Maize (corn) production in Sri Lanka

Maize (corn) production in Sri Lanka was 223,496 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 1% from 2023. That is the 91st highest of 169 countries in 2024.

2024, tonnes223,496

Change on 2023+1%

Rank91st of 169Countries ranked

Series high472,4442021

Series low8,9741962

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Maize (corn) production in Sri Lanka, 1961 to 2024

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

Period	tonnes
2024	223,496
2023	221,249
2022	259,040
2021	472,444
2020	313,521
2019	245,647
2018	270,041
2017	195,744
2016	243,960
2015	226,984 Estimated
2014	241,144
2013	209,042
2012	202,150
2011	137,797
2010	161,690
2009	129,770
2008	135,900
2007	56,440
2006	47,530
2005	41,800
2004	35,200
2003	29,650
2002	26,410
2001	28,750
2000	31,050
1999	31,470
1998	33,874
1997	25,689
1996	32,963
1995	34,842
1994	31,596
1993	31,660
1992	28,800
1991	34,050
1990	33,390
1989	30,580
1988	38,610
1987	41,640
1986	40,620
1985	30,250
1984	35,230
1983	28,760
1982	22,360
1981	22,100
1980	21,200
1979	20,810
1978	18,330
1977	17,960
1976	26,900
1975	27,100
1974	22,636
1973	20,677
1972	15,111
1971	12,680
1970	14,410
1969	16,516
1968	11,913
1967	16,761
1966	9,681
1965	9,926
1964	9,285
1963	10,587
1962	8,974
1961	9,419

Sri Lanka compared with nearby places

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Maize (corn) production, 2024, tonnes. Sri Lanka is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Rankings

Countries by maize (corn) production 175 places
EU countries by maize (corn) production 26 places

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, Sri Lanka, 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, Sri Lanka, 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/sri-lanka. 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, Sri Lanka, 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/sri-lanka.

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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, Sri Lanka, 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/sri-lanka (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{food_maize_corn_production_sri_2024,
  author = {{Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations}},
  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510): Maize (corn) production, Sri Lanka, 1961 to 2024}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/maize-production/sri-lanka. Publisher attribution: 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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