# Maize (corn) production

Quantity of maize (corn) harvested dry for grain produced in the calendar year, in tonnes, as published in FAOSTAT's crops and livestock products domain. Countries report to FAO through its annual production questionnaire; FAO fills gaps with official publications and its own estimates.

## Key facts

- Maize (corn) production in the World was 1,218,205,574 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- Maize (corn) production in the United States was 377,632,690 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- The United States had the highest maize (corn) production of 169 countries in 2024, at 377,632,690 tonnes, and Trinidad and Tobago the lowest, at 0 tonnes. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- Published for 176 places, with figures from 1961 to 2024.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

- Indicator id: `maize_production`
- Unit: tonnes
- Note: Green maize and maize cut for forage are not included. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/maize-production
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/maize_production

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | tonnes | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| World | 2024 | 1,218,205,574 | FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data. |
| United States | 2024 | 377,632,690 | FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data. |

## Rankings

- [Countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/maize-production/countries.md) (175 places)
- [EU countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/maize-production/eu-countries.md) (26 places)