Maize production by country
Countries reporting
171
Highest
377.63 million
United States
Lowest
0
Trinidad and Tobago
Median
340,000
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
9,538
What the numbers show
Maize production is currently reported for 171 countries. The highest value is 377.63 million in United States; the lowest is 0 in Trinidad and Tobago.
The median across all reporting countries is 340,000, and the mean is 7.18 million.
Over the past decade 87 countries rose and 80 fell. The largest increase was in Puerto Rico (up 2,224.1%), and the largest decrease in Saint Lucia (down 100.0%).
Maize production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 377.63 million | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 2 | China | 294.92 million | 2024 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Brazil | 114.95 million | 2024 | up 43.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Argentina | 57.49 million | 2024 | up 73.8% | volatile |
| 5 | India | 40.23 million | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Ukraine | 26.86 million | 2024 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Mexico | 24.33 million | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 8 | Canada | 15.34 million | 2024 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Indonesia | 15.14 million | 2024 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 10 | France | 14.67 million | 2024 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 11 | Russia | 13.95 million | 2024 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 12 | South Africa | 12.85 million | 2024 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 13 | Ethiopia | 11.70 million | 2024 | up 51.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Nigeria | 11.16 million | 2024 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Tanzania | 10.08 million | 2024 | up 49.7% | volatile |
| 16 | USSR | 9.79 million | 1991 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 17 | Poland | 9.22 million | 2024 | up 106.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Pakistan | 9.20 million | 2024 | up 86.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Philippines | 8.14 million | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 20 | Turkey | 8.10 million | 2024 | up 36.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Egypt | 7.21 million | 2024 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 22 | Romania | 5.97 million | 2024 | down 50.2% | rising |
| 23 | Hungary | 5.30 million | 2024 | down 43.1% | rising |
| 24 | Serbia | 5.11 million | 2024 | down 35.8% | rising |
| 25 | Germany | 5.01 million | 2024 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Uganda | 5.00 million | 2024 | up 74.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Italy | 4.94 million | 2024 | down 46.5% | rising |
| 28 | Bangladesh | 4.59 million | 2024 | up 116.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Thailand | 4.56 million | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 30 | Vietnam | 4.40 million | 2024 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Kenya | 4.02 million | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 32 | Mali | 3.95 million | 2024 | up 126.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Paraguay | 3.94 million | 2024 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Ghana | 3.79 million | 2024 | up 115.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Spain | 3.50 million | 2024 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 36 | Angola | 3.35 million | 2024 | up 98.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Nepal | 3.19 million | 2024 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 38 | Malawi | 3.00 million | 2024 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Venezuela | 2.83 million | 2024 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2.39 million | 2024 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Mozambique | 2.32 million | 2024 | up 70.9% | volatile |
| 42 | North Korea | 2.30 million | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 43 | Guatemala | 2.26 million | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 44 | Cameroon | 2.20 million | 2024 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Benin | 2.09 million | 2024 | up 54.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Croatia | 2.07 million | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 47 | Austria | 2.06 million | 2024 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 48 | Myanmar | 2.05 million | 2024 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Burkina Faso | 1.85 million | 2024 | up 29.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Belarus | 1.70 million | 2024 | up 183.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Peru | 1.69 million | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 52 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.64 million | 2024 | up 141.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Bulgaria | 1.64 million | 2024 | down 47.9% | rising |
| 54 | Zambia | 1.51 million | 2024 | down 54.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Colombia | 1.49 million | 2024 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 56 | Cambodia | 1.38 million | 2024 | up 191.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Ecuador | 1.20 million | 2024 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Bolivia | 1.12 million | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Slovakia | 1.06 million | 2024 | down 41.4% | rising |
| 60 | Togo | 1.01 million | 2024 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Kazakhstan | 1.01 million | 2024 | up 51.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Greece | 960,030 | 2024 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Guinea | 937,000 | 2024 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Uzbekistan | 866,836 | 2024 | up 110.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Kyrgyzstan | 805,250 | 2024 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 66 | El Salvador | 785,000 | 2024 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 67 | Senegal | 774,000 | 2024 | up 333.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 762,288 | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 69 | Honduras | 730,330 | 2024 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 70 | Moldova | 716,903 | 2024 | down 53.9% | rising |
| 71 | Czechia | 712,240 | 2024 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 72 | Zimbabwe | 634,699 | 2024 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 73 | Rwanda | 627,086 | 2024 | up 75.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Portugal | 617,530 | 2024 | down 31.2% | rising |
| 75 | Burundi | 590,000 | 2024 | up 361.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Uruguay | 581,658 | 2024 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Chile | 530,937 | 2024 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Laos | 515,300 | 2024 | down 63.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Belgium | 501,790 | 2024 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 80 | Iraq | 500,000 | 2024 | up 72.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Australia | 447,027 | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 82 | Albania | 410,438 | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 83 | Chad | 394,045 | 2024 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Slovenia | 384,930 | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 85 | Nicaragua | 355,856 | 2023 | down 27.9% | rising |
| 86 | Tajikistan | 340,000 | 2024 | up 75.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Syria | 320,113 | 2024 | up 377.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Azerbaijan | 302,690 | 2024 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Iran | 269,805 | 2024 | down 83.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Madagascar | 265,000 | 2024 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Afghanistan | 260,000 | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 92 | New Zealand | 244,444 | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 93 | Sri Lanka | 223,496 | 2024 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Taiwan | 220,070 | 2024 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Cuba | 220,000 | 2024 | down 48.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Georgia | 211,500 | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 97 | Central African Republic | 200,000 | 2024 | up 151.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Haiti | 175,000 | 2024 | down 45.4% | rising |
| 99 | South Sudan | 157,000 | 2024 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 100 | Switzerland | 156,750 | 2024 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 101 | North Macedonia | 130,413 | 2024 | down 7.0% | flat |
| 102 | Netherlands | 122,710 | 2024 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Lithuania | 111,740 | 2024 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Belize | 104,890 | 2024 | up 51.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Dominican Republic | 91,449 | 2024 | up 154.2% | flat |
| 106 | South Korea | 89,000 | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 107 | Panama | 88,900 | 2024 | down 36.8% | rising |
| 108 | Eswatini | 75,000 | 2024 | down 37.0% | rising |
| 109 | Morocco | 73,227 | 2024 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 110 | East Timor | 70,000 | 2024 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Somalia | 69,000 | 2024 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Saudi Arabia | 67,441 | 2024 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Denmark | 62,660 | 2024 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 114 | Yemen | 58,000 | 2024 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 115 | Lesotho | 56,443 | 2024 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 116 | Gabon | 45,976 | 2024 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Niger | 44,298 | 2024 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Israel | 43,671 | 2024 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Namibia | 30,056 | 2024 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Kuwait | 30,030 | 2024 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Bhutan | 27,636 | 2024 | down 64.2% | falling |
| 122 | Sierra Leone | 27,443 | 2024 | up 31.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Gambia | 25,817 | 2024 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Sudan | 22,170 | 2024 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 125 | United Arab Emirates | 20,216 | 2024 | up 683.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Comoros | 20,105 | 2024 | up 35.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Eritrea | 20,000 | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 128 | Botswana | 18,000 | 2024 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Mauritania | 18,000 | 2024 | up 43.3% | volatile |
| 130 | Sweden | 15,500 | 2024 | up 237.0% | rising |
| 131 | Guinea-Bissau | 15,000 | 2024 | up 114.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Reunion | 15,000 | 2006 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 133 | Congo | 13,000 | 2024 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 134 | Papua New Guinea | 12,926 | 2024 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 135 | Algeria | 12,000 | 2024 | up 366.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Costa Rica | 8,042 | 2024 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 137 | New Caledonia | 7,326 | 2024 | up 61.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Turkmenistan | 6,740 | 2024 | down 86.5% | volatile |
| 139 | Armenia | 6,298 | 2024 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Lebanon | 5,000 | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Guyana | 4,000 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 142 | Libya | 3,800 | 2024 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Montenegro | 3,464 | 2024 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Oman | 2,492 | 2024 | down 74.6% | falling |
| 145 | Fiji | 2,421 | 2024 | up 148.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Jamaica | 2,381 | 2024 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Luxembourg | 1,720 | 2024 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Qatar | 1,605 | 2024 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Malaysia | 1,317 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Mauritius | 1,289 | 2024 | up 106.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Vanuatu | 985.44 | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 152 | Sao Tome and Principe | 796.13 | 2024 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 153 | United Kingdom | 785 | 1980 | down 60.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Bahamas | 604.91 | 2024 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 155 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 427 | 2024 | down 50.2% | volatile |
| 156 | Puerto Rico | 232.87 | 2024 | up 2,224.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Dominica | 194.19 | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 158 | Grenada | 177.21 | 2024 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 159 | Japan | 168.87 | 2024 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 160 | Maldives | 147.36 | 2024 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Suriname | 111.2 | 2024 | up 27.8% | volatile |
| 162 | Guadeloupe | 100 | 1977 | down 88.8% | volatile |
| 163 | Micronesia (country) | 90.59 | 2024 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 164 | French Guiana | 90 | 2006 | up 210.3% | volatile |
| 165 | Antigua and Barbuda | 50.37 | 2024 | down 30.1% | rising |
| 166 | Djibouti | 17.41 | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 167 | Cape Verde | 5 | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 168 | Barbados | 1.1 | 2024 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 169 | Jordan | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Saint Lucia | 0 | 1980 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 169 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |