Maize (corn) yield
Harvested production of maize (corn) for grain per hectare of area harvested, in tonnes per hectare. FAOSTAT publishes it in kilograms per hectare; Invokely divides by 1,000.
Area harvested, not area sown, so crop failures lower the area as well as the output. 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.
Key facts
- Maize (corn) yield in the World was 5.8 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- Maize (corn) yield in the United States was 11.26 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- The United Arab Emirates had the highest maize (corn) yield of 162 countries in 2024, at 22.47 tonnes per hectare, and Cape Verde the lowest, at 0.04 tonnes per hectare. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- Published for 171 places, with figures from 1961 to 2024.
Rankings
Countries by maize (corn) yield, 2024
Places with data
World, EU and euro area
Countries
- India
- China
- United States
- Indonesia
- Pakistan
- Nigeria
- Brazil
- Bangladesh
- Russia
- Ethiopia
- Morocco
- Madagascar
- Moldova
- Switzerland
- Yemen
- Montenegro
Use this data in your AI agent
Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:
Which places have the highest maize (corn) yield? Use official data and cite it.
rank_places {"indicator":"maize_yield","level":"country"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=maize_yield&level=country