Maize (corn) — Yield, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Maize (corn) — Yield. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
181
Highest
457.84 % change on previous year
Morocco
Lowest
-44.25 % change on previous year
Fiji
Median
0.0554 % change on previous year
Years covered
63
1962–2024
Data points
11,526
What the numbers show
Maize (corn) — Yield, annual growth rate is currently reported for 181 countries. The highest value is 457.84 % change on previous year in Morocco; the lowest is -44.25 % change on previous year in Fiji.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0554 % change on previous year, and the mean is 4.27 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 84 countries rose and 92 fell. The largest increase was in Yugoslav SFR (up 8,393.4%), and the largest decrease in Fiji (down 43,407.4%).
Maize (corn) — Yield, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morocco | 457.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 6,602.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Uruguay | 232.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,086.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Yugoslav SFR | 76.88 % change on previous year | 1991 | up 8,393.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Cabo Verde | 75.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 192.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Malaysia | 71.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Guadeloupe | 66.67 % change on previous year | 1977 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Cuba | 47.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,415.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Turkmenistan | 36.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 132.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Argentina | 28.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 701.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 26.82 % change on previous year | 1999 | up 2,445.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Denmark | 26.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Guatemala | 25.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 7,388.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Ethiopia PDR | 25.06 % change on previous year | 1992 | down 39.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Luxembourg | 23.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 181.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Puerto Rico | 23.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 118.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Benin | 20.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 188.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Australia | 19.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Australia and New Zealand | 19.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Caribbean | 18.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 285.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Jamaica | 17.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 472.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Georgia | 16.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 372.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Gambia | 15.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 191.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Switzerland | 15.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 134.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Chad | 15.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 394.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Rwanda | 14.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 145.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Tajikistan | 12.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 91.7% | volatile |
| 27 | New Zealand | 10.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 604.8% | volatile |
| 28 | United Arab Emirates | 10.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 116.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Mali | 10.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 162.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Nepal | 10.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 125.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Türkiye | 9.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 561.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Nicaragua | 8.02 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 164.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Azerbaijan | 7.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,421.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Sierra Leone | 7.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 110.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Colombia | 7.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 36 | French Guiana | 6.71 % change on previous year | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 37 | India | 6.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 404.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Serbia and Montenegro | 6.32 % change on previous year | 2005 | down 74.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Sri Lanka | 5.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 65.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Melanesia | 5.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 41 | New Caledonia | 4.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 85.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Nigeria | 4.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 71.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Slovenia | 4.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 93.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Canada | 4.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 262.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Germany | 4.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 79.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 4.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 210.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Pakistan | 3.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 58.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Czechia | 3.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 84.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 239.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Angola | 2.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Burkina Faso | 2.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Spain | 2.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Mozambique | 2.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 85.3% | volatile |
| 54 | El Salvador | 2.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 121.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Croatia | 2.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Mauritius | 2.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 93.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Sudan (former) | 2.16 % change on previous year | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Belarus | 2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 153.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Malawi | 2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Bahamas | 1.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Cambodia | 1.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 116.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Costa Rica | 1.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 106.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Réunion | 1.62 % change on previous year | 2006 | up 2,867.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Burundi | 1.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 375.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Myanmar | 1.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.35 % change on previous year | 2003 | down 71.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Bhutan | 1.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 88.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Viet Nam | 1.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 369.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 285.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Peru | 1.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 133.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Ethiopia | 1.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 86.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Poland | 0.9898 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 442.4% | volatile |
| 75 | China, mainland | 0.9139 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 126.6% | volatile |
| 76 | China | 0.9125 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 126.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Madagascar | 0.7698 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 49.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Honduras | 0.7494 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Ghana | 0.6901 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Dominica | 0.6732 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 126.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Republic of Korea | 0.6146 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 73.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Vanuatu | 0.6009 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 121.7% | volatile |
| 83 | North Macedonia | 0.4934 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 92.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Micronesia | 0.4575 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 158.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0.4575 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 158.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Maldives | 0.4478 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 102.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Djibouti | 0.3343 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 149.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Togo | 0.1994 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Thailand | 0.1741 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 65.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Philippines | 0.1542 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Oman | 0.0554 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 101.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Bangladesh | 0.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.005 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Cameroon | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Congo | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Algeria | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Eritrea | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Gabon | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Saint Lucia | 0 % change on previous year | 1979 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Belize | -0.0052 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Russian Federation | -0.0616 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 99.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Haiti | -0.0649 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 99.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Japan | -0.0707 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 93.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | -0.0909 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 80.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Guyana | -0.1026 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 74.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Barbados | -0.1287 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 97.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Lebanon | -0.1333 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 98.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Dominican Republic | -0.1667 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 97.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Grenada | -0.2203 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 67.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Austria | -0.2991 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.9% | volatile |
| 112 | Uganda | -0.3849 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 109.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Papua New Guinea | -0.3852 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 123.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Chile | -0.3963 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 92.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Kuwait | -0.3996 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 68.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Indonesia | -0.4492 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 119.8% | volatile |
| 117 | China, Taiwan Province of | -0.4575 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 84.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Egypt | -0.5011 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 216.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Timor-Leste | -0.5685 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 103.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Kazakhstan | -0.7621 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,081.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Ecuador | -0.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 101.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Comoros | -0.8361 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | -1.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12,174.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Botswana | -1.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Mauritania | -1.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 103.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Libya | -2.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 141.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Côte d'Ivoire | -2.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4,140.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Lithuania | -2.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 83.9% | volatile |
| 129 | South Sudan | -2.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 103.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Albania | -3.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 408.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Sudan | -3.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 89.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Zambia | -3.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 141.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Guinea | -4.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 223.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -5.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 333.5% | volatile |
| 135 | USSR | -5.46 % change on previous year | 1991 | up 66.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Kenya | -5.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 191.5% | volatile |
| 137 | France | -5.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 124.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Jordan | -6.24 % change on previous year | 1990 | down 107.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Uzbekistan | -6.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 172.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Saudi Arabia | -6.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 233.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Portugal | -6.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3,239.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Italy | -7.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 131.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Central African Republic | -7.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 893.9% | volatile |
| 144 | United Republic of Tanzania | -7.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 131.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Brazil | -8.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 458.7% | volatile |
| 146 | Qatar | -8.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,424.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Senegal | -8.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Panama | -8.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 207.7% | volatile |
| 149 | Slovakia | -9.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 114.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Israel | -9.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 119.3% | volatile |
| 151 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -10.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 188.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Greece | -10.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 366.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Suriname | -11.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 414.3% | volatile |
| 154 | Eswatini | -11.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3,182.5% | volatile |
| 155 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | -12.29 % change on previous year | 1980 | down 149.2% | volatile |
| 156 | Mexico | -13.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 520.7% | volatile |
| 157 | Niger | -14.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 133.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Sweden | -15.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 122.1% | volatile |
| 159 | Belgium | -15.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 162.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Ukraine | -15.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 291.7% | volatile |
| 161 | Czechoslovakia | -16.71 % change on previous year | 1992 | down 160.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Iraq | -17.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 163 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | -17.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 217.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Paraguay | -18.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Syrian Arab Republic | -20.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 18.3% | volatile |
| 166 | Namibia | -21.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 57.4% | volatile |
| 167 | Zimbabwe | -21.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 188.2% | volatile |
| 168 | South Africa | -23.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 193.8% | volatile |
| 169 | Lesotho | -25.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 46.4% | volatile |
| 170 | Hungary | -25.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 159.2% | volatile |
| 171 | Montenegro | -26.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,379.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Somalia | -27.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 173 | Serbia | -28.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 209.2% | volatile |
| 174 | Guinea-Bissau | -28.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 541.7% | volatile |
| 175 | Romania | -28.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 544.2% | volatile |
| 176 | Bulgaria | -29.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 244.1% | volatile |
| 177 | Afghanistan | -32.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 346.3% | volatile |
| 178 | Armenia | -33.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 697.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Yemen | -35.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 391.3% | volatile |
| 180 | Republic of Moldova | -42.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 636.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Fiji | -44.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 43,407.4% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Oceania 18.54 % change on previous year
- Small island developing states (SIDS) 13.96 % change on previous year
- Western Africa 6.28 % change on previous year
- Central Asia 4.93 % change on previous year
- Southern Asia 4.53 % change on previous year
- Northern Europe 4.09 % change on previous year
- Western Asia 3.2 % change on previous year
- Asia 1.41 % change on previous year
- Middle Africa 1.3 % change on previous year
- Northern America 1.25 % change on previous year
- United States of America 1.13 % change on previous year
- South America 0.9967 % change on previous year
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 0.9851 % change on previous year
- Eastern Asia 0.9111 % change on previous year
- South-eastern Asia 0.8474 % change on previous year
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 0.3138 % change on previous year
- Americas 0.0609 % change on previous year
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) -0.0772 % change on previous year
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) -0.615 % change on previous year
- World -1.11 % change on previous year
- Northern Africa -1.49 % change on previous year
- Eastern Africa -3.27 % change on previous year
- Western Europe -3.38 % change on previous year
- Africa -3.45 % change on previous year
- European Union (27) -7.61 % change on previous year
- Central America -9.39 % change on previous year
- Europe -9.89 % change on previous year
- Southern Europe -11.91 % change on previous year
- Eastern Europe -12.47 % change on previous year
- Southern Africa -20.47 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Maize (corn) — Yield. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Yield Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Maize (corn) — Yield. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.