Ethiopia vs South Africa: Corn production

Ethiopia
11.70 million tonnes
in 2024
South Africa
12.85 million tonnes
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
13th
South Africa rank
12th

Corn production over time

  • Ethiopia
  • South Africa
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196119922024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 12.85 million tonnes against 11.70 million tonnes in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.15 million tonnes.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was South Africa ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 13th and South Africa ranks 12th 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
Last refreshed

Corn (maize) production is measured in tonnes.