China vs United States: Corn production

China
294.92 million tonnes
in 2024
United States
377.63 million tonnes
in 2024
China rank
2nd
United States rank
1st

Corn production over time

  • China
  • United States
0100.0M200.0M300.0M400.0M196119922024

How they compare

United States currently reports 377.63 million tonnes against 294.92 million tonnes in China, a difference of 82.71 million tonnes.

That makes United States's figure about 1.3 times China's.

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

China ranks 2nd and United States ranks 1st of 175 countries.

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About this data

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
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Corn (maize) production is measured in tonnes.