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Maize (corn) production in New Zealand

Maize (corn) production in New Zealand was 244,444 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 27% from 2023. That is the 90th highest of 169 countries in 2024.

2024, tonnes244,444
Change on 2023+27%
Rank90th of 169Countries ranked
Series high244,4442024
Series low10,2621961

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Maize (corn) production in New Zealand, 1961 to 2024

050K100K150K200K250K19611971198119912001201120241961: 10,262 tonnes1962: 13,843 tonnes1963: 15,470 tonnes1964: 18,898 tonnes1965: 23,546 tonnes1966: 19,356 tonnes1967: 18,492 tonnes1968: 35,892 tonnes1969: 51,158 tonnes1970: 58,624 tonnes1971: 101,178 tonnes1972: 116,226 tonnes1973: 117,507 tonnes1974: 88,304 tonnes1975: 157,599 tonnes1976: 184,469 tonnes1977: 210,419 tonnes1978: 174,536 tonnes1979: 178,998 tonnes1980: 156,461 tonnes1981: 152,080 tonnes1982: 170,071 tonnes1983: 142,768 tonnes1984: 154,324 tonnes1985: 174,604 tonnes1986: 187,700 tonnes1987: 176,134 tonnes1988: 136,944 tonnes1989: 138,694 tonnes1990: 161,651 tonnes1991: 183,388 tonnes1992: 163,842 tonnes1993: 133,069 tonnes1994: 142,768 tonnes1995: 160,797 tonnes1996: 209,710 tonnes1997: 194,000 tonnes1998: 176,000 tonnes1999: 197,000 tonnes2000: 181,000 tonnes2001: 176,800 tonnes2002: 148,847 tonnes2003: 211,685 tonnes2004: 234,248 tonnes2005: 210,253 tonnes2006: 215,649 tonnes2007: 185,627 tonnes2008: 205,557 tonnes2009: 237,844 tonnes2010: 188,812 tonnes2011: 210,175 tonnes2012: 211,231 tonnes2013: 201,659 tonnes2014: 237,165 tonnes2015: 226,278 tonnes2016: 210,325 tonnes2017: 175,586 tonnes2018: 191,993 tonnes2019: 195,955 tonnes2020: 190,098 tonnes2021: 209,281 tonnes2022: 188,249 tonnes2023: 192,504 tonnes2024: 244,444 tonnes0100K200K300K19611983200520241961: 10,262 tonnes1962: 13,843 tonnes1963: 15,470 tonnes1964: 18,898 tonnes1965: 23,546 tonnes1966: 19,356 tonnes1967: 18,492 tonnes1968: 35,892 tonnes1969: 51,158 tonnes1970: 58,624 tonnes1971: 101,178 tonnes1972: 116,226 tonnes1973: 117,507 tonnes1974: 88,304 tonnes1975: 157,599 tonnes1976: 184,469 tonnes1977: 210,419 tonnes1978: 174,536 tonnes1979: 178,998 tonnes1980: 156,461 tonnes1981: 152,080 tonnes1982: 170,071 tonnes1983: 142,768 tonnes1984: 154,324 tonnes1985: 174,604 tonnes1986: 187,700 tonnes1987: 176,134 tonnes1988: 136,944 tonnes1989: 138,694 tonnes1990: 161,651 tonnes1991: 183,388 tonnes1992: 163,842 tonnes1993: 133,069 tonnes1994: 142,768 tonnes1995: 160,797 tonnes1996: 209,710 tonnes1997: 194,000 tonnes1998: 176,000 tonnes1999: 197,000 tonnes2000: 181,000 tonnes2001: 176,800 tonnes2002: 148,847 tonnes2003: 211,685 tonnes2004: 234,248 tonnes2005: 210,253 tonnes2006: 215,649 tonnes2007: 185,627 tonnes2008: 205,557 tonnes2009: 237,844 tonnes2010: 188,812 tonnes2011: 210,175 tonnes2012: 211,231 tonnes2013: 201,659 tonnes2014: 237,165 tonnes2015: 226,278 tonnes2016: 210,325 tonnes2017: 175,586 tonnes2018: 191,993 tonnes2019: 195,955 tonnes2020: 190,098 tonnes2021: 209,281 tonnes2022: 188,249 tonnes2023: 192,504 tonnes2024: 244,444 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
2024244,444
2023192,504
2022188,249
2021209,281
2020190,098
2019195,955
2018191,993
2017175,586
2016210,325
2015226,278
2014237,165
2013201,659
2012211,231
2011210,175
2010188,812
2009237,844
2008205,557
2007185,627
2006215,649
2005210,253
2004234,248
2003211,685
2002148,847
2001176,800
2000181,000
1999197,000
1998176,000
1997194,000
1996209,710
1995160,797
1994142,768
1993133,069
1992163,842
1991183,388
1990161,651
1989138,694
1988136,944
1987176,134
1986187,700
1985174,604
1984154,324
1983142,768
1982170,071
1981152,080
1980156,461
1979178,998
1978174,536
1977210,419
1976184,469
1975157,599
197488,304
1973117,507
1972116,226
1971101,178
197058,624
196951,158
196835,892
196718,492
196619,356
196523,546
196418,898
196315,470
196213,843
196110,262

New Zealand 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. New Zealand 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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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, New Zealand, 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, New Zealand, 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/new-zealand. 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, New Zealand, 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/new-zealand.

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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, New Zealand, 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/new-zealand (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the maize (corn) production in New Zealand?

Maize (corn) production in New Zealand was 244,444 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 27% from 2023. That is the 90th 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 New Zealand?

244,444 tonnes in 2024, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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