Maize (corn) — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) by country
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.
Countries reporting
147
Highest
1,901
Puerto Rico
Lowest
1.09
Barbados
Median
96.8
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
11,040
What the numbers show
Maize (corn) — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) is currently reported for 147 countries. The highest value is 1,901 in Puerto Rico; the lowest is 1.09 in Barbados.
The median across all reporting countries is 96.8, and the mean is 120.17.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,744.
Over the past decade 70 countries rose and 77 fell. The largest increase was in Puerto Rico (up 2,455.8%), and the largest decrease in Barbados (down 98.7%).
Maize (corn) — Gross per capita Production Index Number: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 1,901 | 2024 | up 2,455.8% | volatile |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 392.23 | 2024 | up 485.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Belarus | 341.82 | 2024 | up 196.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Algeria | 340.77 | 2024 | up 290.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Cambodia | 271.92 | 2024 | up 154.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Mauritius | 263.59 | 2024 | up 109.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Burundi | 262.12 | 2024 | up 254.8% | falling |
| 8 | Fiji | 246.33 | 2024 | up 145.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Dominican Republic | 224.37 | 2024 | up 129.5% | falling |
| 10 | Senegal | 208.76 | 2024 | up 231.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Central African Republic | 204.6 | 2024 | up 117.9% | rising |
| 12 | Guinea-Bissau | 191.87 | 2024 | up 69.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Bangladesh | 185 | 2024 | up 96.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Ghana | 183.22 | 2024 | up 75.4% | rising |
| 15 | Lebanon | 180.33 | 2024 | up 82.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Iraq | 166.93 | 2024 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Uzbekistan | 163.89 | 2024 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 18 | Argentina | 153.86 | 2024 | up 63.6% | volatile |
| 19 | India | 151.82 | 2024 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 20 | Pakistan | 146.14 | 2024 | up 58.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Brazil | 142.95 | 2024 | up 35.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Mauritania | 141.68 | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 23 | Belize | 139.59 | 2024 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 24 | Rwanda | 139.46 | 2024 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Mozambique | 138.84 | 2024 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 26 | Tajikistan | 138.14 | 2024 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 27 | Uganda | 137.74 | 2024 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 28 | Romania | 136.62 | 2017 | up 294.1% | rising |
| 29 | Nepal | 134.96 | 2024 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 30 | China, Taiwan Province of | 134.95 | 2024 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Azerbaijan | 133.53 | 2024 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 32 | Mali | 132.47 | 2024 | up 66.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Angola | 129.17 | 2024 | up 42.5% | falling |
| 34 | Benin | 122.86 | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 35 | Kazakhstan | 122.67 | 2024 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 36 | Ukraine | 122 | 2024 | up 14.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Sierra Leone | 119.34 | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 38 | Suriname | 118.53 | 2024 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Montenegro | 118.13 | 2024 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Kuwait | 117.05 | 2024 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 41 | China | 117.04 | 2024 | up 33.8% | volatile |
| 42 | China, mainland | 116.97 | 2024 | up 33.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Qatar | 116.06 | 2024 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Uruguay | 113.36 | 2024 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Republic of Korea | 112.39 | 2024 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 46 | Albania | 112.23 | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 47 | Ethiopia | 111.5 | 2024 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 48 | Comoros | 109.75 | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 49 | Myanmar | 109.36 | 2024 | up 12.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Kyrgyzstan | 109.34 | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 51 | Dominica | 108.05 | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 52 | New Caledonia | 107.17 | 2024 | up 55.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Canada | 106.45 | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 54 | Guatemala | 105.72 | 2024 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 55 | Russian Federation | 105.62 | 2024 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Japan | 104.11 | 2024 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Belgium | 103.9 | 2017 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 58 | Togo | 103.79 | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 59 | Honduras | 103.19 | 2024 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 60 | Guinea | 103.14 | 2024 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 61 | South Africa | 102.58 | 2024 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 62 | Germany | 102.51 | 2017 | up 16.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Switzerland | 102.31 | 2024 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 64 | Congo | 101.62 | 2024 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Poland | 100.84 | 2017 | up 132.1% | volatile |
| 66 | North Macedonia | 100.13 | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 67 | Austria | 99.41 | 2017 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 68 | Botswana | 99.07 | 2024 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 69 | France | 98.7 | 2017 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 70 | Philippines | 98.52 | 2024 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 71 | Libya | 98.37 | 2024 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Burkina Faso | 98.3 | 2024 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Jamaica | 98.22 | 2024 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Bulgaria | 96.8 | 2017 | up 180.3% | flat |
| 75 | Thailand | 96.64 | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 76 | New Zealand | 96.28 | 2024 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 77 | Australia and New Zealand | 94.75 | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 78 | Kenya | 94.26 | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 79 | El Salvador | 93.65 | 2024 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 80 | Australia | 93.59 | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 81 | Peru | 92.86 | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 82 | Portugal | 92.2 | 2017 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 83 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 91.85 | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 84 | Yemen | 91.75 | 2024 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Guyana | 91.31 | 2024 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 86 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 91.24 | 2017 | down 51.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Eritrea | 90.96 | 2024 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 88 | Nicaragua | 90.6 | 2023 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 89 | Vanuatu | 90.52 | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 90 | Bahamas | 89.63 | 2024 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 91 | Djibouti | 89.08 | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 92 | Nigeria | 88.87 | 2024 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 93 | Mexico | 88.62 | 2024 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 94 | Sri Lanka | 88.56 | 2024 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Eswatini | 88.23 | 2024 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 96 | Georgia | 87.78 | 2024 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 97 | Greece | 86.86 | 2017 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Colombia | 86.81 | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 99 | Lesotho | 86.77 | 2024 | down 44.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Papua New Guinea | 85.84 | 2024 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Gabon | 84.49 | 2024 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 102 | Spain | 84.18 | 2017 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 103 | Sao Tome and Principe | 83.82 | 2024 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Maldives | 83.8 | 2024 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Czechia | 83.06 | 2017 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Cameroon | 82.89 | 2024 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 107 | Hungary | 82.36 | 2017 | up 71.6% | rising |
| 108 | Croatia | 81.09 | 2017 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 109 | Costa Rica | 80.75 | 2024 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Paraguay | 78.98 | 2024 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Slovenia | 78.76 | 2017 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 112 | Italy | 78.62 | 2017 | down 39.6% | rising |
| 113 | Serbia | 78.56 | 2024 | down 31.1% | rising |
| 114 | Egypt | 77.97 | 2024 | down 25.2% | rising |
| 115 | Malawi | 77.42 | 2024 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 116 | Zimbabwe | 77.18 | 2024 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Chad | 75.94 | 2024 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Niger | 74.96 | 2024 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Saudi Arabia | 74.17 | 2024 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Slovakia | 71.63 | 2017 | up 69.1% | rising |
| 121 | South Sudan | 70.95 | 2024 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 122 | Ecuador | 69.3 | 2024 | down 36.6% | rising |
| 123 | Antigua and Barbuda | 68.13 | 2024 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 123 | Lithuania | 68.13 | 2017 | up 150.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Denmark | 67.85 | 2017 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 126 | Indonesia | 67.47 | 2024 | down 27.3% | rising |
| 127 | Afghanistan | 65.42 | 2024 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Panama | 63.01 | 2024 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 129 | Gambia | 62.52 | 2024 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Madagascar | 62.4 | 2024 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 131 | Morocco | 62.23 | 2024 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Luxembourg | 57.54 | 2017 | down 73.6% | falling |
| 133 | Cuba | 56.66 | 2024 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Haiti | 55.97 | 2024 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 135 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 54.51 | 2024 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Somalia | 52.85 | 2024 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Namibia | 45.34 | 2024 | down 59.0% | falling |
| 138 | Grenada | 45.1 | 2024 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 139 | Zambia | 39.36 | 2024 | down 66.4% | falling |
| 140 | Chile | 37.32 | 2024 | down 59.5% | rising |
| 141 | Sudan | 36.15 | 2024 | down 64.5% | falling |
| 142 | Israel | 33.6 | 2024 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Bhutan | 31.93 | 2024 | down 66.9% | falling |
| 144 | Armenia | 29.5 | 2024 | down 69.3% | falling |
| 145 | Oman | 18.21 | 2024 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 146 | Turkmenistan | 14.94 | 2024 | down 89.1% | volatile |
| 147 | Barbados | 1.09 | 2024 | down 98.7% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Syrian Arab Republic 323.52
- Côte d'Ivoire 146
- Southern Asia 145.43
- United Republic of Tanzania 122.06
- South America 137.89
- Türkiye 118.41
- Central Asia 126.88
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 113.46
- Northern Europe 126.05
- Asia 111.64
- Eastern Asia 117.2
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 100
- Western Asia 112.93
- Middle Africa 98.38
- Western Africa 110.4
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 97.66
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 110.05
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea 97.46
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 110
- Micronesia (Federated States of) 96.19
- Eastern Africa 105.23
- Micronesia 96.12
- Americas 104.84
- Melanesia 94.96
- World 103.78
- Democratic Republic of the Congo 86.38
- Africa 102.17
- Viet Nam 77.15
- Southern Africa 101.74
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 71.23
- Eastern Europe 100.08
- Republic of Moldova 57.93
- Western Europe 99.15
- Timor-Leste 52.9
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 96.77
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 30.22
- Northern America 95.75
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 18.24
- United States of America 95.64
- Oceania 93.42
About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.