Democratic Republic of Congo vs Malawi: Corn production

Democratic Republic of Congo
2.39 million tonnes
in 2024
Malawi
3.00 million tonnes
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
40th
Malawi rank
38th

Corn production over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Malawi
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M196119922024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 3.00 million tonnes against 2.39 million tonnes in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 612,250 tonnes.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.3 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 40th and Malawi ranks 38th of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 381,667 tonnes 950,522 tonnes 568,856 tonnes Malawi
1970s 484,220 tonnes 1.22 million tonnes 740,384 tonnes Malawi
1980s 754,397 tonnes 1.34 million tonnes 585,426 tonnes Malawi
1990s 1.11 million tonnes 1.57 million tonnes 463,285 tonnes Malawi
2000s 1.16 million tonnes 2.26 million tonnes 1.10 million tonnes Malawi
2010s 2.03 million tonnes 3.31 million tonnes 1.28 million tonnes Malawi
2020s 2.29 million tonnes 3.70 million tonnes 1.41 million tonnes Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher corn production, Democratic Republic of Congo or Malawi?
Malawi, at 3.00 million tonnes against 2.39 million tonnes in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in corn production between Democratic Republic of Congo and Malawi?
612,250 tonnes, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Malawi?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Malawi rank globally for corn production?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 40th and Malawi ranks 38th 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

Corn (maize) production is measured in tonnes.