Maize (corn) — Gross 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
1,754
Puerto Rico
Lowest
1.1
Barbados
Median
104.37
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
11,040
What the numbers show
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) is currently reported for 147 countries. The highest value is 1,754 in Puerto Rico; the lowest is 1.1 in Barbados.
The median across all reporting countries is 104.37, and the mean is 132.03.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,595.
Over the past decade 86 countries rose and 60 fell. The largest increase was in Puerto Rico (up 2,223.9%), and the largest decrease in Barbados (down 98.6%).
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Index Number: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 1,754 | 2024 | up 2,223.9% | volatile |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 494.57 | 2024 | up 683.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Algeria | 397.68 | 2024 | up 366.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Burundi | 332.53 | 2024 | up 361.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Belarus, Republic of | 326.3 | 2024 | up 183.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Cambodia | 306.8 | 2024 | up 191.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Senegal | 262.82 | 2024 | up 333.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Mauritius | 259.34 | 2024 | up 106.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Fiji, Republic of | 249.11 | 2024 | up 148.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Dominican Republic | 245.62 | 2024 | up 154.2% | flat |
| 11 | Guinea-Bissau | 236.84 | 2024 | up 114.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Central African Republic | 234.11 | 2024 | up 151.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Ghana | 219.92 | 2024 | up 115.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Iraq | 205.15 | 2024 | up 72.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 201.38 | 2024 | up 116.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 193.62 | 2024 | up 110.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 185.31 | 2024 | up 43.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Uganda | 183.74 | 2024 | up 74.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Mozambique, Republic of | 181.34 | 2024 | up 70.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Mali | 173.58 | 2024 | up 126.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Angola | 173.29 | 2024 | up 98.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Rwanda | 170.79 | 2024 | up 75.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 169.2 | 2024 | up 75.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Pakistan | 168.89 | 2024 | up 86.4% | volatile |
| 25 | India | 165.85 | 2024 | up 66.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Lebanon | 163.95 | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Belize | 163.35 | 2024 | up 51.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Argentina | 161.66 | 2024 | up 73.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Benin | 156.44 | 2024 | up 54.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Kuwait | 156.08 | 2024 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Qatar | 151.49 | 2024 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Brazil | 150.36 | 2024 | up 43.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Sierra Leone | 147.05 | 2024 | up 31.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Nepal | 143.87 | 2024 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 35 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 141.61 | 2024 | up 51.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 141.51 | 2024 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 139.58 | 2024 | up 51.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Romania | 135.34 | 2017 | up 271.7% | rising |
| 39 | China, Taiwan Province of | 133.15 | 2024 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Comoros, Union of the | 130.87 | 2024 | up 35.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Kyrgyz Republic | 130.81 | 2024 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 42 | Suriname | 129.3 | 2024 | up 27.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Guinea | 129.27 | 2024 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Congo, Republic of | 125.92 | 2024 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 45 | Togo | 123.44 | 2024 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Burkina Faso | 123.19 | 2024 | up 29.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Guatemala | 121.82 | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 48 | Honduras | 120.9 | 2024 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 49 | Yemen, Republic of | 120.26 | 2024 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 50 | Montenegro | 120.06 | 2024 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 51 | China (People’s Republic of) | 118.89 | 2024 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 52 | China, mainland | 118.88 | 2024 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Canada | 117.51 | 2024 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Myanmar | 116.64 | 2024 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 55 | South Africa | 116.49 | 2024 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 56 | Republic of Korea | 114.14 | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 57 | Uruguay | 114.01 | 2024 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Botswana | 113.83 | 2024 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Kenya | 113.04 | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 60 | Vanuatu | 111.52 | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 61 | Libya | 111.22 | 2024 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 62 | New Caledonia | 110.89 | 2024 | up 61.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Switzerland | 110.28 | 2024 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 64 | New Zealand | 108.84 | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 65 | Nigeria | 108.52 | 2024 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Philippines | 108.47 | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 67 | Albania | 108.04 | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 68 | Cameroon | 106.01 | 2024 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Australia and New Zealand | 105.9 | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 70 | Russian Federation | 105.22 | 2024 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Gabon | 105.19 | 2024 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Chad | 104.97 | 2024 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Belgium | 104.92 | 2017 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 74 | Australia | 104.37 | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 75 | Peru | 104.25 | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 76 | Germany | 103.88 | 2017 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Papua New Guinea | 103.88 | 2024 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Eritrea, The State of | 103.45 | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 79 | Maldives | 103.29 | 2024 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Niger | 102.22 | 2024 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Djibouti | 102.05 | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 82 | Dominica | 102.01 | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 83 | Austria | 101.24 | 2017 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 84 | Japan | 101.2 | 2024 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Ukraine | 100.87 | 2024 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Poland | 100.81 | 2017 | up 133.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Nicaragua | 100.48 | 2023 | down 27.9% | rising |
| 88 | Guyana | 100 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 89 | Jamaica | 99.53 | 2024 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 90 | France | 99.33 | 2017 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 91 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 98.66 | 2024 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Malawi | 98.64 | 2024 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Thailand | 98.21 | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 94 | Colombia | 97.8 | 2024 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 95 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 96.82 | 2024 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 96 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 96.15 | 2024 | down 37.0% | rising |
| 97 | El Salvador | 96 | 2024 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 98 | Mexico | 95.75 | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 99 | Bulgaria | 95.38 | 2017 | up 161.5% | falling |
| 100 | Sri Lanka | 94.16 | 2024 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Bahamas, The | 93.38 | 2024 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 102 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 92.43 | 2017 | down 49.4% | volatile |
| 103 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 92.22 | 2024 | down 7.0% | flat |
| 104 | Portugal | 91.8 | 2017 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 105 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 91.29 | 2024 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 106 | Zimbabwe | 89.41 | 2024 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 107 | Paraguay | 88.67 | 2024 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Georgia | 88.14 | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 109 | Greece | 86.22 | 2017 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Costa Rica | 86.03 | 2024 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Spain | 84.47 | 2017 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 112 | Saudi Arabia | 84.3 | 2024 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Czechia | 83.19 | 2017 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 82.75 | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 115 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 82.66 | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 116 | Hungary | 81.93 | 2017 | up 67.4% | rising |
| 117 | Croatia | 79.16 | 2017 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 118 | Slovenia | 78.85 | 2017 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 119 | Madagascar, Republic of | 78.57 | 2024 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Italy | 78.37 | 2017 | down 38.3% | rising |
| 121 | Gambia, The | 77.6 | 2024 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Ecuador | 77.4 | 2024 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 123 | South Sudan, Republic of | 76.44 | 2024 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 124 | Serbia, Republic of | 73.72 | 2024 | down 35.8% | rising |
| 125 | Somalia | 73.14 | 2024 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Indonesia | 73.02 | 2024 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Panama | 71.9 | 2024 | down 36.8% | rising |
| 128 | Slovak Republic | 71.82 | 2017 | up 70.9% | rising |
| 129 | Antigua and Barbuda | 71.49 | 2024 | down 30.1% | rising |
| 130 | Denmark | 68.89 | 2017 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 131 | Morocco | 68.4 | 2024 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Lithuania | 66.34 | 2017 | up 119.1% | volatile |
| 133 | Haiti | 62.7 | 2024 | down 45.4% | rising |
| 134 | Luxembourg | 60.61 | 2017 | down 67.2% | falling |
| 135 | Namibia | 58 | 2024 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Cuba | 55.18 | 2024 | down 48.7% | volatile |
| 137 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 51.28 | 2024 | down 50.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Zambia | 51.27 | 2024 | down 54.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Grenada | 46.11 | 2024 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 140 | Sudan | 45.56 | 2024 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 141 | Chile | 40.85 | 2024 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Israel | 39.36 | 2024 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Bhutan | 34.12 | 2024 | down 64.2% | falling |
| 144 | Armenia, Republic of | 30.04 | 2024 | down 68.8% | falling |
| 145 | Oman | 23.07 | 2024 | down 74.6% | falling |
| 146 | Turkmenistan | 18.17 | 2024 | down 86.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Barbados | 1.1 | 2024 | down 98.6% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 138.46
- Côte d'Ivoire 184.14
- Northern Europe 133.41
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 131.81
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 118.99
- Central Asia 149.59
- World 113.36
- South America 146.69
- Americas 111.92
- Western Europe 102.8
- United States of America 101.26
- Western Asia 132.01
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.