Maize (corn) — Production in Argentina
Argentina: Maize (corn) — Production was 57.49 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Production in Argentina, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 57.49 million t for maize (corn) — production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.8% on the previous year and up 73.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — production in Argentina peaked at 60.53 million t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.36 million t, in 1963.
That places Argentina 4th out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize (corn) — Production in Argentina, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.85 million t | — |
| 1962 | 5.22 million t | +7.6% |
| 1963 | 4.36 million t | -16.5% |
| 1964 | 5.35 million t | +22.7% |
| 1965 | 5.14 million t | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 7.04 million t | +37.0% |
| 1967 | 8.51 million t | +20.9% |
| 1968 | 6.56 million t | -22.9% |
| 1969 | 6.86 million t | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 9.36 million t | +36.4% |
| 1971 | 9.93 million t | +6.1% |
| 1972 | 5.86 million t | -41.0% |
| 1973 | 9.70 million t | +65.5% |
| 1974 | 9.90 million t | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 7.70 million t | -22.2% |
| 1976 | 5.86 million t | -24.0% |
| 1977 | 8.30 million t | +41.8% |
| 1978 | 9.70 million t | +16.9% |
| 1979 | 8.70 million t | -10.3% |
| 1980 | 6.40 million t | -26.4% |
| 1981 | 12.90 million t | +101.6% |
| 1982 | 9.60 million t | -25.6% |
| 1983 | 9.00 million t | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 9.50 million t | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 11.90 million t | +25.3% |
| 1986 | 12.10 million t | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 9.25 million t | -23.6% |
| 1988 | 9.20 million t | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 4.90 million t | -46.7% |
| 1990 | 5.40 million t | +10.2% |
| 1991 | 7.68 million t | +42.3% |
| 1992 | 10.70 million t | +39.2% |
| 1993 | 10.90 million t | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 10.36 million t | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 11.40 million t | +10.1% |
| 1996 | 10.52 million t | -7.8% |
| 1997 | 15.54 million t | +47.7% |
| 1998 | 19.36 million t | +24.6% |
| 1999 | 13.50 million t | -30.2% |
| 2000 | 16.78 million t | +24.3% |
| 2001 | 15.36 million t | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 14.71 million t | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 15.04 million t | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 14.95 million t | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 20.48 million t | +37.0% |
| 2006 | 14.45 million t | -29.5% |
| 2007 | 21.76 million t | +50.6% |
| 2008 | 22.02 million t | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 13.12 million t | -40.4% |
| 2010 | 22.66 million t | +72.7% |
| 2011 | 23.80 million t | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 21.20 million t | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 32.12 million t | +51.5% |
| 2014 | 33.09 million t | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 33.82 million t | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 39.79 million t | +17.7% |
| 2017 | 49.48 million t | +24.3% |
| 2018 | 43.46 million t | -12.2% |
| 2019 | 56.86 million t | +30.8% |
| 2020 | 58.40 million t | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 60.53 million t | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 59.04 million t | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 41.41 million t | -29.9% |
| 2024 | 57.49 million t | +38.8% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 57.49 million t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 221,748 t, 259.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 57.49 million t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 104,890 t, 548.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.99 million t | 4.36 million t | 8.51 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.50 million t | 5.86 million t | 9.93 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.47 million t | 4.90 million t | 12.90 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.54 million t | 5.40 million t | 19.36 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.87 million t | 13.12 million t | 22.02 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.63 million t | 21.20 million t | 56.86 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.37 million t | 41.41 million t | 60.53 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 1 China 295.14 million t compare
- 2 China, mainland 294.92 million t compare
- 3 Brazil 114.95 million t compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 10.08 million t compare
- 5 India 40.23 million t compare
- 5 Türkiye 8.10 million t compare
- 6 Ukraine 26.86 million t compare
- 6 Viet Nam 4.40 million t compare
- 7 Mexico 24.33 million t compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2.83 million t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Argentina
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0553 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 824.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6693 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0765 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — production in Argentina?
- Maize (corn) — production in Argentina was 57.49 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize (corn) — production recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 60.53 million t in 2021.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — production recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.36 million t in 1963.
- How does Argentina rank for maize (corn) — production?
- Argentina ranks 4th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — production rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Maize (corn) — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.