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Countries by maize (corn) production

The United States had the highest maize (corn) production of 169 countries in 2020, at 358,447,310 tonnes. Trinidad and Tobago had the lowest, at 0 tonnes. The median was 314,512 tonnes and the figure for the World was 1,153,946,744 tonnes. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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Highest358,447,310United States
Lowest0Trinidad and Tobago
Median314,512169 countries
World1,153,946,744History

Map of countries, 2020

United Arab Emirates: 26,405 tonnesAfghanistan: 271,776 tonnesAntigua and Barbuda: 56 tonnesAlbania: 399,125 tonnesArmenia: 6,467 tonnesAngola: 2,972,177 tonnesArgentina: 58,395,811 tonnesAustria: 2,411,930 tonnesAustralia: 267,552 tonnesAzerbaijan: 314,512 tonnesBosnia and Herzegovina: 1,426,356 tonnesBangladesh: 4,015,306 tonnesBelgium: 421,010 tonnesBurkina Faso: 1,920,101 tonnesBulgaria: 3,014,090 tonnesBurundi: 405,650 tonnesBenin: 1,611,615 tonnesBolivia: 954,833 tonnesBrazil: 103,990,935 tonnesBahamas: 601 tonnesBhutan: 40,965 tonnesBotswana: 61,947 tonnesBelarus: 1,075,833 tonnesBelize: 83,339 tonnesCanada: 13,563,300 tonnesDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 2,186,150 tonnesCentral African Republic: 202,077 tonnesRepublic of the Congo: 13,000 tonnesSwitzerland: 219,692 tonnesCôte d’Ivoire: 1,175,715 tonnesChile: 592,988 tonnesCameroon: 2,087,957 tonnesChina: 260,670,000 tonnesColombia: 1,392,895 tonnesCosta Rica: 14,181 tonnesCuba: 257,216 tonnesCape Verde: 432 tonnesCzechia: 825,500 tonnesGermany: 4,020,000 tonnesDjibouti: 17 tonnesDenmark: 38,740 tonnesDominican Republic: 51,131 tonnesAlgeria: 3,221 tonnesEcuador: 1,304,884 tonnesEstonia: 0 tonnesEgypt: 7,593,175 tonnesEritrea: 20,000 tonnesSpain: 4,214,100 tonnesEthiopia: 10,945,980 tonnesFinland: 0 tonnesFiji: 1,704 tonnesFrance: 13,726,410 tonnesGabon: 46,272 tonnesGeorgia: 255,000 tonnesGhana: 3,071,000 tonnesGambia: 17,363 tonnesGuinea: 792,509 tonnesGreece: 1,178,050 tonnesGuatemala: 1,972,290 tonnesGuinea-Bissau: 13,470 tonnesGuyana: 4,000 tonnesHonduras: 666,799 tonnesCroatia: 2,430,600 tonnesHaiti: 131,132 tonnesHungary: 8,365,430 tonnesIndonesia: 12,928,941 tonnesIreland: 0 tonnesIsrael: 74,477 tonnesIndia: 30,891,725 tonnesIraq: 419,345 tonnesIran: 563,636 tonnesItaly: 6,793,130 tonnesJamaica: 2,018 tonnesJordan: 0 tonnesJapan: 172 tonnesKenya: 3,789,000 tonnesKyrgyzstan: 714,086 tonnesCambodia: 900,000 tonnesNorth Korea: 2,214,121 tonnesSouth Korea: 91,766 tonnesKuwait: 25,792 tonnesKazakhstan: 958,106 tonnesLaos: 683,625 tonnesLebanon: 3,000 tonnesSri Lanka: 313,521 tonnesLesotho: 21,782 tonnesLithuania: 141,690 tonnesLuxembourg: 660 tonnesLatvia: 0 tonnesLibya: 3,411 tonnesMorocco: 29,888 tonnesMoldova: 785,170 tonnesMontenegro: 2,547 tonnesMadagascar: 224,883 tonnesNorth Macedonia: 149,685 tonnesMali: 3,516,865 tonnesMyanmar: 2,072,482 tonnesMauritania: 15,000 tonnesMauritius: 778 tonnesMalawi: 3,691,866 tonnesMexico: 27,424,528 tonnesMozambique: 1,632,321 tonnesNamibia: 60,142 tonnesNew Caledonia: 10,071 tonnesNiger: 6,419 tonnesNigeria: 12,403,300 tonnesNicaragua: 371,148 tonnesNetherlands: 165,790 tonnesNepal: 2,835,674 tonnesNew Zealand: 190,098 tonnesOman: 26,755 tonnesPanama: 133,115 tonnesPeru: 1,448,383 tonnesPapua New Guinea: 12,871 tonnesPhilippines: 8,118,546 tonnesPakistan: 8,939,785 tonnesPoland: 6,694,370 tonnesPuerto Rico: 146 tonnesPortugal: 682,090 tonnesParaguay: 5,834,593 tonnesQatar: 947 tonnesRomania: 10,096,690 tonnesSerbia: 7,872,607 tonnesRussia: 13,879,210 tonnesRwanda: 448,633 tonnesSaudi Arabia: 59,201 tonnesSudan: 13,587 tonnesSweden: 12,500 tonnesSlovenia: 429,850 tonnesSlovakia: 1,642,670 tonnesSierra Leone: 26,549 tonnesSenegal: 761,883 tonnesSomalia: 75,000 tonnesSuriname: 38 tonnesSouth Sudan: 181,003 tonnesEl Salvador: 780,730 tonnesSyria: 226,987 tonnesEswatini: 87,000 tonnesChad: 407,371 tonnesTogo: 885,030 tonnesThailand: 4,990,207 tonnesTajikistan: 182,000 tonnesTimor-Leste: 77,606 tonnesTurkmenistan: 14,306 tonnesTürkiye: 6,500,000 tonnesTrinidad and Tobago: 0 tonnesTaiwan: 206,476 tonnesTanzania: 6,711,000 tonnesUkraine: 30,290,340 tonnesUganda: 3,500,000 tonnesUnited States: 358,447,310 tonnesUruguay: 763,100 tonnesUzbekistan: 475,341 tonnesVenezuela: 1,636,271 tonnesVietnam: 4,558,107 tonnesVanuatu: 946 tonnesYemen: 86,159 tonnesSouth Africa: 15,843,545 tonnesZambia: 3,387,470 tonnesZimbabwe: 1,202,347 tonnes
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tonnes, 2020. 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, 2020

United States: 358,447,310 tonnesUnited States358,447,310China: 260,670,000 tonnesChina260,670,000Brazil: 103,990,935 tonnesBrazil103,990,935Argentina: 58,395,811 tonnesArgentina58,395,811India: 30,891,725 tonnesIndia30,891,725Ukraine: 30,290,340 tonnesUkraine30,290,340Mexico: 27,424,528 tonnesMexico27,424,528South Africa: 15,843,545 tonnesSouth Africa15,843,545Russia: 13,879,210 tonnesRussia13,879,210France: 13,726,410 tonnesFrance13,726,410Canada: 13,563,300 tonnesCanada13,563,300Indonesia: 12,928,941 tonnesIndonesia12,928,941Nigeria: 12,403,300 tonnesNigeria12,403,300Ethiopia: 10,945,980 tonnesEthiopia10,945,980Romania: 10,096,690 tonnesRomania10,096,690Pakistan: 8,939,785 tonnesPakistan8,939,785Hungary: 8,365,430 tonnesHungary8,365,430Philippines: 8,118,546 tonnesPhilippines8,118,546Serbia: 7,872,607 tonnesSerbia7,872,607Egypt: 7,593,175 tonnesEgypt7,593,175Italy: 6,793,130 tonnesItaly6,793,130Tanzania: 6,711,000 tonnesTanzania6,711,000Poland: 6,694,370 tonnesPoland6,694,370Türkiye: 6,500,000 tonnesTürkiye6,500,000Paraguay: 5,834,593 tonnesParaguay5,834,593Thailand: 4,990,207 tonnesThailand4,990,207Vietnam: 4,558,107 tonnesVietnam4,558,107Spain: 4,214,100 tonnesSpain4,214,100Germany: 4,020,000 tonnesGermany4,020,000Bangladesh: 4,015,306 tonnesBangladesh4,015,306Kenya: 3,789,000 tonnesKenya3,789,000Malawi: 3,691,866 tonnesMalawi3,691,866Mali: 3,516,865 tonnesMali3,516,865Uganda: 3,500,000 tonnesUganda3,500,000Zambia: 3,387,470 tonnesZambia3,387,470Ghana: 3,071,000 tonnesGhana3,071,000Bulgaria: 3,014,090 tonnesBulgaria3,014,090Angola: 2,972,177 tonnesAngola2,972,177Nepal: 2,835,674 tonnesNepal2,835,674Croatia: 2,430,600 tonnesCroatia2,430,600United States: 358,447,310 tonnesUnited States358,447,310China: 260,670,000 tonnesChina260,670,000Brazil: 103,990,935 tonnesBrazil103,990,935Argentina: 58,395,811 tonnesArgentina58,395,811India: 30,891,725 tonnesIndia30,891,725Ukraine: 30,290,340 tonnesUkraine30,290,340Mexico: 27,424,528 tonnesMexico27,424,528South Africa: 15,843,545 tonnesSouth Africa15,843,545Russia: 13,879,210 tonnesRussia13,879,210France: 13,726,410 tonnesFrance13,726,410Canada: 13,563,300 tonnesCanada13,563,300Indonesia: 12,928,941 tonnesIndonesia12,928,941Nigeria: 12,403,300 tonnesNigeria12,403,300Ethiopia: 10,945,980 tonnesEthiopia10,945,980Romania: 10,096,690 tonnesRomania10,096,690Pakistan: 8,939,785 tonnesPakistan8,939,785Hungary: 8,365,430 tonnesHungary8,365,430Philippines: 8,118,546 tonnesPhilippines8,118,546Serbia: 7,872,607 tonnesSerbia7,872,607Egypt: 7,593,175 tonnesEgypt7,593,175Italy: 6,793,130 tonnesItaly6,793,130Tanzania: 6,711,000 tonnesTanzania6,711,000Poland: 6,694,370 tonnesPoland6,694,370Türkiye: 6,500,000 tonnesTürkiye6,500,000Paraguay: 5,834,593 tonnesParaguay5,834,593Thailand: 4,990,207 tonnesThailand4,990,207Vietnam: 4,558,107 tonnesVietnam4,558,107Spain: 4,214,100 tonnesSpain4,214,100Germany: 4,020,000 tonnesGermany4,020,000Bangladesh: 4,015,306 tonnesBangladesh4,015,306Kenya: 3,789,000 tonnesKenya3,789,000Malawi: 3,691,866 tonnesMalawi3,691,866Mali: 3,516,865 tonnesMali3,516,865Uganda: 3,500,000 tonnesUganda3,500,000Zambia: 3,387,470 tonnesZambia3,387,470Ghana: 3,071,000 tonnesGhana3,071,000Bulgaria: 3,014,090 tonnesBulgaria3,014,090Angola: 2,972,177 tonnesAngola2,972,177Nepal: 2,835,674 tonnesNepal2,835,674Croatia: 2,430,600 tonnesCroatia2,430,600
tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2020
tonnes		Change on 2019
1United States358,447,310+3.6%
2China260,670,000-0%
3Brazil103,990,935+2.8%
4Argentina58,395,811+2.7%
5India30,891,725+11.4%
6Ukraine30,290,340-15.6%
7Mexico27,424,528+0.7%
8South Africa15,843,545+34%
9Russia13,879,210-2.8%
10France13,726,410+6.9%
11Canada13,563,300+1.2%
12Indonesia12,928,941-34.2%
13Nigeria12,403,300-1.6%
14Ethiopia Estimated10,945,980-5.3%
15Romania10,096,690-42.1%
16Pakistan8,939,785+13.4%
17Hungary8,365,430+1.6%
18Philippines8,118,546+1.8%
19Serbia7,872,607+7.2%
20Egypt7,593,1750%
21Italy6,793,130+8.2%
22Tanzania6,711,000+18.7%
23Poland6,694,370+82.7%
24Türkiye6,500,000+8.3%
25Paraguay5,834,593+4.6%
26Thailand4,990,207+10%
27Vietnam4,558,107-3.7%
28Spain4,214,100+0.7%
29Germany4,020,000+9.7%
30Bangladesh4,015,306+12.5%
31Kenya3,789,000+5.8%
32Malawi3,691,866+8.8%
33Mali3,516,865-7.9%
34Uganda3,500,000+26.8%
35Zambia3,387,470+69%
36Ghana3,071,000+5.5%
37Bulgaria3,014,090-25.8%
38Angola2,972,177+5.4%
39Nepal2,835,674+6.9%
40Croatia2,430,600+5.8%
41Austria2,411,930+4.9%
42North Korea2,214,121-13.7%
43Democratic Republic of the Congo2,186,150+2.2%
44Cameroon2,087,957-5.8%
45Myanmar2,072,482+4.4%
46Guatemala1,972,290+6.4%
47Burkina Faso1,920,101+12.2%
48Slovakia1,642,670+13.7%
49Venezuela1,636,271+59.9%
50Mozambique1,632,321+12.4%
51Benin1,611,615+2%
52Peru1,448,383-8.1%
53Bosnia and Herzegovina1,426,356+15.4%
54Colombia1,392,895-0.1%
55Ecuador1,304,884-11.8%
56Zimbabwe1,202,347+55.3%
57Greece1,178,050-4.5%
58Côte d’Ivoire1,175,715+6.6%
59Belarus1,075,833-1.8%
60Kazakhstan958,106+6.9%
61Bolivia954,833-3.3%
62Cambodia900,000+0.6%
63Togo885,030-3%
64Czechia825,500+33.1%
65Guinea792,509+2.5%
66Moldova785,170-63.1%
67El Salvador780,730-0.7%
68Uruguay763,100-6.5%
69Senegal761,883+43.6%
70Kyrgyzstan714,086+0.3%
71Laos683,625-13.9%
72Portugal682,090-9.7%
73Honduras666,799+13.2%
74Chile592,988-39.1%
75Iran Estimated563,636-13.3%
76Uzbekistan475,341+12.8%
77Rwanda448,633+6.5%
78Slovenia429,850+19.3%
79Belgium421,010-1.9%
80Iraq419,345-11.4%
81Chad407,371-1.7%
82Burundi405,650+49.8%
83Albania399,125+2.6%
84Nicaragua371,148-7.2%
85Azerbaijan314,512+10.9%
86Sri Lanka313,521+27.6%
87Afghanistan271,776+47.2%
88Australia267,552-18.2%
89Cuba257,216-16.2%
90Georgia255,000+23.1%
91Syria226,987+5.4%
92Madagascar224,883+2.6%
93Switzerland219,692+25.8%
94Taiwan206,476+15.5%
95Central African Republic202,077+95.2%
96New Zealand190,098-3%
97Tajikistan182,000-21.9%
98South Sudan181,003+6.8%
99Netherlands165,790+11.8%
100North Macedonia149,685+1.1%
101Lithuania141,690+44.6%
102Panama133,115+8.2%
103Haiti131,132-32.6%
104South Korea91,766+20.2%
105Eswatini87,000-8.4%
106Yemen86,159+78.4%
107Belize83,339+43.6%
108Timor-Leste77,606+2.5%
109Somalia75,000+31.6%
110Israel74,477-4.3%
111Botswana61,947+751.2%
112Namibia60,142+33.6%
113Saudi Arabia59,201+24.3%
114Dominican Republic51,131+2.6%
115Gabon Estimated46,272+0.8%
116Bhutan40,965-11.4%
117Denmark38,740-5.1%
118Morocco29,888-26.2%
119Oman26,755+200.1%
120Sierra Leone26,549-31.4%
121United Arab Emirates26,405+1.3%
122Kuwait25,7920%
123Lesotho21,782-11.5%
124Eritrea20,0000%
125Comoros18,138+3.2%
126Gambia17,363+7.9%
127Mauritania15,000-13%
128Turkmenistan14,306+6.6%
129Costa Rica14,181+6.6%
130Sudan13,587-45.7%
131Guinea-Bissau13,470+39.2%
132Republic of the Congo13,000-7.1%
133Papua New Guinea Estimated12,871-2.4%
134Sweden12,500+10.6%
135New Caledonia10,071+13.9%
136Armenia6,467+35.9%
137Niger6,419-83.1%
138Guyana4,0000%
139Libya3,411-5.5%
140Algeria3,221-49.4%
141Lebanon3,0000%
142Montenegro2,547-8.2%
143Jamaica2,018-1.9%
144Fiji1,704+21.7%
145Qatar947+53%
146Vanuatu Estimated946+1.4%
147Saint Vincent and the Grenadines848-5.8%
148Mauritius778+57.2%
149São Tomé and Príncipe Estimated760-0.3%
150Luxembourg6600%
151Bahamas Estimated601-2%
152Cape Verde432-32.5%
153Grenada Estimated384-0%
154Dominica Estimated192+0.5%
155Japan Estimated172+1.8%
156Maldives Estimated1470%
157Puerto Rico Estimated146+100.4%
158Micronesia Estimated90-1.9%
159Barbados86+104.8%
160Antigua and Barbuda Estimated56+9.1%
161Suriname38-73.2%
162Djibouti Estimated17+0.6%
163Estonia0n/a
163Finland0n/a
163Ireland0n/a
163Jordan0n/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. 6 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2020 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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