Maize (corn) production in Brazil

Maize (corn) production in Brazil was 114,953,303 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 12.9% from 2023. That is the 3rd highest of 169 countries in 2024.

2024, tonnes114,953,303
Change on 2023-12.9%
Rank3rd of 169Countries ranked
Series high131,949,7112023
Series low9,036,2371961

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Maize (corn) production in Brazil, 1961 to 2024

025M50M75M100M125M150M19611971198119912001201120241961: 9,036,237 tonnes1962: 9,587,285 tonnes1963: 10,418,267 tonnes1964: 9,408,043 tonnes1965: 12,111,921 tonnes1966: 11,371,455 tonnes1967: 12,824,380 tonnes1968: 12,813,638 tonnes1969: 12,693,435 tonnes1970: 14,216,009 tonnes1971: 14,129,749 tonnes1972: 14,891,444 tonnes1973: 14,185,877 tonnes1974: 16,273,227 tonnes1975: 16,334,516 tonnes1976: 17,751,072 tonnes1977: 19,255,936 tonnes1978: 13,569,401 tonnes1979: 16,306,380 tonnes1980: 20,372,080 tonnes1981: 21,116,912 tonnes1982: 21,842,480 tonnes1983: 18,731,216 tonnes1984: 21,164,144 tonnes1985: 22,018,176 tonnes1986: 20,541,230 tonnes1987: 26,786,650 tonnes1988: 24,749,550 tonnes1989: 26,589,870 tonnes1990: 21,347,770 tonnes1991: 23,624,340 tonnes1992: 30,506,127 tonnes1993: 30,055,633 tonnes1994: 32,487,625 tonnes1995: 36,266,951 tonnes1996: 29,652,791 tonnes1997: 32,948,044 tonnes1998: 29,601,753 tonnes1999: 32,239,479 tonnes2000: 32,321,000 tonnes2001: 41,962,475 tonnes2002: 35,940,832 tonnes2003: 48,327,323 tonnes2004: 41,787,558 tonnes2005: 35,113,312 tonnes2006: 42,661,677 tonnes2007: 52,112,217 tonnes2008: 58,933,347 tonnes2009: 50,719,822 tonnes2010: 55,364,271 tonnes2011: 55,660,235 tonnes2012: 71,072,810 tonnes2013: 80,273,172 tonnes2014: 79,881,614 tonnes2015: 85,283,074 tonnes2016: 64,188,314 tonnes2017: 97,910,658 tonnes2018: 82,366,531 tonnes2019: 101,126,409 tonnes2020: 103,990,935 tonnes2021: 88,272,116 tonnes2022: 109,741,957 tonnes2023: 131,949,711 tonnes2024: 114,953,303 tonnes050M100M150M19611983200520241961: 9,036,237 tonnes1962: 9,587,285 tonnes1963: 10,418,267 tonnes1964: 9,408,043 tonnes1965: 12,111,921 tonnes1966: 11,371,455 tonnes1967: 12,824,380 tonnes1968: 12,813,638 tonnes1969: 12,693,435 tonnes1970: 14,216,009 tonnes1971: 14,129,749 tonnes1972: 14,891,444 tonnes1973: 14,185,877 tonnes1974: 16,273,227 tonnes1975: 16,334,516 tonnes1976: 17,751,072 tonnes1977: 19,255,936 tonnes1978: 13,569,401 tonnes1979: 16,306,380 tonnes1980: 20,372,080 tonnes1981: 21,116,912 tonnes1982: 21,842,480 tonnes1983: 18,731,216 tonnes1984: 21,164,144 tonnes1985: 22,018,176 tonnes1986: 20,541,230 tonnes1987: 26,786,650 tonnes1988: 24,749,550 tonnes1989: 26,589,870 tonnes1990: 21,347,770 tonnes1991: 23,624,340 tonnes1992: 30,506,127 tonnes1993: 30,055,633 tonnes1994: 32,487,625 tonnes1995: 36,266,951 tonnes1996: 29,652,791 tonnes1997: 32,948,044 tonnes1998: 29,601,753 tonnes1999: 32,239,479 tonnes2000: 32,321,000 tonnes2001: 41,962,475 tonnes2002: 35,940,832 tonnes2003: 48,327,323 tonnes2004: 41,787,558 tonnes2005: 35,113,312 tonnes2006: 42,661,677 tonnes2007: 52,112,217 tonnes2008: 58,933,347 tonnes2009: 50,719,822 tonnes2010: 55,364,271 tonnes2011: 55,660,235 tonnes2012: 71,072,810 tonnes2013: 80,273,172 tonnes2014: 79,881,614 tonnes2015: 85,283,074 tonnes2016: 64,188,314 tonnes2017: 97,910,658 tonnes2018: 82,366,531 tonnes2019: 101,126,409 tonnes2020: 103,990,935 tonnes2021: 88,272,116 tonnes2022: 109,741,957 tonnes2023: 131,949,711 tonnes2024: 114,953,303 tonnes
tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.
All 64 values
Periodtonnes
2024114,953,303
2023131,949,711
2022109,741,957
202188,272,116
2020103,990,935
2019101,126,409
201882,366,531
201797,910,658
201664,188,314
201585,283,074
201479,881,614
201380,273,172
201271,072,810
201155,660,235
201055,364,271
200950,719,822
200858,933,347
200752,112,217
200642,661,677
200535,113,312
200441,787,558
200348,327,323
200235,940,832
200141,962,475
200032,321,000
199932,239,479
199829,601,753
199732,948,044
199629,652,791
199536,266,951
199432,487,625
199330,055,633
199230,506,127
199123,624,340
199021,347,770
198926,589,870
198824,749,550
198726,786,650
198620,541,230
198522,018,176
198421,164,144
198318,731,216
198221,842,480
198121,116,912
198020,372,080
197916,306,380
197813,569,401
197719,255,936
197617,751,072
197516,334,516
197416,273,227
197314,185,877
197214,891,444
197114,129,749
197014,216,009
196912,693,435
196812,813,638
196712,824,380
196611,371,455
196512,111,921
19649,408,043
196310,418,267
19629,587,285
19619,036,237

Brazil compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 20,216 tonnesAfghanistan: 260,000 tonnesAntigua and Barbuda: 50 tonnesAlbania: 410,438 tonnesArmenia: 6,298 tonnesAngola: 3,352,459 tonnesArgentina: 57,494,500 tonnesAustria: 2,059,360 tonnesAustralia: 447,027 tonnesAzerbaijan: 302,689 tonnesBosnia and Herzegovina: 762,288 tonnesBangladesh: 4,592,508 tonnesBelgium: 501,790 tonnesBurkina Faso: 1,850,000 tonnesBulgaria: 1,635,100 tonnesBurundi: 590,000 tonnesBenin: 2,094,824 tonnesBolivia: 1,118,419 tonnesBrazil: 114,953,303 tonnesBahamas: 605 tonnesBhutan: 27,636 tonnesBotswana: 18,000 tonnesBelarus: 1,700,000 tonnesBelize: 104,890 tonnesCanada: 15,344,938 tonnesDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 2,387,753 tonnesCentral African Republic: 200,000 tonnesRepublic of the Congo: 13,000 tonnesSwitzerland: 156,750 tonnesCôte d’Ivoire: 1,640,661 tonnesChile: 530,937 tonnesCameroon: 2,200,000 tonnesChina: 294,920,000 tonnesColombia: 1,489,582 tonnesCosta Rica: 8,042 tonnesCuba: 220,000 tonnesCape Verde: 5 tonnesCzechia: 712,240 tonnesGermany: 5,010,500 tonnesDjibouti: 17 tonnesDenmark: 62,660 tonnesDominican Republic: 91,449 tonnesAlgeria: 12,000 tonnesEcuador: 1,195,203 tonnesEstonia: 0 tonnesEgypt: 7,206,000 tonnesEritrea: 20,000 tonnesSpain: 3,500,060 tonnesEthiopia: 11,701,131 tonnesFinland: 0 tonnesFiji: 2,421 tonnesFrance: 14,670,620 tonnesGabon: 45,976 tonnesGeorgia: 211,500 tonnesGhana: 3,794,000 tonnesGambia: 25,817 tonnesGuinea: 937,000 tonnesGreece: 960,030 tonnesGuatemala: 2,261,090 tonnesGuinea-Bissau: 15,000 tonnesGuyana: 4,000 tonnesHonduras: 730,330 tonnesCroatia: 2,067,100 tonnesHaiti: 175,000 tonnesHungary: 5,297,730 tonnesIndonesia: 15,138,912 tonnesIreland: 0 tonnesIsrael: 43,671 tonnesIndia: 40,230,573 tonnesIraq: 500,000 tonnesIran: 269,805 tonnesItaly: 4,940,530 tonnesJamaica: 2,381 tonnesJordan: 0 tonnesJapan: 169 tonnesKenya: 4,023,000 tonnesKyrgyzstan: 805,250 tonnesCambodia: 1,380,000 tonnesNorth Korea: 2,300,000 tonnesSouth Korea: 89,000 tonnesKuwait: 30,030 tonnesKazakhstan: 1,005,167 tonnesLaos: 515,300 tonnesLebanon: 5,000 tonnesSri Lanka: 223,496 tonnesLesotho: 56,443 tonnesLithuania: 111,740 tonnesLuxembourg: 1,720 tonnesLatvia: 0 tonnesLibya: 3,800 tonnesMorocco: 73,227 tonnesMoldova: 716,903 tonnesMontenegro: 3,464 tonnesMadagascar: 265,000 tonnesNorth Macedonia: 130,413 tonnesMali: 3,952,763 tonnesMyanmar: 2,050,000 tonnesMauritania: 18,000 tonnesMauritius: 1,289 tonnesMalawi: 3,000,000 tonnesMexico: 24,326,508 tonnesMalaysia: 1,317 tonnesMozambique: 2,318,945 tonnesNamibia: 30,056 tonnesNew Caledonia: 7,326 tonnesNiger: 44,298 tonnesNigeria: 11,164,000 tonnesNetherlands: 122,710 tonnesNepal: 3,193,869 tonnesNew Zealand: 244,444 tonnesOman: 2,492 tonnesPanama: 88,900 tonnesPeru: 1,686,077 tonnesPapua New Guinea: 12,926 tonnesPhilippines: 8,138,178 tonnesPakistan: 9,200,000 tonnesPoland: 9,223,230 tonnesPuerto Rico: 233 tonnesPortugal: 617,530 tonnesParaguay: 3,942,500 tonnesQatar: 1,605 tonnesRomania: 5,971,850 tonnesSerbia: 5,107,309 tonnesRussia: 13,954,000 tonnesRwanda: 627,086 tonnesSaudi Arabia: 67,441 tonnesSudan: 22,170 tonnesSweden: 15,500 tonnesSlovenia: 384,930 tonnesSlovakia: 1,063,820 tonnesSierra Leone: 27,443 tonnesSenegal: 774,000 tonnesSomalia: 69,000 tonnesSuriname: 111 tonnesSouth Sudan: 157,000 tonnesEl Salvador: 785,000 tonnesSyria: 320,113 tonnesEswatini: 75,000 tonnesChad: 394,045 tonnesTogo: 1,010,000 tonnesThailand: 4,558,192 tonnesTajikistan: 340,000 tonnesTimor-Leste: 70,000 tonnesTurkmenistan: 6,740 tonnesTürkiye: 8,100,000 tonnesTrinidad and Tobago: 0 tonnesTaiwan: 220,070 tonnesTanzania: 10,084,000 tonnesUkraine: 26,863,740 tonnesUganda: 5,000,000 tonnesUnited States: 377,632,690 tonnesUruguay: 581,658 tonnesUzbekistan: 866,836 tonnesVenezuela: 2,832,022 tonnesVietnam: 4,402,173 tonnesVanuatu: 985 tonnesYemen: 58,000 tonnesSouth Africa: 12,850,000 tonnesZambia: 1,511,143 tonnesZimbabwe: 634,699 tonnes
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Maize (corn) production, 2024, tonnes. Brazil is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Definition

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.

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.

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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.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510) (Maize (corn) production, Brazil, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

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Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510), Maize (corn) production, Brazil, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 Dec. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/maize-production/brazil. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Maize (corn) production, Brazil, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/maize-production/brazil.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510), Maize (corn) production, Brazil, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/maize-production/brazil (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the maize (corn) production in Brazil?

Maize (corn) production in Brazil was 114,953,303 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 12.9% from 2023. That is the 3rd highest of 169 countries in 2024.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest maize (corn) production in Brazil?

131,949,711 tonnes in 2023, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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