.00 million ha
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 34.09 million ha
- United States of America 33.55 million ha
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 33.37 million ha
- South America 33.22 million ha
- Eastern Africa 21.03 million ha
- Europe 17.09 million ha
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 16.66 million ha
- Southern Asia 14.52 million ha
- Western Africa 13.82 million ha
- Eastern Europe 12.21 million ha
- European Union (27) 8.67 million ha
- Central America 8.52 million ha
- Middle Africa 7.75 million ha
- South-eastern Asia 7.73 million ha
- Southern Africa 2.86 million ha
- Southern Europe 2.46 million ha
- Western Europe 2.39 million ha
- Western Asia 1.10 million ha
- Northern Africa 1.08 million ha
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 489,437 ha
- Central Asia 368,594 ha
- Oceania 102,084 ha
- Northern Europe 25,580 ha
About this data
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.