Egypt vs Turkey: Corn production
Egypt
7.21 million tonnes
in 2024
Turkey
8.10 million tonnes
in 2024
Egypt rank
21st
Turkey rank
20th
Corn production over time
- Egypt
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 8.10 million tonnes against 7.21 million tonnes in Egypt, a difference of 894,000 tonnes.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 21st and Turkey ranks 20th of 176 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 6 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.09 million tonnes | 978,000 tonnes | 1.11 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 1970s | 2.69 million tonnes | 1.19 million tonnes | 1.50 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 1980s | 3.66 million tonnes | 1.74 million tonnes | 1.92 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 1990s | 5.31 million tonnes | 2.14 million tonnes | 3.17 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 2000s | 6.66 million tonnes | 3.25 million tonnes | 3.41 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 2010s | 7.49 million tonnes | 5.54 million tonnes | 1.95 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 2020s | 7.43 million tonnes | 7.77 million tonnes | 342,150 tonnes | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn production, Egypt or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 8.10 million tonnes against 7.21 million tonnes in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn production between Egypt and Turkey?
- 894,000 tonnes, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Turkey?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Turkey rank globally for corn production?
- Egypt ranks 21st and Turkey ranks 20th 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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About this data
Corn (maize) production is measured in tonnes.