Maize (corn) — Production 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
295.14 million t
China
Lowest
0 t
Saint Lucia
Median
330,056 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
13,654
What the numbers show
Maize (corn) — Production is currently reported for 218 countries. The highest value is 295.14 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in Saint Lucia.
The median across all reporting countries is 330,056 t, and the mean is 6.99 million t.
Over the past decade 112 countries rose and 102 fell. The largest increase was in Puerto Rico (up 2,224.1%), and the largest decrease in Saint Lucia (down 100.0%).
Maize (corn) — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 295.14 million t | 2024 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 1 | China | 295.14 million t | 2024 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 3 | China, mainland | 294.92 million t | 2024 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Brazil | 114.95 million t | 2024 | up 43.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Argentina | 57.49 million t | 2024 | up 73.8% | volatile |
| 6 | India | 40.23 million t | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Ukraine | 26.86 million t | 2024 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Mexico | 24.33 million t | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 9 | Canada | 15.34 million t | 2024 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Indonesia | 15.14 million t | 2024 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 11 | France | 14.67 million t | 2024 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 12 | Russia | 13.95 million t | 2024 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Russian Federation | 13.95 million t | 2024 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 14 | South Africa | 12.85 million t | 2024 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 15 | Ethiopia | 11.70 million t | 2024 | up 51.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Ethiopia | 11.70 million t | 2024 | up 51.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Yugoslav SFR | 11.56 million t | 1991 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 18 | Nigeria | 11.16 million t | 2024 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 19 | United Republic of Tanzania | 10.08 million t | 2024 | up 49.7% | volatile |
| 20 | USSR | 9.79 million t | 1991 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 21 | Poland | 9.22 million t | 2024 | up 106.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Pakistan | 9.20 million t | 2024 | up 86.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Philippines | 8.14 million t | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 24 | Turkey | 8.10 million t | 2024 | up 36.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Türkiye | 8.10 million t | 2024 | up 36.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Egypt | 7.21 million t | 2024 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 26 | Egypt | 7.21 million t | 2024 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 28 | Serbia and Montenegro | 7.10 million t | 2005 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 29 | Romania | 5.97 million t | 2024 | down 50.2% | rising |
| 30 | Hungary | 5.30 million t | 2024 | down 43.1% | rising |
| 31 | Serbia | 5.11 million t | 2024 | down 35.8% | rising |
| 31 | Serbia | 5.11 million t | 2024 | down 35.8% | rising |
| 33 | Germany | 5.01 million t | 2024 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Uganda | 5.00 million t | 2024 | up 74.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Italy | 4.94 million t | 2024 | down 46.5% | rising |
| 36 | Bangladesh | 4.59 million t | 2024 | up 116.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Thailand | 4.56 million t | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 38 | Viet Nam | 4.40 million t | 2024 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Kenya | 4.02 million t | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 40 | Mali | 3.95 million t | 2024 | up 126.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Paraguay | 3.94 million t | 2024 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Ghana | 3.79 million t | 2024 | up 115.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Spain | 3.50 million t | 2024 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 44 | Angola | 3.35 million t | 2024 | up 98.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Nepal | 3.19 million t | 2024 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 46 | Malawi | 3.00 million t | 2024 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 2.83 million t | 2024 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.39 million t | 2024 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Mozambique | 2.32 million t | 2024 | up 70.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Mozambique | 2.32 million t | 2024 | up 70.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 2.30 million t | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 52 | Guatemala | 2.26 million t | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 53 | Cameroon | 2.20 million t | 2024 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Benin | 2.09 million t | 2024 | up 54.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Croatia | 2.07 million t | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 55 | Croatia | 2.07 million t | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 57 | Austria | 2.06 million t | 2024 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 58 | Myanmar | 2.05 million t | 2024 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Burkina Faso | 1.85 million t | 2024 | up 29.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Belarus | 1.70 million t | 2024 | up 183.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Belarus | 1.70 million t | 2024 | up 183.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Peru | 1.69 million t | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 63 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.64 million t | 2024 | up 141.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.64 million t | 2024 | up 141.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Bulgaria | 1.64 million t | 2024 | down 47.9% | rising |
| 66 | Ethiopia PDR | 1.53 million t | 1992 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 67 | Zambia | 1.51 million t | 2024 | down 54.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Colombia | 1.49 million t | 2024 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 69 | Cambodia | 1.38 million t | 2024 | up 191.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Ecuador | 1.20 million t | 2024 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1.12 million t | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Slovakia | 1.06 million t | 2024 | down 41.4% | rising |
| 72 | Slovakia | 1.06 million t | 2024 | down 41.4% | rising |
| 74 | Togo | 1.01 million t | 2024 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Kazakhstan | 1.01 million t | 2024 | up 51.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Kazakhstan | 1.01 million t | 2024 | up 51.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Greece | 960,030 t | 2024 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Guinea | 937,000 t | 2024 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Uzbekistan | 866,836 t | 2024 | up 110.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Uzbekistan | 866,836 t | 2024 | up 110.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Kyrgyzstan | 805,250 t | 2024 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 81 | Kyrgyzstan | 805,250 t | 2024 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 83 | El Salvador | 785,000 t | 2024 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 84 | Czechoslovakia | 779,555 t | 1992 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 85 | Senegal | 774,000 t | 2024 | up 333.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 762,288 t | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 87 | Honduras | 730,330 t | 2024 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 88 | Republic of Moldova | 716,903 t | 2024 | down 53.9% | rising |
| 89 | Czechia | 712,240 t | 2024 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 90 | Australia and New Zealand | 691,471 t | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 91 | Zimbabwe | 634,699 t | 2024 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 92 | Rwanda | 627,086 t | 2024 | up 75.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Portugal | 617,530 t | 2024 | down 31.2% | rising |
| 94 | Burundi | 590,000 t | 2024 | up 361.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Uruguay | 581,658 t | 2024 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Chile | 530,937 t | 2024 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Laos | 515,300 t | 2024 | down 63.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 515,300 t | 2024 | down 63.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Belgium | 501,790 t | 2024 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 100 | Iraq | 500,000 t | 2024 | up 72.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Caribbean | 490,518 t | 2024 | down 37.9% | rising |
| 102 | Australia | 447,027 t | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 103 | Albania | 410,438 t | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 104 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 405,482 t | 1999 | up 655.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Chad | 394,045 t | 2024 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Slovenia | 384,930 t | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 107 | Nicaragua | 355,856 t | 2023 | down 27.9% | rising |
| 108 | Tajikistan | 340,000 t | 2024 | up 75.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Tajikistan | 340,000 t | 2024 | up 75.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Syria | 320,113 t | 2024 | up 377.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Syrian Arab Republic | 320,113 t | 2024 | up 377.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Azerbaijan | 302,690 t | 2024 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Azerbaijan | 302,690 t | 2024 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 269,805 t | 2024 | down 83.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Madagascar | 265,000 t | 2024 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Madagascar | 265,000 t | 2024 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Afghanistan | 260,000 t | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 117 | Afghanistan | 260,000 t | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 119 | New Zealand | 244,444 t | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 120 | Sri Lanka | 223,496 t | 2024 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 121 | China, Taiwan Province of | 220,070 t | 2024 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Cuba | 220,000 t | 2024 | down 48.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Georgia | 211,500 t | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 124 | Central African Republic | 200,000 t | 2024 | up 151.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Haiti | 175,000 t | 2024 | down 45.4% | rising |
| 126 | South Sudan | 157,000 t | 2024 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 126 | South Sudan | 157,000 t | 2024 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 128 | Switzerland | 156,750 t | 2024 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 129 | North Macedonia | 130,413 t | 2024 | down 7.0% | flat |
| 129 | North Macedonia | 130,413 t | 2024 | down 7.0% | flat |
| 131 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 122,710 t | 2024 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Lithuania | 111,740 t | 2024 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Belize | 104,890 t | 2024 | up 51.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Dominican Republic | 91,449 t | 2024 | up 154.2% | flat |
| 135 | Republic of Korea | 89,000 t | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 136 | Panama | 88,900 t | 2024 | down 36.8% | rising |
| 137 | Eswatini | 75,000 t | 2024 | down 37.0% | rising |
| 137 | Eswatini | 75,000 t | 2024 | down 37.0% | rising |
| 139 | Morocco | 73,227 t | 2024 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Timor-Leste | 70,000 t | 2024 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Somalia | 69,000 t | 2024 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Saudi Arabia | 67,441 t | 2024 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Denmark | 62,660 t | 2024 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 144 | Yemen | 58,000 t | 2024 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 144 | Yemen | 58,000 t | 2024 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 146 | Lesotho | 56,443 t | 2024 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 146 | Lesotho | 56,443 t | 2024 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 148 | Gabon | 45,976 t | 2024 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Niger | 44,298 t | 2024 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Israel | 43,671 t | 2024 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 151 | Sudan (former) | 42,000 t | 2011 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 152 | Namibia | 30,056 t | 2024 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Kuwait | 30,030 t | 2024 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 154 | Bhutan | 27,636 t | 2024 | down 64.2% | falling |
| 155 | Sierra Leone | 27,443 t | 2024 | up 31.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Gambia | 25,817 t | 2024 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 156 | Gambia | 25,817 t | 2024 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 158 | Melanesia | 23,659 t | 2024 | up 26.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Sudan | 22,170 t | 2024 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 160 | United Arab Emirates | 20,216 t | 2024 | up 683.6% | volatile |
| 161 | Comoros | 20,105 t | 2024 | up 35.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Comoros | 20,105 t | 2024 | up 35.8% | volatile |
| 163 | Eritrea | 20,000 t | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 163 | Eritrea | 20,000 t | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 165 | Botswana | 18,000 t | 2024 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Mauritania | 18,000 t | 2024 | up 43.3% | volatile |
| 165 | Mauritania | 18,000 t | 2024 | up 43.3% | volatile |
| 168 | Sweden | 15,500 t | 2024 | up 237.0% | rising |
| 169 | Guinea-Bissau | 15,000 t | 2024 | up 114.3% | volatile |
| 169 | Réunion | 15,000 t | 2006 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 171 | Congo | 13,000 t | 2024 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 171 | Congo | 13,000 t | 2024 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 173 | Papua New Guinea | 12,926 t | 2024 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 174 | Algeria | 12,000 t | 2024 | up 366.6% | volatile |
| 175 | Costa Rica | 8,042 t | 2024 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 176 | New Caledonia | 7,326 t | 2024 | up 61.4% | volatile |
| 177 | Turkmenistan | 6,740 t | 2024 | down 86.5% | volatile |
| 178 | Armenia | 6,298 t | 2024 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Armenia | 6,298 t | 2024 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 180 | Lebanon | 5,000 t | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 181 | Guyana | 4,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 182 | Libya | 3,800 t | 2024 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Montenegro | 3,464 t | 2024 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 184 | Oman | 2,492 t | 2024 | down 74.6% | falling |
| 185 | Fiji | 2,421 t | 2024 | up 148.2% | volatile |
| 185 | Fiji | 2,421 t | 2024 | up 148.2% | volatile |
| 187 | Jamaica | 2,381 t | 2024 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 188 | Luxembourg | 1,720 t | 2024 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 189 | Qatar | 1,605 t | 2024 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 190 | Malaysia | 1,317 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 191 | Mauritius | 1,289 t | 2024 | up 106.2% | volatile |
| 192 | Vanuatu | 985.44 t | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 193 | Sao Tome and Principe | 796.13 t | 2024 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Sao Tome and Principe | 796.13 t | 2024 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 195 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 785 t | 1980 | down 60.8% | volatile |
| 196 | Bahamas | 604.91 t | 2024 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 196 | Bahamas | 604.91 t | 2024 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 198 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 427 t | 2024 | down 50.2% | volatile |
| 198 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 427 t | 2024 | down 50.2% | volatile |
| 200 | Puerto Rico | 232.87 t | 2024 | up 2,224.1% | volatile |
| 201 | Dominica | 194.19 t | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 202 | Grenada | 177.21 t | 2024 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 203 | Japan | 168.87 t | 2024 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 204 | Maldives | 147.36 t | 2024 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 205 | Suriname | 111.2 t | 2024 | up 27.8% | volatile |
| 206 | Guadeloupe | 100 t | 1977 | down 88.8% | volatile |
| 207 | Micronesia | 90.59 t | 2024 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 207 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 90.59 t | 2024 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 209 | French Guiana | 90 t | 2006 | up 210.3% | volatile |
| 210 | Antigua and Barbuda | 50.37 t | 2024 | down 30.1% | rising |
| 211 | Djibouti | 17.41 t | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 212 | Cape Verde | 5 t | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 212 | Cabo Verde | 5 t | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 214 | Barbados | 1.1 t | 2024 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 215 | Jordan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 215 | Saint Lucia | 0 t | 1980 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 215 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 215 | Saint Lucia | 0 t | 1980 | down 100.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 1.22 billion t
- Americas 607.97 million t
- Asia 404.47 million t
- Northern America 392.98 million t
- United States of America 377.63 million t
- Eastern Asia 297.53 million t
- South America 185.83 million t
- Europe 108.74 million t
- Africa 96.31 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 93.73 million t
- Eastern Europe 67.14 million t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 64.82 million t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 63.22 million t
- European Union (27) 58.93 million t
- Southern Asia 58.00 million t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 43.05 million t
- Eastern Africa 40.02 million t
- South-eastern Asia 36.25 million t
- Central America 28.67 million t
- Western Africa 27.35 million t
- Western Europe 22.52 million t
- Southern Europe 18.88 million t
- Southern Africa 13.03 million t
- Western Asia 9.67 million t
- Middle Africa 8.59 million t
- Northern Africa 7.32 million t
- Central Asia 3.02 million t
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 730,611 t
- Oceania 715,221 t
- Northern Europe 189,900 t
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.