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Countries by maize (corn) production

The United States had the highest maize (corn) production of 163 countries in 2015, at 345,486,340 tonnes. Trinidad and Tobago had the lowest, at 0 tonnes. The median was 329,367 tonnes and the figure for the World was 1,052,811,884 tonnes. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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Highest345,486,340United States
Lowest0Trinidad and Tobago
Median329,367163 countries
World1,052,811,884History

Map of countries, 2015

United Arab Emirates: 3,695 tonnesAfghanistan: 316,000 tonnesAntigua and Barbuda: 75 tonnesAlbania: 380,000 tonnesArmenia: 21,720 tonnesAngola: 1,878,305 tonnesArgentina: 33,817,744 tonnesAustria: 1,637,905 tonnesAustralia: 494,589 tonnesAzerbaijan: 214,090 tonnesBosnia and Herzegovina: 785,701 tonnesBangladesh: 2,271,998 tonnesBelgium: 597,169 tonnesBurkina Faso: 1,469,612 tonnesBulgaria: 2,696,923 tonnesBurundi: 160,713 tonnesBenin: 1,286,060 tonnesBolivia: 1,056,557 tonnesBrazil: 85,283,074 tonnesBahamas: 597 tonnesBhutan: 83,714 tonnesBotswana: 3,792 tonnesBelarus: 222,991 tonnesBelize: 57,702 tonnesCanada: 13,679,500 tonnesDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 2,039,009 tonnesCentral African Republic: 80,455 tonnesRepublic of the Congo: 10,768 tonnesSwitzerland: 113,000 tonnesCôte d’Ivoire: 1,026,000 tonnesChile: 1,538,755 tonnesCameroon: 2,070,572 tonnesChina: 264,992,000 tonnesColombia: 1,471,026 tonnesCosta Rica: 8,072 tonnesCuba: 363,021 tonnesCape Verde: 8,677 tonnesCzechia: 442,709 tonnesGermany: 3,973,000 tonnesDjibouti: 18 tonnesDenmark: 52,700 tonnesDominican Republic: 34,056 tonnesAlgeria: 2,794 tonnesEcuador: 1,873,525 tonnesEgypt: 7,803,183 tonnesEritrea: 20,000 tonnesSpain: 4,564,416 tonnesEthiopia: 8,211,424 tonnesFiji: 1,073 tonnesFrance: 13,716,048 tonnesGabon: 43,731 tonnesGeorgia: 184,600 tonnesGhana: 1,691,644 tonnesGambia: 38,520 tonnesGuinea: 727,488 tonnesGreece: 1,716,520 tonnesGuatemala: 1,853,900 tonnesGuinea-Bissau: 6,000 tonnesGuyana: 4,000 tonnesHonduras: 633,390 tonnesCroatia: 1,709,152 tonnesHaiti: 264,590 tonnesHungary: 6,632,783 tonnesIndonesia: 19,612,435 tonnesIsrael: 88,990 tonnesIndia: 23,212,167 tonnesIraq: 182,340 tonnesIran: 1,168,629 tonnesItaly: 7,073,896 tonnesJamaica: 2,347 tonnesJordan: 0 tonnesJapan: 144 tonnesKenya: 3,825,000 tonnesKyrgyzstan: 641,944 tonnesCambodia: 333,100 tonnesNorth Korea: 2,287,800 tonnesSouth Korea: 78,243 tonnesKuwait: 6,675 tonnesKazakhstan: 734,093 tonnesLaos: 1,516,250 tonnesLebanon: 3,404 tonnesSri Lanka: 226,984 tonnesLesotho: 65,636 tonnesLithuania: 56,400 tonnesLuxembourg: 928 tonnesLibya: 3,600 tonnesMorocco: 95,032 tonnesMoldova: 1,076,778 tonnesMontenegro: 2,700 tonnesMadagascar: 329,367 tonnesNorth Macedonia: 136,991 tonnesMali: 2,276,036 tonnesMyanmar: 1,748,500 tonnesMauritania: 6,976 tonnesMauritius: 451 tonnesMalawi: 2,776,277 tonnesMexico: 24,694,046 tonnesMozambique: 1,262,038 tonnesNamibia: 55,871 tonnesNew Caledonia: 6,738 tonnesNiger: 35,387 tonnesNigeria: 9,540,190 tonnesNicaragua: 291,383 tonnesNetherlands: 121,114 tonnesNepal: 2,145,291 tonnesNew Zealand: 226,278 tonnesOman: 15,762 tonnesPanama: 102,582 tonnesPeru: 1,746,428 tonnesPapua New Guinea: 12,666 tonnesPhilippines: 7,518,756 tonnesPakistan: 5,270,914 tonnesPoland: 3,156,212 tonnesPuerto Rico: 13 tonnesPortugal: 827,544 tonnesParaguay: 4,985,881 tonnesQatar: 876 tonnesRomania: 9,021,403 tonnesSerbia: 5,454,841 tonnesRussia: 13,173,296 tonnesRwanda: 370,140 tonnesSaudi Arabia: 80,000 tonnesSudan: 48,000 tonnesSlovenia: 338,712 tonnesSlovakia: 929,233 tonnesSierra Leone: 22,619 tonnesSenegal: 304,296 tonnesSomalia: 116,000 tonnesSuriname: 82 tonnesSouth Sudan: 183,589 tonnesEl Salvador: 710,444 tonnesSyria: 89,128 tonnesEswatini: 82,000 tonnesChad: 349,500 tonnesTogo: 794,661 tonnesThailand: 4,729,527 tonnesTajikistan: 200,519 tonnesTimor-Leste: 142,361 tonnesTurkmenistan: 51,000 tonnesTürkiye: 6,400,000 tonnesTrinidad and Tobago: 0 tonnesTaiwan: 165,307 tonnesTanzania: 5,902,776 tonnesUkraine: 23,327,570 tonnesUganda: 2,812,919 tonnesUnited States: 345,486,340 tonnesUruguay: 479,000 tonnesUzbekistan: 439,551 tonnesVenezuela: 1,439,875 tonnesVietnam: 5,287,261 tonnesVanuatu: 874 tonnesYemen: 42,465 tonnesSouth Africa: 10,628,800 tonnesZambia: 2,618,221 tonnesZimbabwe: 642,793 tonnes
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tonnes, 2015. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Top 40 countries, 2015

United States: 345,486,340 tonnesUnited States345,486,340China: 264,992,000 tonnesChina264,992,000Brazil: 85,283,074 tonnesBrazil85,283,074Argentina: 33,817,744 tonnesArgentina33,817,744Mexico: 24,694,046 tonnesMexico24,694,046Ukraine: 23,327,570 tonnesUkraine23,327,570India: 23,212,167 tonnesIndia23,212,167Indonesia: 19,612,435 tonnesIndonesia19,612,435France: 13,716,048 tonnesFrance13,716,048Canada: 13,679,500 tonnesCanada13,679,500Russia: 13,173,296 tonnesRussia13,173,296South Africa: 10,628,800 tonnesSouth Africa10,628,800Nigeria: 9,540,190 tonnesNigeria9,540,190Romania: 9,021,403 tonnesRomania9,021,403Ethiopia: 8,211,424 tonnesEthiopia8,211,424Egypt: 7,803,183 tonnesEgypt7,803,183Philippines: 7,518,756 tonnesPhilippines7,518,756Italy: 7,073,896 tonnesItaly7,073,896Hungary: 6,632,783 tonnesHungary6,632,783Türkiye: 6,400,000 tonnesTürkiye6,400,000Tanzania: 5,902,776 tonnesTanzania5,902,776Serbia: 5,454,841 tonnesSerbia5,454,841Vietnam: 5,287,261 tonnesVietnam5,287,261Pakistan: 5,270,914 tonnesPakistan5,270,914Paraguay: 4,985,881 tonnesParaguay4,985,881Thailand: 4,729,527 tonnesThailand4,729,527Spain: 4,564,416 tonnesSpain4,564,416Germany: 3,973,000 tonnesGermany3,973,000Kenya: 3,825,000 tonnesKenya3,825,000Poland: 3,156,212 tonnesPoland3,156,212Uganda: 2,812,919 tonnesUganda2,812,919Malawi: 2,776,277 tonnesMalawi2,776,277Bulgaria: 2,696,923 tonnesBulgaria2,696,923Zambia: 2,618,221 tonnesZambia2,618,221North Korea: 2,287,800 tonnesNorth Korea2,287,800Mali: 2,276,036 tonnesMali2,276,036Bangladesh: 2,271,998 tonnesBangladesh2,271,998Nepal: 2,145,291 tonnesNepal2,145,291Cameroon: 2,070,572 tonnesCameroon2,070,572Democratic Republic of the Congo: 2,039,009 tonnesDemocratic Republic of the Congo2,039,009United States: 345,486,340 tonnesUnited States345,486,340China: 264,992,000 tonnesChina264,992,000Brazil: 85,283,074 tonnesBrazil85,283,074Argentina: 33,817,744 tonnesArgentina33,817,744Mexico: 24,694,046 tonnesMexico24,694,046Ukraine: 23,327,570 tonnesUkraine23,327,570India: 23,212,167 tonnesIndia23,212,167Indonesia: 19,612,435 tonnesIndonesia19,612,435France: 13,716,048 tonnesFrance13,716,048Canada: 13,679,500 tonnesCanada13,679,500Russia: 13,173,296 tonnesRussia13,173,296South Africa: 10,628,800 tonnesSouth Africa10,628,800Nigeria: 9,540,190 tonnesNigeria9,540,190Romania: 9,021,403 tonnesRomania9,021,403Ethiopia: 8,211,424 tonnesEthiopia8,211,424Egypt: 7,803,183 tonnesEgypt7,803,183Philippines: 7,518,756 tonnesPhilippines7,518,756Italy: 7,073,896 tonnesItaly7,073,896Hungary: 6,632,783 tonnesHungary6,632,783Türkiye: 6,400,000 tonnesTürkiye6,400,000Tanzania: 5,902,776 tonnesTanzania5,902,776Serbia: 5,454,841 tonnesSerbia5,454,841Vietnam: 5,287,261 tonnesVietnam5,287,261Pakistan: 5,270,914 tonnesPakistan5,270,914Paraguay: 4,985,881 tonnesParaguay4,985,881Thailand: 4,729,527 tonnesThailand4,729,527Spain: 4,564,416 tonnesSpain4,564,416Germany: 3,973,000 tonnesGermany3,973,000Kenya: 3,825,000 tonnesKenya3,825,000Poland: 3,156,212 tonnesPoland3,156,212Uganda: 2,812,919 tonnesUganda2,812,919Malawi: 2,776,277 tonnesMalawi2,776,277Bulgaria: 2,696,923 tonnesBulgaria2,696,923Zambia: 2,618,221 tonnesZambia2,618,221North Korea: 2,287,800 tonnesNorth Korea2,287,800Mali: 2,276,036 tonnesMali2,276,036Bangladesh: 2,271,998 tonnesBangladesh2,271,998Nepal: 2,145,291 tonnesNepal2,145,291Cameroon: 2,070,572 tonnesCameroon2,070,572Democratic Republic of the Congo: 2,039,009 tonnesDemocratic Republic of the Congo2,039,009
tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2015
tonnes		Change on 2014
1United States345,486,340-4.3%
2China264,992,000+22.9%
3Brazil85,283,074+6.8%
4Argentina33,817,744+2.2%
5Mexico24,694,046+6.1%
6Ukraine23,327,570-18.1%
7India23,212,167-3.8%
8Indonesia19,612,435+3.2%
9France13,716,048-25.2%
10Canada13,679,500+17.9%
11Russia13,173,296+16.2%
12South Africa10,628,800-25.4%
13Nigeria9,540,190-11.6%
14Romania9,021,403-24.7%
15Ethiopia8,211,424+6.2%
16Egypt7,803,183-3.2%
17Philippines7,518,756-3.2%
18Italy7,073,896-23.4%
19Hungary6,632,783-28.8%
20Türkiye6,400,000+7.6%
21Tanzania5,902,776-12.4%
22Serbia5,454,841-31.4%
23Vietnam5,287,261+1.6%
24Pakistan5,270,914+6.8%
25Paraguay4,985,881+55.8%
26Thailand4,729,527-1.6%
27Spain4,564,416-4.4%
28Germany3,973,000-22.7%
29Kenya3,825,000+8.9%
30Poland3,156,212-29.4%
31Uganda2,812,919-1.9%
32Malawi2,776,277-30.2%
33Bulgaria2,696,923-14%
34Zambia2,618,221-21.9%
35North Korea2,287,800-2.6%
36Mali2,276,036+30.5%
37Bangladesh2,271,998+7%
38Nepal2,145,291-6%
39Cameroon2,070,572+5.7%
40Democratic Republic of the Congo2,039,009+1.2%
41Angola1,878,305+11.3%
42Ecuador1,873,525+12.3%
43Guatemala1,853,900+2.1%
44Myanmar1,748,500+3.3%
45Peru1,746,428+14.2%
46Greece1,716,520-7.9%
47Croatia1,709,152-16.5%
48Ghana1,691,644-4%
49Austria1,637,905-29.8%
50Chile1,538,755+29.7%
51Laos1,516,250+7.3%
52Colombia1,471,026-18.4%
53Burkina Faso1,469,612+2.5%
54Venezuela1,439,875-37.6%
55Benin1,286,060-5%
56Mozambique1,262,038-7%
57Iran1,168,629-29.6%
58Moldova1,076,778-30.8%
59Bolivia1,056,557+5%
60Côte d’Ivoire1,026,000+50.9%
61Slovakia929,233-48.8%
62Portugal827,544-7.7%
63Togo794,661-4.6%
64Bosnia and Herzegovina785,701-1.7%
65Kazakhstan734,093+10.6%
66Guinea727,488+4.2%
67El Salvador710,444-13.3%
68Zimbabwe642,793-34.1%
69Kyrgyzstan641,944+15.4%
70Honduras633,390+12%
71Belgium597,169-9.9%
72Australia494,589+26.7%
73Uruguay479,000-15.1%
74Czechia442,709-46.8%
75Uzbekistan439,551+6.8%
76Albania380,0000%
77Rwanda370,140+3.7%
78Cuba363,021-15.3%
79Chad349,500+5%
80Slovenia338,712-3.4%
81Cambodia333,100-29.7%
82Madagascar329,367-10.1%
83Afghanistan316,0000%
84Senegal304,296+70.3%
85Nicaragua291,383-19.2%
86Haiti Estimated264,590-17.5%
87Sri Lanka Estimated226,984-5.9%
88New Zealand226,278-4.6%
89Belarus222,991-62.8%
90Azerbaijan214,090+5.2%
91Tajikistan200,519+3.3%
92Georgia184,600-36.7%
93South Sudan183,589-31.5%
94Iraq182,340-37%
95Taiwan165,307-0.3%
96Burundi160,713+25.7%
97Timor-Leste142,361+38.9%
98North Macedonia136,991-2.3%
99Netherlands121,114-30%
100Somalia116,000+8.4%
101Switzerland113,000-33.1%
102Panama102,582-27%
103Morocco95,032-2.4%
104Syria89,128+32.9%
105Israel88,990-45.6%
106Bhutan83,714+8.4%
107Eswatini82,000-31.1%
108Central African Republic80,455+1.1%
109Saudi Arabia80,0000%
110South Korea78,243-4.6%
111Lesotho65,636-27.1%
112Belize57,702-16.6%
113Lithuania56,400-51%
114Namibia Estimated55,871-0.2%
115Denmark52,700-27.7%
116Turkmenistan51,000+2%
117Sudan48,0000%
118Gabon Estimated43,731+1.4%
119Yemen42,465-35%
120Gambia38,520+27.2%
121Niger35,387-37.5%
122Dominican Republic34,056-5.3%
123Sierra Leone22,619+8.7%
124Armenia21,720+7.7%
125Eritrea20,000+11.1%
126Oman15,762+61%
127Comoros15,363+3.7%
128Papua New Guinea Estimated12,666+2.7%
129Republic of the Congo Estimated10,768+29.5%
130Cape Verde8,677+714.7%
131Costa Rica8,072-22.6%
132Mauritania6,976-44.5%
133New Caledonia6,738+48.4%
134Kuwait6,675-86.1%
135Guinea-Bissau6,000-14.3%
136Guyana4,0000%
137Botswana3,792-86.7%
138United Arab Emirates3,695+43.2%
139Libya Estimated3,600+7%
140Lebanon Estimated3,404+13.5%
141Algeria2,794+8.6%
142Montenegro2,700-18.3%
143Jamaica2,347-5.7%
144Fiji1,073+10%
145Luxembourg928-44.5%
146Qatar876-49.3%
147Vanuatu Estimated874-1.9%
148São Tomé and Príncipe Estimated823-0.8%
149Saint Vincent and the Grenadines775-9.6%
150Bahamas Estimated597-13.2%
151Mauritius451-27.8%
152Grenada Estimated354-13.7%
153Dominica Estimated189-2.5%
154Japan Estimated144-22.3%
155Maldives Estimated142+1.1%
156Barbados122+50.6%
157Micronesia Estimated86-12.4%
158Suriname82-5.7%
159Antigua and Barbuda Estimated75+3.5%
160Djibouti Estimated18+8.9%
161Puerto Rico13+32.1%
162Jordan Estimated0n/a
162Trinidad and Tobago0n/a

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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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. 12 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2015 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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Which country has the highest maize (corn) production?

The United States, with 345,486,340 tonnes in 2015, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Which country has the lowest maize (corn) production?

Trinidad and Tobago, with 0 tonnes in 2015.

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