What is the difference in corn production between Brazil and United States?

262.68 million tonnes, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Corn production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs United States: Corn production

Brazil

114.95 million tonnes

in 2024

United States

377.63 million tonnes

in 2024

Brazil rank

3rd

United States rank

1st

Corn production over time

Brazil
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 377.63 million tonnes against 114.95 million tonnes in Brazil, a difference of 262.68 million tonnes.

That makes United States's figure about 3.3 times Brazil's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st of 176 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	11.14 million tonnes	104.36 million tonnes	93.22 million tonnes	United States
1970s	15.69 million tonnes	151.34 million tonnes	135.65 million tonnes	United States
1980s	22.39 million tonnes	181.70 million tonnes	159.31 million tonnes	United States
1990s	29.87 million tonnes	219.22 million tonnes	189.35 million tonnes	United States
2000s	43.99 million tonnes	279.59 million tonnes	235.60 million tonnes	United States
2010s	77.31 million tonnes	345.30 million tonnes	267.99 million tonnes	United States
2020s	109.78 million tonnes	370.80 million tonnes	261.01 million tonnes	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher corn production, Brazil or United States?: United States, at 377.63 million tonnes against 114.95 million tonnes in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in corn production between Brazil and United States?: 262.68 million tonnes, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Brazil and United States rank globally for corn production?: Brazil ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Corn production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Corn production
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 9,538 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Corn (maize) production is measured in tonnes.