Canada vs India: Corn production
Canada
15.34 million tonnes
in 2024
India
40.23 million tonnes
in 2024
Canada rank
8th
India rank
5th
Corn production over time
- Canada
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 40.23 million tonnes against 15.34 million tonnes in Canada, a difference of 24.89 million tonnes.
That makes India's figure about 2.6 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.
Canada ranks 8th and India ranks 5th of 176 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.43 million tonnes | 5.06 million tonnes | 3.62 million tonnes | India |
| 1970s | 3.49 million tonnes | 6.17 million tonnes | 2.68 million tonnes | India |
| 1980s | 6.35 million tonnes | 7.46 million tonnes | 1.11 million tonnes | India |
| 1990s | 7.30 million tonnes | 9.74 million tonnes | 2.44 million tonnes | India |
| 2000s | 9.29 million tonnes | 14.81 million tonnes | 5.52 million tonnes | India |
| 2010s | 13.12 million tonnes | 24.30 million tonnes | 11.18 million tonnes | India |
| 2020s | 14.70 million tonnes | 35.05 million tonnes | 20.36 million tonnes | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn production, Canada or India?
- India, at 40.23 million tonnes against 15.34 million tonnes in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn production between Canada and India?
- 24.89 million tonnes, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and India?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Canada and India rank globally for corn production?
- Canada ranks 8th and India ranks 5th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Corn (maize) production is measured in tonnes.