# 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.

## 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.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

- Indicator id: `maize_yield`
- Unit: tonnes per hectare
- Note: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/maize-yield
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/maize_yield

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | tonnes per hectare | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| World | 2024 | 5.8 | FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), yield, kg/ha (item 56, element 5412). 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 | 11.26 | FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), yield, kg/ha (item 56, element 5412). 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-yield/countries.md) (170 places)
- [EU countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/maize-yield/eu-countries.md) (21 places)