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Countries by maize (corn) production

The United States had the highest maize (corn) production of 163 countries in 2016, at 412,262,180 tonnes. Trinidad and Tobago had the lowest, at 0 tonnes. The median was 379,714 tonnes and the figure for the World was 1,126,408,780 tonnes. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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Highest412,262,180United States
Lowest0Trinidad and Tobago
Median379,714163 countries
World1,126,408,780History

Map of countries, 2016

United Arab Emirates: 5,988 tonnesAfghanistan: 311,646 tonnesAntigua and Barbuda: 65 tonnesAlbania: 379,714 tonnesArmenia: 21,026 tonnesAngola: 2,238,456 tonnesArgentina: 39,792,854 tonnesAustria: 2,179,587 tonnesAustralia: 400,032 tonnesAzerbaijan: 223,991 tonnesBosnia and Herzegovina: 1,178,423 tonnesBangladesh: 2,445,576 tonnesBelgium: 480,496 tonnesBurkina Faso: 1,602,525 tonnesBulgaria: 2,226,094 tonnesBurundi: 243,740 tonnesBenin: 1,376,683 tonnesBolivia: 984,628 tonnesBrazil: 64,188,314 tonnesBahamas: 659 tonnesBhutan: 82,035 tonnesBotswana: 15,095 tonnesBelarus: 740,511 tonnesBelize: 65,762 tonnesCanada: 13,889,000 tonnesDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 2,100,806 tonnesCentral African Republic: 96,239 tonnesRepublic of the Congo: 11,889 tonnesSwitzerland: 144,406 tonnesCôte d’Ivoire: 967,000 tonnesChile: 1,174,487 tonnesCameroon: 2,195,941 tonnesChina: 263,613,000 tonnesColombia: 1,295,089 tonnesCosta Rica: 9,542 tonnesCuba: 404,467 tonnesCape Verde: 5,642 tonnesCzechia: 845,765 tonnesGermany: 4,017,800 tonnesDjibouti: 17 tonnesDenmark: 43,800 tonnesDominican Republic: 41,666 tonnesAlgeria: 3,687 tonnesEcuador: 1,091,108 tonnesEgypt: 7,817,640 tonnesEritrea: 20,000 tonnesSpain: 4,069,508 tonnesEthiopia: 8,846,787 tonnesFiji: 867 tonnesFrance: 11,839,729 tonnesGabon: 44,272 tonnesGeorgia: 243,700 tonnesGhana: 1,721,910 tonnesGambia: 31,005 tonnesGuinea: 748,639 tonnesGreece: 1,505,461 tonnesGuatemala: 1,899,318 tonnesGuinea-Bissau: 6,000 tonnesGuyana: 4,000 tonnesHonduras: 613,334 tonnesCroatia: 2,154,470 tonnesHaiti: 251,928 tonnesHungary: 8,729,915 tonnesIndonesia: 23,578,413 tonnesIsrael: 80,264 tonnesIndia: 25,433,487 tonnesIraq: 259,546 tonnesIran: 1,170,587 tonnesItaly: 6,839,499 tonnesJamaica: 2,340 tonnesJordan: 0 tonnesJapan: 170 tonnesKenya: 3,339,000 tonnesKyrgyzstan: 648,744 tonnesCambodia: 542,300 tonnesNorth Korea: 2,195,244 tonnesSouth Korea: 73,681 tonnesKuwait: 2,949 tonnesKazakhstan: 762,360 tonnesLaos: 1,552,360 tonnesLebanon: 2,745 tonnesSri Lanka: 243,960 tonnesLesotho: 19,181 tonnesLithuania: 86,233 tonnesLuxembourg: 840 tonnesLibya: 3,288 tonnesMorocco: 128,763 tonnesMoldova: 1,392,443 tonnesMontenegro: 2,650 tonnesMadagascar: 316,331 tonnesNorth Macedonia: 147,029 tonnesMali: 2,811,385 tonnesMyanmar: 1,830,631 tonnesMauritania: 9,600 tonnesMauritius: 415 tonnesMalawi: 2,369,493 tonnesMexico: 28,250,160 tonnesMozambique: 1,217,000 tonnesNamibia: 43,611 tonnesNew Caledonia: 8,543 tonnesNiger: 38,022 tonnesNigeria: 10,532,340 tonnesNicaragua: 410,622 tonnesNetherlands: 84,641 tonnesNepal: 2,231,517 tonnesNew Zealand: 210,325 tonnesOman: 6,856 tonnesPanama: 127,799 tonnesPeru: 1,575,955 tonnesPapua New Guinea: 12,332 tonnesPhilippines: 7,218,817 tonnesPakistan: 6,134,274 tonnesPoland: 4,342,910 tonnesPuerto Rico: 17 tonnesPortugal: 710,634 tonnesParaguay: 5,152,320 tonnesQatar: 574 tonnesRomania: 10,746,387 tonnesSerbia: 7,376,738 tonnesRussia: 15,281,594 tonnesRwanda: 374,267 tonnesSaudi Arabia: 80,000 tonnesSudan: 50,000 tonnesSlovenia: 346,211 tonnesSlovakia: 1,710,178 tonnesSierra Leone: 12,554 tonnesSenegal: 400,462 tonnesSomalia: 60,000 tonnesSuriname: 89 tonnesSouth Sudan: 164,613 tonnesEl Salvador: 923,472 tonnesSyria: 79,348 tonnesEswatini: 33,000 tonnesChad: 443,779 tonnesTogo: 826,896 tonnesThailand: 4,390,185 tonnesTajikistan: 208,113 tonnesTimor-Leste: 96,565 tonnesTurkmenistan: 10,292 tonnesTürkiye: 6,400,000 tonnesTrinidad and Tobago: 0 tonnesTaiwan: 164,750 tonnesTanzania: 6,149,000 tonnesUkraine: 28,074,610 tonnesUganda: 2,482,795 tonnesUnited States: 412,262,180 tonnesUruguay: 487,000 tonnesUzbekistan: 491,919 tonnesVenezuela: 1,543,365 tonnesVietnam: 5,244,140 tonnesVanuatu: 887 tonnesYemen: 36,892 tonnesSouth Africa: 8,214,240 tonnesZambia: 2,873,052 tonnesZimbabwe: 511,816 tonnes
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tonnes, 2016. 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, 2016

United States: 412,262,180 tonnesUnited States412,262,180China: 263,613,000 tonnesChina263,613,000Brazil: 64,188,314 tonnesBrazil64,188,314Argentina: 39,792,854 tonnesArgentina39,792,854Mexico: 28,250,160 tonnesMexico28,250,160Ukraine: 28,074,610 tonnesUkraine28,074,610India: 25,433,487 tonnesIndia25,433,487Indonesia: 23,578,413 tonnesIndonesia23,578,413Russia: 15,281,594 tonnesRussia15,281,594Canada: 13,889,000 tonnesCanada13,889,000France: 11,839,729 tonnesFrance11,839,729Romania: 10,746,387 tonnesRomania10,746,387Nigeria: 10,532,340 tonnesNigeria10,532,340Ethiopia: 8,846,787 tonnesEthiopia8,846,787Hungary: 8,729,915 tonnesHungary8,729,915South Africa: 8,214,240 tonnesSouth Africa8,214,240Egypt: 7,817,640 tonnesEgypt7,817,640Serbia: 7,376,738 tonnesSerbia7,376,738Philippines: 7,218,817 tonnesPhilippines7,218,817Italy: 6,839,499 tonnesItaly6,839,499Türkiye: 6,400,000 tonnesTürkiye6,400,000Tanzania: 6,149,000 tonnesTanzania6,149,000Pakistan: 6,134,274 tonnesPakistan6,134,274Vietnam: 5,244,140 tonnesVietnam5,244,140Paraguay: 5,152,320 tonnesParaguay5,152,320Thailand: 4,390,185 tonnesThailand4,390,185Poland: 4,342,910 tonnesPoland4,342,910Spain: 4,069,508 tonnesSpain4,069,508Germany: 4,017,800 tonnesGermany4,017,800Kenya: 3,339,000 tonnesKenya3,339,000Zambia: 2,873,052 tonnesZambia2,873,052Mali: 2,811,385 tonnesMali2,811,385Uganda: 2,482,795 tonnesUganda2,482,795Bangladesh: 2,445,576 tonnesBangladesh2,445,576Malawi: 2,369,493 tonnesMalawi2,369,493Angola: 2,238,456 tonnesAngola2,238,456Nepal: 2,231,517 tonnesNepal2,231,517Bulgaria: 2,226,094 tonnesBulgaria2,226,094Cameroon: 2,195,941 tonnesCameroon2,195,941North Korea: 2,195,244 tonnesNorth Korea2,195,244United States: 412,262,180 tonnesUnited States412,262,180China: 263,613,000 tonnesChina263,613,000Brazil: 64,188,314 tonnesBrazil64,188,314Argentina: 39,792,854 tonnesArgentina39,792,854Mexico: 28,250,160 tonnesMexico28,250,160Ukraine: 28,074,610 tonnesUkraine28,074,610India: 25,433,487 tonnesIndia25,433,487Indonesia: 23,578,413 tonnesIndonesia23,578,413Russia: 15,281,594 tonnesRussia15,281,594Canada: 13,889,000 tonnesCanada13,889,000France: 11,839,729 tonnesFrance11,839,729Romania: 10,746,387 tonnesRomania10,746,387Nigeria: 10,532,340 tonnesNigeria10,532,340Ethiopia: 8,846,787 tonnesEthiopia8,846,787Hungary: 8,729,915 tonnesHungary8,729,915South Africa: 8,214,240 tonnesSouth Africa8,214,240Egypt: 7,817,640 tonnesEgypt7,817,640Serbia: 7,376,738 tonnesSerbia7,376,738Philippines: 7,218,817 tonnesPhilippines7,218,817Italy: 6,839,499 tonnesItaly6,839,499Türkiye: 6,400,000 tonnesTürkiye6,400,000Tanzania: 6,149,000 tonnesTanzania6,149,000Pakistan: 6,134,274 tonnesPakistan6,134,274Vietnam: 5,244,140 tonnesVietnam5,244,140Paraguay: 5,152,320 tonnesParaguay5,152,320Thailand: 4,390,185 tonnesThailand4,390,185Poland: 4,342,910 tonnesPoland4,342,910Spain: 4,069,508 tonnesSpain4,069,508Germany: 4,017,800 tonnesGermany4,017,800Kenya: 3,339,000 tonnesKenya3,339,000Zambia: 2,873,052 tonnesZambia2,873,052Mali: 2,811,385 tonnesMali2,811,385Uganda: 2,482,795 tonnesUganda2,482,795Bangladesh: 2,445,576 tonnesBangladesh2,445,576Malawi: 2,369,493 tonnesMalawi2,369,493Angola: 2,238,456 tonnesAngola2,238,456Nepal: 2,231,517 tonnesNepal2,231,517Bulgaria: 2,226,094 tonnesBulgaria2,226,094Cameroon: 2,195,941 tonnesCameroon2,195,941North Korea: 2,195,244 tonnesNorth Korea2,195,244
tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2016
tonnes		Change on 2015
1United States412,262,180+19.3%
2China263,613,000-0.5%
3Brazil64,188,314-24.7%
4Argentina39,792,854+17.7%
5Mexico28,250,160+14.4%
6Ukraine28,074,610+20.3%
7India25,433,487+9.6%
8Indonesia23,578,413+20.2%
9Russia15,281,594+16%
10Canada13,889,000+1.5%
11France11,839,729-13.7%
12Romania10,746,387+19.1%
13Nigeria10,532,340+10.4%
14Ethiopia8,846,787+7.7%
15Hungary8,729,915+31.6%
16South Africa8,214,240-22.7%
17Egypt7,817,640+0.2%
18Serbia7,376,738+35.2%
19Philippines7,218,817-4%
20Italy6,839,499-3.3%
21Türkiye6,400,0000%
22Tanzania6,149,000+4.2%
23Pakistan6,134,274+16.4%
24Vietnam5,244,140-0.8%
25Paraguay5,152,320+3.3%
26Thailand4,390,185-7.2%
27Poland4,342,910+37.6%
28Spain4,069,508-10.8%
29Germany4,017,800+1.1%
30Kenya3,339,000-12.7%
31Zambia2,873,052+9.7%
32Mali2,811,385+23.5%
33Uganda2,482,795-11.7%
34Bangladesh2,445,576+7.6%
35Malawi2,369,493-14.7%
36Angola2,238,456+19.2%
37Nepal2,231,517+4%
38Bulgaria2,226,094-17.5%
39Cameroon2,195,941+6.1%
40North Korea2,195,244-4%
41Austria2,179,587+33.1%
42Croatia2,154,470+26.1%
43Democratic Republic of the Congo Estimated2,100,806+3%
44Guatemala1,899,318+2.4%
45Myanmar1,830,631+4.7%
46Ghana1,721,910+1.8%
47Slovakia1,710,178+84%
48Burkina Faso1,602,525+9%
49Peru1,575,955-9.8%
50Laos1,552,360+2.4%
51Venezuela1,543,365+7.2%
52Greece1,505,461-12.3%
53Moldova1,392,443+29.3%
54Benin1,376,683+7%
55Colombia1,295,089-12%
56Mozambique1,217,000-3.6%
57Bosnia and Herzegovina1,178,423+50%
58Chile1,174,487-23.7%
59Iran1,170,587+0.2%
60Ecuador1,091,108-41.8%
61Bolivia984,628-6.8%
62Côte d’Ivoire967,000-5.8%
63El Salvador923,472+30%
64Czechia845,765+91%
65Togo826,896+4.1%
66Kazakhstan762,360+3.9%
67Guinea748,639+2.9%
68Belarus740,511+232.1%
69Portugal710,634-14.1%
70Kyrgyzstan648,744+1.1%
71Honduras613,334-3.2%
72Cambodia542,300+62.8%
73Zimbabwe511,816-20.4%
74Uzbekistan491,919+11.9%
75Uruguay487,000+1.7%
76Belgium480,496-19.5%
77Chad443,779+27%
78Nicaragua410,622+40.9%
79Cuba404,467+11.4%
80Senegal400,462+31.6%
81Australia400,032-19.1%
82Albania379,714-0.1%
83Rwanda374,267+1.1%
84Slovenia346,211+2.2%
85Madagascar316,331-4%
86Afghanistan311,646-1.4%
87Iraq259,546+42.3%
88Haiti251,928-4.8%
89Sri Lanka243,960+7.5%
90Burundi243,740+51.7%
91Georgia243,700+32%
92Azerbaijan223,991+4.6%
93New Zealand210,325-7.1%
94Tajikistan208,113+3.8%
95Taiwan164,750-0.3%
96South Sudan164,613-10.3%
97North Macedonia147,029+7.3%
98Switzerland144,406+27.8%
99Morocco128,763+35.5%
100Panama127,799+24.6%
101Timor-Leste Estimated96,565-32.2%
102Central African Republic96,239+19.6%
103Lithuania86,233+52.9%
104Netherlands84,641-30.1%
105Bhutan82,035-2%
106Israel80,264-9.8%
107Saudi Arabia80,0000%
108Syria79,348-11%
109South Korea73,681-5.8%
110Belize65,762+14%
111Somalia60,000-48.3%
112Sudan50,000+4.2%
113Gabon Estimated44,272+1.2%
114Denmark43,800-16.9%
115Namibia43,611-21.9%
116Dominican Republic41,666+22.3%
117Niger38,022+7.4%
118Yemen36,892-13.1%
119Eswatini33,000-59.8%
120Gambia31,005-19.5%
121Armenia21,026-3.2%
122Eritrea20,0000%
123Lesotho19,181-70.8%
124Comoros15,918+3.6%
125Botswana Estimated15,095+298.1%
126Sierra Leone12,554-44.5%
127Papua New Guinea Estimated12,332-2.6%
128Republic of the Congo Estimated11,889+10.4%
129Turkmenistan10,292-79.8%
130Mauritania9,600+37.6%
131Costa Rica9,542+18.2%
132New Caledonia8,543+26.8%
133Oman6,856-56.5%
134Guinea-Bissau6,0000%
135United Arab Emirates5,988+62.1%
136Cape Verde5,642-35%
137Guyana4,0000%
138Algeria3,687+31.9%
139Libya Estimated3,288-8.7%
140Kuwait2,949-55.8%
141Lebanon2,745-19.4%
142Montenegro2,650-1.9%
143Jamaica2,340-0.3%
144Vanuatu Estimated887+1.6%
145Fiji867-19.2%
146Saint Vincent and the Grenadines866+11.7%
147Luxembourg840-9.5%
148São Tomé and Príncipe768-6.7%
149Bahamas Estimated659+10.3%
150Qatar574-34.5%
151Mauritius415-8%
152Grenada Estimated388+9.6%
153Dominica Estimated188-0.4%
154Japan Estimated170+17.8%
155Maldives Estimated146+3.4%
156Barbados96-21.7%
157Suriname89+8.5%
158Micronesia Estimated88+2.5%
159Antigua and Barbuda Estimated65-13.2%
160Djibouti Estimated17-6.3%
161Puerto Rico Estimated17+25.2%
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 2016 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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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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The United States, with 412,262,180 tonnes in 2016, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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