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
165
Highest
1,754
Puerto Rico
Lowest
1.1
Barbados
Median
103.88
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 165 countries. The highest value is 1,754 in Puerto Rico; the lowest is 1.1 in Barbados.
The median across all reporting countries is 103.88, and the mean is 129.42.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,595.
Over the past decade 94 countries rose and 70 fell. The largest increase was in Puerto Rico (up 2,223.9%), and the largest decrease in Cabo Verde (down 99.5%).
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 |
| 1 | Syrian Arab Republic | 407.69 | 2024 | up 377.2% | volatile |
| 1 | Côte d'Ivoire | 184.14 | 2024 | up 141.3% | volatile |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 494.57 | 2024 | up 683.5% | volatile |
| 2 | United Republic of Tanzania | 161.01 | 2024 | up 49.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Algeria | 397.68 | 2024 | up 366.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Burundi | 332.53 | 2024 | up 361.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Belarus | 326.3 | 2024 | up 183.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Türkiye | 129.6 | 2024 | up 36.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Cambodia | 306.8 | 2024 | up 191.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Senegal | 262.82 | 2024 | up 333.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 116.38 | 2024 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Mauritius | 259.34 | 2024 | up 106.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Melanesia | 113.17 | 2024 | up 26.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Fiji | 249.11 | 2024 | up 148.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 110.09 | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Dominican Republic | 245.62 | 2024 | up 154.2% | flat |
| 10 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 100.99 | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 11 | Guinea-Bissau | 236.84 | 2024 | up 114.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Micronesia | 100.13 | 2024 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 11 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 100.13 | 2024 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 12 | Central African Republic | 234.11 | 2024 | up 151.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Ghana | 219.92 | 2024 | up 115.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 100 | 2014 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Iraq | 205.15 | 2024 | up 72.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Viet Nam | 83.94 | 2024 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 201.38 | 2024 | up 116.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Uzbekistan | 193.62 | 2024 | up 110.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Timor-Leste | 61.51 | 2024 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Mauritania | 185.31 | 2024 | up 43.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Republic of Moldova | 53.43 | 2024 | down 53.9% | rising |
| 18 | Uganda | 183.74 | 2024 | up 74.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 34.5 | 2024 | down 63.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Mozambique | 181.34 | 2024 | up 70.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 20.25 | 2024 | down 83.7% | 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 | 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 |
| 28 | Caribbean | 68.16 | 2024 | down 37.9% | rising |
| 29 | Benin | 156.44 | 2024 | up 54.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Cabo Verde | 0.1 | 2024 | down 99.5% | 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 | 141.61 | 2024 | up 51.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Azerbaijan | 141.51 | 2024 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Kazakhstan | 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 | 130.87 | 2024 | up 35.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Kyrgyzstan | 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 | 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 | 120.26 | 2024 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 50 | Montenegro | 120.06 | 2024 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 51 | China | 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 | 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 | Sao Tome and Principe | 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 | 96.82 | 2024 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 96 | Eswatini | 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 | 93.38 | 2024 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 102 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 92.43 | 2017 | down 49.4% | volatile |
| 103 | North Macedonia | 92.22 | 2024 | down 7.0% | flat |
| 104 | Portugal | 91.8 | 2017 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 105 | Egypt | 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 | 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 | 78.57 | 2024 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Italy | 78.37 | 2017 | down 38.3% | rising |
| 121 | Gambia | 77.6 | 2024 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Ecuador | 77.4 | 2024 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 123 | South Sudan | 76.44 | 2024 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 124 | Serbia | 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 | Slovakia | 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 | Saint 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 | 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.
- Southern Asia 160.34
- Central Asia 149.59
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 139.97
- South America 146.69
- Middle Africa 130.66
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 138.46
- Western Africa 136.9
- Asia 119.65
- Eastern Africa 133.41
- Northern Europe 133.41
- Western Asia 132.01
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 131.81
- Africa 126.99
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 118.99
- Eastern Asia 118.72
- Southern Africa 115.97
- World 113.36
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 76.82
- Americas 111.92
- Oceania 106.13
- Western Europe 102.8
- Northern America 101.81
- United States of America 101.26
- Central America 98.08
- Eastern Europe 96.69
- Europe 93.04
- Northern Africa 90.83
- European Union (27) 88.48
- South-Eastern Asia 86.45
- Southern Europe 74.4
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.