Maize (corn) — Self-sufficiency ratio by country
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What the numbers show
Maize (corn) — Self-sufficiency ratio is currently reported for 129 countries. The highest value is 2.26 in Argentina; the lowest is -9.77 in Ukraine.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.68, and the mean is 0.531.
Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 71 fell. The largest increase was in Botswana (up 450.0%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 477.2%).
Maize (corn) — Self-sufficiency ratio: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 2.26 | 2024 | up 17.7% | falling |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 1.95 | 2024 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Croatia | 1.94 | 2024 | up 65.8% | rising |
| 4 | Paraguay | 1.91 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Serbia | 1.71 | 2024 | up 19.6% | flat |
| 6 | Republic of Moldova | 1.69 | 2024 | up 23.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Romania | 1.66 | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 8 | Hungary | 1.56 | 2024 | up 19.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Poland | 1.52 | 2024 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 10 | Brazil | 1.5 | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 11 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.41 | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 12 | France | 1.34 | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 13 | Australia | 1.25 | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 14 | Kazakhstan | 1.24 | 2024 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 14 | Russian Federation | 1.24 | 2021 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 16 | Pakistan | 1.15 | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 17 | Slovakia | 1.12 | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 18 | Sudan | 1.07 | 2018 | down 66.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Uganda | 1.04 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 19 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.04 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 21 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.02 | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 22 | Belize | 1.01 | 2022 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 22 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1.01 | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 24 | Benin | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 24 | Burkina Faso | 1 | 2024 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 24 | Canada | 1 | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 24 | Ethiopia | 1 | 2021 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 24 | Madagascar | 1 | 2023 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 24 | Mali | 1 | 2022 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 24 | Togo | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Belarus | 0.99 | 2021 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 31 | Ghana | 0.99 | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 31 | India | 0.99 | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 34 | Cameroon | 0.98 | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 34 | Czechia | 0.98 | 2024 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 34 | Malawi | 0.98 | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 34 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.98 | 2021 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 34 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.98 | 2024 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 39 | Angola | 0.96 | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 39 | Fiji | 0.96 | 2024 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 39 | China, mainland | 0.96 | 2024 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 42 | Burundi | 0.94 | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 42 | Cambodia | 0.94 | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 44 | Zambia | 0.93 | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 45 | Mozambique | 0.92 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 46 | Indonesia | 0.9 | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 46 | Kenya | 0.9 | 2023 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 48 | Nepal | 0.88 | 2022 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 49 | Ecuador | 0.87 | 2024 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 49 | New Zealand | 0.87 | 2024 | up 26.1% | falling |
| 51 | Georgia | 0.83 | 2024 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 52 | Philippines | 0.81 | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 53 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.8 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | Austria | 0.78 | 2024 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 54 | Azerbaijan | 0.78 | 2024 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 54 | Slovenia | 0.78 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 57 | Rwanda | 0.77 | 2022 | down 10.5% | flat |
| 57 | Tajikistan | 0.77 | 2023 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 59 | North Macedonia | 0.74 | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 60 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0.73 | 2023 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 61 | Thailand | 0.7 | 2024 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 62 | Germany | 0.69 | 2024 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 62 | Lithuania | 0.69 | 2024 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 64 | Niger | 0.68 | 2023 | up 195.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Türkiye | 0.68 | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 66 | Senegal | 0.6 | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 67 | Greece | 0.58 | 2024 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 68 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.54 | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 69 | Guatemala | 0.53 | 2024 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 70 | Bahamas | 0.52 | 2019 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 70 | El Salvador | 0.52 | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 72 | Mexico | 0.51 | 2024 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 73 | Egypt | 0.48 | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 74 | Sri Lanka | 0.47 | 2024 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 75 | Nicaragua | 0.44 | 2023 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 76 | Honduras | 0.43 | 2024 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 77 | Switzerland | 0.41 | 2024 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 78 | Italy | 0.4 | 2024 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 79 | Lesotho | 0.36 | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 79 | Viet Nam | 0.36 | 2023 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 81 | Luxembourg | 0.34 | 2024 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Uruguay | 0.33 | 2023 | down 73.6% | falling |
| 83 | Eswatini | 0.31 | 2024 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 84 | Peru | 0.29 | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 85 | Spain | 0.28 | 2024 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 86 | Denmark | 0.27 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Portugal | 0.27 | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 86 | Zimbabwe | 0.27 | 2024 | down 64.9% | falling |
| 89 | Sweden | 0.26 | 2024 | up 333.3% | rising |
| 90 | Belgium | 0.23 | 2024 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 91 | Colombia | 0.18 | 2024 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 92 | Chile | 0.17 | 2024 | down 63.8% | falling |
| 93 | Montenegro | 0.16 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 94 | Panama | 0.14 | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 95 | Botswana | 0.11 | 2023 | up 450.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Kuwait | 0.11 | 2022 | down 35.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Namibia | 0.08 | 2024 | down 77.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Guyana | 0.07 | 2024 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 99 | Dominican Republic | 0.06 | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 99 | Yemen | 0.06 | 2019 | down 68.4% | falling |
| 101 | United Arab Emirates | 0.04 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Israel | 0.04 | 2024 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 101 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0.04 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 104 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.03 | 2022 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Qatar | 0.02 | 2022 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 105 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.02 | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 107 | Costa Rica | 0.01 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 107 | Jamaica | 0.01 | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 107 | Lebanon | 0.01 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 107 | Mauritius | 0.01 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 107 | Oman | 0.01 | 2023 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Saudi Arabia | 0.01 | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Republic of Korea | 0.01 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 114 | Barbados | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Algeria | 0 | 2016 | — | flat |
| 114 | Estonia | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 114 | Finland | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 114 | Ireland | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 114 | Jordan | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 114 | Japan | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 114 | Saint Lucia | 0 | 2020 | — | flat |
| 114 | Latvia | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 114 | Morocco | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Malaysia | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 114 | Suriname | 0 | 2021 | — | flat |
| 114 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 114 | Cabo Verde | 0 | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Myanmar | -2.9 | 2024 | down 112.8% | volatile |
| 129 | Ukraine | -9.77 | 2024 | down 477.2% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- South Africa 1.37
- United States of America 1.2
About this data
The food and agricultural trade indicators dataset is based on trade, production and gross domestic product (GDP) data. Agri-food trade data are collected, processed and disseminated by FAO according to the standard International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) Methodology. The data is mainly provided by UNSD, Eurostat, and other national authorities as needed. The source data is checked for outliers, trade partner data is used for non-reporting countries or missing cells, and data on food aid is added to take total cross-border trade flows into account. The trade database includes the following variables: export quantity, export value, import quantity, and import value. It includes all food and agricultural products imported/exported annually by all countries in the world. Production data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL and GDP data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/MK