Maize seed quantity (FAO, metric tonnes) by country
Data include the amounts of the commodity in question set aside for sowing or planting (or generally for reproduction purposes, e.g. sugar cane planted, potatoes for seed, eggs for hatching and fish for bait, whether domestically produced or imported) during the reference period. Account is taken of double or...
What the numbers show
Maize seed quantity (FAO, metric tonnes) is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 150,212 FAO, metric tonnes in Nigeria; the lowest is 0 FAO, metric tonnes in Djibouti.
The median across all reporting countries is 6,502 FAO, metric tonnes, and the mean is 19,544 FAO, metric tonnes.
Over the past decade 38 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 191.5%), and the largest decrease in Sudan (down 50.4%).
Maize seed quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 150,212 FAO, metric tonnes | 2011 | up 83.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 67,783 FAO, metric tonnes | 2011 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 3 | Tanzania | 65,757 FAO, metric tonnes | 2011 | up 91.4% | rising |
| 4 | Kenya | 63,957 FAO, metric tonnes | 2011 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 5 | Malawi | 54,282 FAO, metric tonnes | 2011 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 50,000 FAO, metric tonnes | 2011 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 7 | Zimbabwe | 42,030 FAO, metric tonnes | 2011 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 8 | Mali | 36,994 FAO, metric tonnes | 2011 | up 191.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Cote d'Ivoire | 36,000 FAO, metric tonnes | 2011 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 10 | Angola | 34,223 FAO, metric tonnes | 2011 | up 109.8% | rising |
| 11 | Mozambique | 32,348 FAO, metric tonnes | 2011 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 12 | Uganda | 31,890 FAO, metric tonnes | 2011 | up 57.2% | rising |
| 13 | Zambia | 31,082 FAO, metric tonnes | 2011 | up 140.9% | falling |
| 14 | Ghana | 30,695 FAO, metric tonnes | 2011 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 16 | Egypt | 28,000 FAO, metric tonnes | 2011 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 17 | Cameroon | 25,650 FAO, metric tonnes | 2011 | up 105.2% | rising |
| 18 | Togo | 18,292 FAO, metric tonnes | 2011 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Benin | 17,300 FAO, metric tonnes | 2011 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 20 | Guinea | 14,550 FAO, metric tonnes | 2011 | up 83.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Burkina Faso | 12,622 FAO, metric tonnes | 2011 | up 86.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Madagascar | 9,048 FAO, metric tonnes | 2011 | up 55.1% | rising |
| 23 | Rwanda | 7,680 FAO, metric tonnes | 2011 | up 144.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Morocco | 6,800 FAO, metric tonnes | 2011 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 25 | Somalia | 6,204 FAO, metric tonnes | 2011 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 26 | Chad | 6,000 FAO, metric tonnes | 2011 | up 69.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Burundi | 3,874 FAO, metric tonnes | 2011 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 28 | Lesotho | 2,974 FAO, metric tonnes | 2011 | up 36.0% | falling |
| 30 | Senegal | 2,738 FAO, metric tonnes | 2011 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 31 | Eswatini | 1,898 FAO, metric tonnes | 2011 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 32 | Botswana | 1,652 FAO, metric tonnes | 2011 | up 90.8% | rising |
| 33 | Sudan | 1,017 FAO, metric tonnes | 2010 | down 50.4% | rising |
| 34 | Namibia | 900 FAO, metric tonnes | 2011 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 35 | Gabon | 780 FAO, metric tonnes | 2011 | up 54.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Sierra Leone | 780 FAO, metric tonnes | 2011 | up 154.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Gambia | 700 FAO, metric tonnes | 2011 | up 73.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Guinea-Bissau | 687 FAO, metric tonnes | 2011 | up 54.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Mauritania | 579 FAO, metric tonnes | 2011 | up 107.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Eritrea | 514 FAO, metric tonnes | 2011 | up 42.0% | falling |
| 41 | Congo | 198 FAO, metric tonnes | 2011 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Niger | 166 FAO, metric tonnes | 2011 | down 41.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Comoros | 65 FAO, metric tonnes | 2011 | up 51.2% | falling |
| 44 | Libya | 44 FAO, metric tonnes | 2011 | up 46.7% | falling |
| 45 | Sao Tome and Principe | 39 FAO, metric tonnes | 2011 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Algeria | 12 FAO, metric tonnes | 2011 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Mauritius | 1 FAO, metric tonnes | 2011 | unchanged | volatile |
| 48 | Djibouti | 0 FAO, metric tonnes | 2011 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa 929,932 FAO, metric tonnes
- Sub-Saharan Africa 895,076 FAO, metric tonnes
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 895,076 FAO, metric tonnes
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 866,000 FAO, metric tonnes
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 715,788 FAO, metric tonnes
- North Africa 34,856 FAO, metric tonnes
- South Africa 29,076 FAO, metric tonnes
- Central African Republic 2,856 FAO, metric tonnes
About this data
Data include the amounts of the commodity in question set aside for sowing or planting (or generally for reproduction purposes, e.g. sugar cane planted, potatoes for seed, eggs for hatching and fish for bait, whether domestically produced or imported) during the reference period. Account is taken of double or successive sowing or planting whenever it occurs. The data of seed include also, when it is the case, the quantities necessary for sowing or planting the area relating to crops harvested green for fodder or for food.(e.g. green peas, green beans, maize for forage) Data for seed element are stored in tonnes (t). Whenever official data were not available, seed figures have been estimated either as a percentage of supply (e.g. eggs for hatching) or by multiplying a seed rate with the area under the crop of the subsequent year.