Indonesia vs South Africa: Corn production

Indonesia

15.14 million tonnes

in 2024

South Africa

12.85 million tonnes

in 2024

Indonesia rank

9th

South Africa rank

12th

Corn production over time

Indonesia currently reports 15.14 million tonnes against 12.85 million tonnes in South Africa, a difference of 2.29 million tonnes.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Indonesia ranks 9th and South Africa ranks 12th of 175 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

Corn (maize) production is measured in tonnes.