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Countries by maize (corn) production

The United States had the highest maize (corn) production of 168 countries in 2018, at 364,262,150 tonnes. Trinidad and Tobago had the lowest, at 0 tonnes. The median was 299,749 tonnes and the figure for the World was 1,112,875,856 tonnes. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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Highest364,262,150United States
Lowest0Trinidad and Tobago
Median299,749168 countries
World1,112,875,856History

Map of countries, 2018

United Arab Emirates: 8,170 tonnesAfghanistan: 106,670 tonnesAntigua and Barbuda: 37 tonnesAlbania: 391,104 tonnesArmenia: 7,615 tonnesAngola: 2,765,316 tonnesArgentina: 43,462,323 tonnesAustria: 2,130,340 tonnesAustralia: 387,240 tonnesAzerbaijan: 247,939 tonnesBosnia and Herzegovina: 1,272,339 tonnesBangladesh: 3,288,102 tonnesBelgium: 376,550 tonnesBurkina Faso: 1,700,127 tonnesBulgaria: 3,522,500 tonnesBurundi: 290,498 tonnesBenin: 1,509,758 tonnesBolivia: 1,260,926 tonnesBrazil: 82,366,531 tonnesBahamas: 626 tonnesBhutan: 55,259 tonnesBotswana: 24,633 tonnesBelarus: 1,137,845 tonnesBelize: 77,766 tonnesCanada: 13,884,800 tonnesDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 2,186,055 tonnesCentral African Republic: 99,549 tonnesRepublic of the Congo: 12,807 tonnesSwitzerland: 134,853 tonnesCôte d’Ivoire: 1,054,960 tonnesChile: 1,110,608 tonnesCameroon: 2,398,637 tonnesChina: 257,173,900 tonnesColombia: 1,378,368 tonnesCosta Rica: 18,063 tonnesCuba: 345,909 tonnesCape Verde: 719 tonnesCzechia: 489,150 tonnesGermany: 3,344,300 tonnesDjibouti: 17 tonnesDenmark: 35,480 tonnesDominican Republic: 44,681 tonnesAlgeria: 5,512 tonnesEcuador: 1,324,147 tonnesEstonia: 0 tonnesEgypt: 5,111,236 tonnesEritrea: 20,000 tonnesSpain: 3,842,520 tonnesEthiopia: 10,864,092 tonnesFiji: 1,208 tonnesFrance: 12,580,430 tonnesGabon: 45,421 tonnesGeorgia: 194,200 tonnesGhana: 2,306,384 tonnesGambia: 18,070 tonnesGuinea: 818,544 tonnesGreece: 1,205,980 tonnesGuatemala: 1,977,433 tonnesGuinea-Bissau: 7,000 tonnesGuyana: 4,000 tonnesHonduras: 705,309 tonnesCroatia: 2,147,280 tonnesHaiti: 234,033 tonnesHungary: 7,930,560 tonnesIndonesia: 18,840,000 tonnesIreland: 0 tonnesIsrael: 74,929 tonnesIndia: 28,048,098 tonnesIraq: 225,000 tonnesIran: 608,898 tonnesItaly: 6,199,150 tonnesJamaica: 2,177 tonnesJordan: 0 tonnesJapan: 163 tonnesKenya: 4,013,777 tonnesKyrgyzstan: 692,877 tonnesCambodia: 1,231,500 tonnesNorth Korea: 1,876,153 tonnesSouth Korea: 78,012 tonnesKuwait: 8,869 tonnesKazakhstan: 862,094 tonnesLaos: 981,680 tonnesLebanon: 3,000 tonnesSri Lanka: 270,041 tonnesLesotho: 109,912 tonnesLithuania: 87,590 tonnesLuxembourg: 460 tonnesLatvia: 0 tonnesLibya: 3,550 tonnesMorocco: 118,392 tonnesMoldova: 2,073,775 tonnesMontenegro: 2,743 tonnesMadagascar: 215,000 tonnesNorth Macedonia: 190,722 tonnesMali: 3,624,950 tonnesMyanmar: 1,984,136 tonnesMauritania: 12,000 tonnesMauritius: 387 tonnesMalawi: 2,697,959 tonnesMexico: 27,169,400 tonnesMozambique: 1,406,794 tonnesNamibia: 59,253 tonnesNew Caledonia: 10,184 tonnesNiger: 29,536 tonnesNigeria: 10,934,149 tonnesNicaragua: 395,223 tonnesNetherlands: 89,280 tonnesNepal: 2,596,844 tonnesNew Zealand: 191,993 tonnesOman: 8,827 tonnesPanama: 128,540 tonnesPeru: 1,576,752 tonnesPapua New Guinea: 12,607 tonnesPhilippines: 7,771,919 tonnesPakistan: 6,826,379 tonnesPoland: 3,792,140 tonnesPuerto Rico: 20 tonnesPortugal: 713,860 tonnesParaguay: 5,344,650 tonnesQatar: 1,866 tonnesRomania: 18,663,940 tonnesSerbia: 6,964,770 tonnesRussia: 11,419,020 tonnesRwanda: 424,204 tonnesSaudi Arabia: 15,394 tonnesSudan: 46,000 tonnesSweden: 4,600 tonnesSlovenia: 350,490 tonnesSlovakia: 1,498,210 tonnesSierra Leone: 22,981 tonnesSenegal: 485,673 tonnesSomalia: 102,000 tonnesSuriname: 85 tonnesSouth Sudan: 149,611 tonnesEl Salvador: 685,509 tonnesSyria: 101,349 tonnesEswatini: 113,000 tonnesChad: 437,898 tonnesTogo: 886,630 tonnesThailand: 5,069,143 tonnesTajikistan: 237,355 tonnesTimor-Leste: 86,214 tonnesTurkmenistan: 9,775 tonnesTürkiye: 5,700,000 tonnesTrinidad and Tobago: 0 tonnesTaiwan: 174,759 tonnesTanzania: 6,273,151 tonnesUkraine: 35,801,050 tonnesUganda: 3,442,430 tonnesUnited States: 364,262,150 tonnesUruguay: 309,000 tonnesUzbekistan: 413,165 tonnesVenezuela: 1,091,345 tonnesVietnam: 4,874,054 tonnesVanuatu: 917 tonnesYemen: 36,438 tonnesSouth Africa: 13,103,975 tonnesZambia: 2,394,907 tonnesZimbabwe: 1,560,100 tonnes
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tonnes, 2018. 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, 2018

United States: 364,262,150 tonnesUnited States364,262,150China: 257,173,900 tonnesChina257,173,900Brazil: 82,366,531 tonnesBrazil82,366,531Argentina: 43,462,323 tonnesArgentina43,462,323Ukraine: 35,801,050 tonnesUkraine35,801,050India: 28,048,098 tonnesIndia28,048,098Mexico: 27,169,400 tonnesMexico27,169,400Indonesia: 18,840,000 tonnesIndonesia18,840,000Romania: 18,663,940 tonnesRomania18,663,940Canada: 13,884,800 tonnesCanada13,884,800South Africa: 13,103,975 tonnesSouth Africa13,103,975France: 12,580,430 tonnesFrance12,580,430Russia: 11,419,020 tonnesRussia11,419,020Nigeria: 10,934,149 tonnesNigeria10,934,149Ethiopia: 10,864,092 tonnesEthiopia10,864,092Hungary: 7,930,560 tonnesHungary7,930,560Philippines: 7,771,919 tonnesPhilippines7,771,919Serbia: 6,964,770 tonnesSerbia6,964,770Pakistan: 6,826,379 tonnesPakistan6,826,379Tanzania: 6,273,151 tonnesTanzania6,273,151Italy: 6,199,150 tonnesItaly6,199,150Türkiye: 5,700,000 tonnesTürkiye5,700,000Paraguay: 5,344,650 tonnesParaguay5,344,650Egypt: 5,111,236 tonnesEgypt5,111,236Thailand: 5,069,143 tonnesThailand5,069,143Vietnam: 4,874,054 tonnesVietnam4,874,054Kenya: 4,013,777 tonnesKenya4,013,777Spain: 3,842,520 tonnesSpain3,842,520Poland: 3,792,140 tonnesPoland3,792,140Mali: 3,624,950 tonnesMali3,624,950Bulgaria: 3,522,500 tonnesBulgaria3,522,500Uganda: 3,442,430 tonnesUganda3,442,430Germany: 3,344,300 tonnesGermany3,344,300Bangladesh: 3,288,102 tonnesBangladesh3,288,102Angola: 2,765,316 tonnesAngola2,765,316Malawi: 2,697,959 tonnesMalawi2,697,959Nepal: 2,596,844 tonnesNepal2,596,844Cameroon: 2,398,637 tonnesCameroon2,398,637Zambia: 2,394,907 tonnesZambia2,394,907Ghana: 2,306,384 tonnesGhana2,306,384United States: 364,262,150 tonnesUnited States364,262,150China: 257,173,900 tonnesChina257,173,900Brazil: 82,366,531 tonnesBrazil82,366,531Argentina: 43,462,323 tonnesArgentina43,462,323Ukraine: 35,801,050 tonnesUkraine35,801,050India: 28,048,098 tonnesIndia28,048,098Mexico: 27,169,400 tonnesMexico27,169,400Indonesia: 18,840,000 tonnesIndonesia18,840,000Romania: 18,663,940 tonnesRomania18,663,940Canada: 13,884,800 tonnesCanada13,884,800South Africa: 13,103,975 tonnesSouth Africa13,103,975France: 12,580,430 tonnesFrance12,580,430Russia: 11,419,020 tonnesRussia11,419,020Nigeria: 10,934,149 tonnesNigeria10,934,149Ethiopia: 10,864,092 tonnesEthiopia10,864,092Hungary: 7,930,560 tonnesHungary7,930,560Philippines: 7,771,919 tonnesPhilippines7,771,919Serbia: 6,964,770 tonnesSerbia6,964,770Pakistan: 6,826,379 tonnesPakistan6,826,379Tanzania: 6,273,151 tonnesTanzania6,273,151Italy: 6,199,150 tonnesItaly6,199,150Türkiye: 5,700,000 tonnesTürkiye5,700,000Paraguay: 5,344,650 tonnesParaguay5,344,650Egypt: 5,111,236 tonnesEgypt5,111,236Thailand: 5,069,143 tonnesThailand5,069,143Vietnam: 4,874,054 tonnesVietnam4,874,054Kenya: 4,013,777 tonnesKenya4,013,777Spain: 3,842,520 tonnesSpain3,842,520Poland: 3,792,140 tonnesPoland3,792,140Mali: 3,624,950 tonnesMali3,624,950Bulgaria: 3,522,500 tonnesBulgaria3,522,500Uganda: 3,442,430 tonnesUganda3,442,430Germany: 3,344,300 tonnesGermany3,344,300Bangladesh: 3,288,102 tonnesBangladesh3,288,102Angola: 2,765,316 tonnesAngola2,765,316Malawi: 2,697,959 tonnesMalawi2,697,959Nepal: 2,596,844 tonnesNepal2,596,844Cameroon: 2,398,637 tonnesCameroon2,398,637Zambia: 2,394,907 tonnesZambia2,394,907Ghana: 2,306,384 tonnesGhana2,306,384
tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2018
tonnes		Change on 2017
1United States364,262,150-1.8%
2China257,173,900-0.7%
3Brazil82,366,531-15.9%
4Argentina43,462,323-12.2%
5Ukraine35,801,050+45.1%
6India28,048,098+3.5%
7Mexico27,169,400-2.1%
8Indonesia18,840,000-25.1%
9Romania18,663,940+30.3%
10Canada13,884,800-1.5%
11South Africa13,103,975-25.3%
12France12,580,430-13.4%
13Russia11,419,020-13.5%
14Nigeria10,934,149+2.8%
15Ethiopia10,864,092+3.6%
16Hungary7,930,560+17.7%
17Philippines7,771,919-1.8%
18Serbia6,964,770+73.3%
19Pakistan6,826,379+15.7%
20Tanzania6,273,151-6.1%
21Italy6,199,150+2.5%
22Türkiye5,700,000-3.4%
23Paraguay5,344,650+3.7%
24Egypt5,111,236-40.2%
25Thailand5,069,143+5.1%
26Vietnam4,874,054-4.6%
27Kenya4,013,777+26%
28Spain3,842,520+1.8%
29Poland3,792,140-5.7%
30Mali3,624,950+0.7%
31Bulgaria3,522,500+37.5%
32Uganda3,442,430+22.3%
33Germany3,344,300-26.5%
34Bangladesh3,288,102+8.7%
35Angola2,765,316+16.2%
36Malawi2,697,959-22.1%
37Nepal2,596,844+12.9%
38Cameroon2,398,637+10.6%
39Zambia2,394,907-33.6%
40Ghana2,306,384+14.7%
41Democratic Republic of the Congo2,186,055-0%
42Croatia2,147,280+37.7%
43Austria2,130,340+2.6%
44Moldova2,073,775+17%
45Myanmar1,984,136+3.9%
46Guatemala1,977,433+1.3%
47North Korea1,876,153-14.7%
48Burkina Faso1,700,127+10.9%
49Peru1,576,752+3.5%
50Zimbabwe1,560,100+1.8%
51Benin1,509,758+3.8%
52Slovakia1,498,210+40.5%
53Mozambique1,406,794+14.9%
54Colombia1,378,368+3.6%
55Ecuador1,324,147-7.8%
56Bosnia and Herzegovina1,272,339+79.3%
57Bolivia1,260,926+32%
58Cambodia1,231,5000%
59Greece1,205,980-17.5%
60Belarus1,137,845+63.9%
61Chile1,110,608+4.5%
62Venezuela1,091,345-14.9%
63Côte d’Ivoire1,054,960+2.9%
64Laos981,680-17.7%
65Togo886,630+3.7%
66Kazakhstan862,094+9.9%
67Guinea818,544+0.2%
68Portugal713,860-4.2%
69Honduras705,309+3.2%
70Kyrgyzstan692,877+6%
71El Salvador685,509-24.2%
72Iran608,898-12.2%
73Czechia489,150-16.8%
74Senegal485,673+18.4%
75Chad437,898+10.4%
76Rwanda424,204+3.4%
77Uzbekistan413,165+6.1%
78Nicaragua395,223-3.2%
79Albania391,104+2.6%
80Australia387,240-11.2%
81Belgium376,550-38.1%
82Slovenia350,490+28.8%
83Cuba345,909-7.5%
84Uruguay309,000-34.4%
85Burundi290,498+27.2%
86Sri Lanka270,041+38%
87Azerbaijan247,939+5.2%
88Tajikistan237,355+8.7%
89Haiti234,033+4%
90Iraq225,000+21.4%
91Madagascar215,000-23.6%
92Georgia194,200+36.3%
93New Zealand191,993+9.3%
94North Macedonia190,722+55%
95Taiwan174,759-5.7%
96South Sudan149,611-1.8%
97Switzerland134,853-17%
98Panama128,540+10.7%
99Morocco118,392-3.3%
100Eswatini113,000+34.5%
101Lesotho109,912-36.3%
102Afghanistan106,670-38.7%
103Somalia102,000+32.5%
104Syria101,349+10.3%
105Central African Republic99,549+4%
106Netherlands89,280-23.5%
107Lithuania87,590+53.7%
108Timor-Leste Estimated86,214+15%
109South Korea78,012+7.5%
110Belize77,766-13.1%
111Israel74,929-14.4%
112Namibia59,253-16.6%
113Bhutan55,259-41.2%
114Sudan46,000+170.6%
115Gabon Estimated45,421+1.5%
116Dominican Republic44,681+1.5%
117Yemen36,438-1.2%
118Denmark35,480-8.8%
119Niger29,536-23%
120Botswana24,633+100.8%
121Sierra Leone22,981+2.5%
122Eritrea20,0000%
123Gambia18,070-15.7%
124Costa Rica18,063+168.8%
125Comoros17,028+3.4%
126Saudi Arabia15,394-80.8%
127Republic of the Congo Estimated12,807+3.9%
128Papua New Guinea Estimated12,607-1.7%
129Mauritania12,000-14.3%
130New Caledonia10,184+8.2%
131Turkmenistan9,775-12.5%
132Kuwait8,869+131.1%
133Oman8,827+24.8%
134United Arab Emirates8,170-52.3%
135Armenia7,615-26.9%
136Guinea-Bissau7,0000%
137Algeria5,512+109.3%
138Sweden4,600n/a
139Guyana4,0000%
140Libya3,550+1.1%
141Lebanon3,000-38.3%
142Montenegro2,743+1.3%
143Jamaica2,177-14.3%
144Qatar1,866+189.3%
145Fiji1,208+25.8%
146Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1,030-8.8%
147São Tomé and Príncipe941+63.4%
148Vanuatu Estimated917+1.4%
149Cape Verde719+17,885%
150Bahamas Estimated626-3.3%
151Luxembourg460-33.8%
152Mauritius387-12.4%
153Grenada Estimated3860%
154Dominica Estimated190+0.5%
155Japan Estimated163-6.1%
156Maldives Estimated151+5.5%
157Barbados109+48%
158Micronesia Estimated90+1.7%
159Suriname85-1.2%
160Antigua and Barbuda Estimated37-28.2%
161Puerto Rico20+9.1%
162Djibouti Estimated17-0.1%
163Estonia0n/a
163Ireland0n/a
163Jordan Estimated0n/a
163Latvia0n/a
163Malta0n/a
163Trinidad 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. 7 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2018 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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