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Countries by maize (corn) production

The United States had the highest maize (corn) production of 170 countries in 2023, at 389,694,460 tonnes. Trinidad and Tobago had the lowest, at 0 tonnes. The median was 320,621 tonnes and the figure for the World was 1,238,582,561 tonnes. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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Highest389,694,460United States
Lowest0Trinidad and Tobago
Median320,621170 countries
World1,238,582,561History

Map of countries, 2023

United Arab Emirates: 19,133 tonnesAfghanistan: 363,000 tonnesAntigua and Barbuda: 52 tonnesAlbania: 409,116 tonnesArmenia: 6,486 tonnesAngola: 3,214,698 tonnesArgentina: 41,409,448 tonnesAustria: 2,105,060 tonnesAustralia: 386,502 tonnesAzerbaijan: 287,001 tonnesBosnia and Herzegovina: 716,676 tonnesBangladesh: 4,592,507 tonnesBelgium: 517,490 tonnesBurkina Faso: 1,995,359 tonnesBulgaria: 2,448,780 tonnesBurundi: 602,629 tonnesBenin: 2,059,254 tonnesBolivia: 1,117,136 tonnesBrazil: 131,949,711 tonnesBahamas: 604 tonnesBhutan: 25,118 tonnesBotswana: 32,740 tonnesBelarus: 1,000,000 tonnesBelize: 112,411 tonnesCanada: 15,420,909 tonnesDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 2,335,599 tonnesCentral African Republic: 220,815 tonnesRepublic of the Congo: 13,000 tonnesSwitzerland: 135,314 tonnesCôte d’Ivoire: 1,416,232 tonnesChile: 543,126 tonnesCameroon: 2,200,000 tonnesChina: 288,842,300 tonnesColombia: 1,725,773 tonnesCosta Rica: 7,321 tonnesCuba: 149,919 tonnesCape Verde: 464 tonnesCzechia: 507,540 tonnesGermany: 4,498,900 tonnesDjibouti: 17 tonnesDenmark: 40,820 tonnesDominican Republic: 81,635 tonnesAlgeria: 12,000 tonnesEcuador: 1,413,382 tonnesEstonia: 0 tonnesEgypt: 7,446,859 tonnesEritrea: 20,000 tonnesSpain: 2,835,360 tonnesEthiopia: 11,512,343 tonnesFinland: 0 tonnesFiji: 2,006 tonnesFrance: 12,834,600 tonnesGabon: 46,050 tonnesGeorgia: 190,900 tonnesGhana: 3,579,000 tonnesGambia: 21,220 tonnesGuinea: 982,000 tonnesGreece: 1,416,690 tonnesGuatemala: 2,080,000 tonnesGuinea-Bissau: 21,000 tonnesGuyana: 4,000 tonnesHonduras: 727,273 tonnesCroatia: 1,991,270 tonnesHaiti: 180,000 tonnesHungary: 6,242,410 tonnesIndonesia: 14,774,433 tonnesIreland: 0 tonnesIsrael: 51,410 tonnesIndia: 36,656,693 tonnesIraq: 538,251 tonnesIran: 253,546 tonnesItaly: 5,348,700 tonnesJamaica: 2,291 tonnesJordan: 0 tonnesJapan: 170 tonnesKenya: 4,285,206 tonnesKyrgyzstan: 799,936 tonnesCambodia: 1,513,000 tonnesNorth Korea: 2,300,000 tonnesSouth Korea: 91,000 tonnesKuwait: 26,220 tonnesKazakhstan: 1,189,083 tonnesLaos: 458,483 tonnesLebanon: 3,000 tonnesSri Lanka: 221,249 tonnesLesotho: 126,994 tonnesLithuania: 91,330 tonnesLuxembourg: 950 tonnesLatvia: 0 tonnesLibya: 3,966 tonnesMorocco: 10,834 tonnesMoldova: 1,351,477 tonnesMontenegro: 3,166 tonnesMadagascar: 268,062 tonnesNorth Macedonia: 133,176 tonnesMali: 3,386,941 tonnesMyanmar: 2,200,000 tonnesMauritania: 17,000 tonnesMauritius: 1,502 tonnesMalawi: 3,509,837 tonnesMexico: 27,549,918 tonnesMalaysia: 568 tonnesMozambique: 2,124,749 tonnesNamibia: 73,902 tonnesNew Caledonia: 3,601 tonnesNiger: 43,380 tonnesNigeria: 11,053,000 tonnesNicaragua: 355,856 tonnesNetherlands: 151,930 tonnesNepal: 2,976,490 tonnesNew Zealand: 192,504 tonnesOman: 2,438 tonnesPanama: 94,100 tonnesPeru: 1,642,766 tonnesPapua New Guinea: 12,912 tonnesPhilippines: 8,405,004 tonnesPakistan: 9,739,524 tonnesPoland: 8,981,890 tonnesPuerto Rico: 341 tonnesPortugal: 767,210 tonnesParaguay: 4,491,550 tonnesQatar: 2,014 tonnesRomania: 8,744,000 tonnesSerbia: 6,630,984 tonnesRussia: 15,000,000 tonnesRwanda: 508,492 tonnesSaudi Arabia: 63,722 tonnesSudan: 23,939 tonnesSweden: 15,700 tonnesSlovenia: 389,030 tonnesSlovakia: 1,105,660 tonnesSierra Leone: 25,294 tonnesSenegal: 855,033 tonnesSomalia: 95,000 tonnesSuriname: 105 tonnesSouth Sudan: 141,000 tonnesEl Salvador: 770,000 tonnesSyria: 562,563 tonnesEswatini: 85,202 tonnesChad: 354,241 tonnesTogo: 1,013,000 tonnesThailand: 4,614,006 tonnesTajikistan: 200,000 tonnesTimor-Leste: 85,000 tonnesTurkmenistan: 4,393 tonnesTürkiye: 9,000,000 tonnesTrinidad and Tobago: 0 tonnesTaiwan: 223,381 tonnesTanzania: 8,010,949 tonnesUkraine: 31,030,440 tonnesUganda: 4,945,000 tonnesUnited States: 389,694,460 tonnesUruguay: 265,900 tonnesUzbekistan: 781,414 tonnesVenezuela: 2,759,286 tonnesVietnam: 4,437,219 tonnesVanuatu: 984 tonnesYemen: 60,000 tonnesSouth Africa: 16,430,000 tonnesZambia: 3,261,686 tonnesZimbabwe: 1,020,934 tonnes
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tonnes, 2023. 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, 2023

United States: 389,694,460 tonnesUnited States389,694,460China: 288,842,300 tonnesChina288,842,300Brazil: 131,949,711 tonnesBrazil131,949,711Argentina: 41,409,448 tonnesArgentina41,409,448India: 36,656,693 tonnesIndia36,656,693Ukraine: 31,030,440 tonnesUkraine31,030,440Mexico: 27,549,918 tonnesMexico27,549,918South Africa: 16,430,000 tonnesSouth Africa16,430,000Canada: 15,420,909 tonnesCanada15,420,909Russia: 15,000,000 tonnesRussia15,000,000Indonesia: 14,774,433 tonnesIndonesia14,774,433France: 12,834,600 tonnesFrance12,834,600Ethiopia: 11,512,343 tonnesEthiopia11,512,343Nigeria: 11,053,000 tonnesNigeria11,053,000Pakistan: 9,739,524 tonnesPakistan9,739,524Türkiye: 9,000,000 tonnesTürkiye9,000,000Poland: 8,981,890 tonnesPoland8,981,890Romania: 8,744,000 tonnesRomania8,744,000Philippines: 8,405,004 tonnesPhilippines8,405,004Tanzania: 8,010,949 tonnesTanzania8,010,949Egypt: 7,446,859 tonnesEgypt7,446,859Serbia: 6,630,984 tonnesSerbia6,630,984Hungary: 6,242,410 tonnesHungary6,242,410Italy: 5,348,700 tonnesItaly5,348,700Uganda: 4,945,000 tonnesUganda4,945,000Thailand: 4,614,006 tonnesThailand4,614,006Bangladesh: 4,592,507 tonnesBangladesh4,592,507Germany: 4,498,900 tonnesGermany4,498,900Paraguay: 4,491,550 tonnesParaguay4,491,550Vietnam: 4,437,219 tonnesVietnam4,437,219Kenya: 4,285,206 tonnesKenya4,285,206Ghana: 3,579,000 tonnesGhana3,579,000Malawi: 3,509,837 tonnesMalawi3,509,837Mali: 3,386,941 tonnesMali3,386,941Zambia: 3,261,686 tonnesZambia3,261,686Angola: 3,214,698 tonnesAngola3,214,698Nepal: 2,976,490 tonnesNepal2,976,490Spain: 2,835,360 tonnesSpain2,835,360Venezuela: 2,759,286 tonnesVenezuela2,759,286Bulgaria: 2,448,780 tonnesBulgaria2,448,780United States: 389,694,460 tonnesUnited States389,694,460China: 288,842,300 tonnesChina288,842,300Brazil: 131,949,711 tonnesBrazil131,949,711Argentina: 41,409,448 tonnesArgentina41,409,448India: 36,656,693 tonnesIndia36,656,693Ukraine: 31,030,440 tonnesUkraine31,030,440Mexico: 27,549,918 tonnesMexico27,549,918South Africa: 16,430,000 tonnesSouth Africa16,430,000Canada: 15,420,909 tonnesCanada15,420,909Russia: 15,000,000 tonnesRussia15,000,000Indonesia: 14,774,433 tonnesIndonesia14,774,433France: 12,834,600 tonnesFrance12,834,600Ethiopia: 11,512,343 tonnesEthiopia11,512,343Nigeria: 11,053,000 tonnesNigeria11,053,000Pakistan: 9,739,524 tonnesPakistan9,739,524Türkiye: 9,000,000 tonnesTürkiye9,000,000Poland: 8,981,890 tonnesPoland8,981,890Romania: 8,744,000 tonnesRomania8,744,000Philippines: 8,405,004 tonnesPhilippines8,405,004Tanzania: 8,010,949 tonnesTanzania8,010,949Egypt: 7,446,859 tonnesEgypt7,446,859Serbia: 6,630,984 tonnesSerbia6,630,984Hungary: 6,242,410 tonnesHungary6,242,410Italy: 5,348,700 tonnesItaly5,348,700Uganda: 4,945,000 tonnesUganda4,945,000Thailand: 4,614,006 tonnesThailand4,614,006Bangladesh: 4,592,507 tonnesBangladesh4,592,507Germany: 4,498,900 tonnesGermany4,498,900Paraguay: 4,491,550 tonnesParaguay4,491,550Vietnam: 4,437,219 tonnesVietnam4,437,219Kenya: 4,285,206 tonnesKenya4,285,206Ghana: 3,579,000 tonnesGhana3,579,000Malawi: 3,509,837 tonnesMalawi3,509,837Mali: 3,386,941 tonnesMali3,386,941Zambia: 3,261,686 tonnesZambia3,261,686Angola: 3,214,698 tonnesAngola3,214,698Nepal: 2,976,490 tonnesNepal2,976,490Spain: 2,835,360 tonnesSpain2,835,360Venezuela: 2,759,286 tonnesVenezuela2,759,286Bulgaria: 2,448,780 tonnesBulgaria2,448,780
tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2023
tonnes		Change on 2022
1United States389,694,460+12.4%
2China288,842,300+4.2%
3Brazil131,949,711+20.2%
4Argentina41,409,448-29.9%
5India36,656,693+5.6%
6Ukraine31,030,440+18.5%
7Mexico27,549,918+3.8%
8South Africa16,430,000+6.2%
9Canada15,420,909+6.1%
10Russia15,000,000-5.4%
11Indonesia14,774,433-10.6%
12France12,834,600+18%
13Ethiopia Estimated11,512,343-2.9%
14Nigeria11,053,000-14.6%
15Pakistan9,739,524-11.3%
16Türkiye9,000,000+5.9%
17Poland8,981,890+7.6%
18Romania8,744,000+8.8%
19Philippines8,405,004+1.8%
20Tanzania8,010,949+22.5%
21Egypt7,446,859+8.6%
22Serbia6,630,984+54.8%
23Hungary6,242,410+125.7%
24Italy5,348,700+13.9%
25Uganda4,945,000+4.4%
26Thailand4,614,006-1.8%
27Bangladesh4,592,507+7.8%
28Germany4,498,900+17.2%
29Paraguay4,491,550-2.9%
30Vietnam4,437,219+0.3%
31Kenya4,285,206+39%
32Ghana3,579,000+9.9%
33Malawi3,509,837-5.6%
34Mali3,386,941-13.3%
35Zambia3,261,686+20.5%
36Angola3,214,698+4%
37Nepal2,976,490-4.2%
38Spain2,835,360-21%
39Venezuela2,759,286+6%
40Bulgaria2,448,780-4.1%
41Democratic Republic of the Congo2,335,599+2.3%
42North Korea2,300,0000%
43Cameroon2,200,0000%
43Myanmar2,200,000-4.5%
45Mozambique2,124,749-10.8%
46Austria2,105,060-0.4%
47Guatemala2,080,000+0.4%
48Benin2,059,254+27.1%
49Burkina Faso1,995,359+10.2%
50Croatia1,991,270+21.3%
51Colombia1,725,773-10.2%
52Peru1,642,766+1.9%
53Cambodia1,513,000+30.1%
54Greece1,416,690+5.6%
55Côte d’Ivoire1,416,232+18.1%
56Ecuador1,413,382-13.9%
57Moldova1,351,477+79.6%
58Kazakhstan1,189,083+8.3%
59Bolivia1,117,136+13.3%
60Slovakia1,105,660+61.7%
61Zimbabwe1,020,934+17.5%
62Togo1,013,000+5.8%
63Belarus1,000,000+2.6%
64Guinea982,000+20.5%
65Senegal855,033+8.5%
66Kyrgyzstan799,936+9.2%
67Uzbekistan781,414+19%
68El Salvador770,000-1.2%
69Portugal767,210+6.9%
70Honduras727,273+6.4%
71Bosnia and Herzegovina716,676-27.4%
72Burundi602,629-22.9%
73Syria562,563+5%
74Chile543,126-10.7%
75Iraq538,251+8.5%
76Belgium517,490+3.4%
77Rwanda508,492+10.9%
78Czechia507,540-20.6%
79Laos458,483-0.9%
80Albania409,116+1.9%
81Slovenia389,030+40%
82Australia386,502-10.1%
83Afghanistan363,000+16.7%
84Nicaragua355,856-6.6%
85Chad354,241-2.7%
86Azerbaijan287,001+6.5%
87Madagascar268,062+0.4%
88Uruguay265,900-69.7%
89Iran Estimated253,546-20.8%
90Taiwan223,381-1.7%
91Sri Lanka221,249-14.6%
92Central African Republic220,815+3%
93Tajikistan200,000-9.1%
94New Zealand192,504+2.3%
95Georgia190,900+24.9%
96Haiti180,000-2.7%
97Netherlands151,930-14.1%
98Cuba149,919-10.3%
99South Sudan141,000-35.7%
100Switzerland135,314+8%
101North Macedonia133,176-9.4%
102Lesotho126,994+76.1%
103Belize112,411+1.6%
104Somalia95,000+46.2%
105Panama94,100-3.4%
106Lithuania91,330-8.5%
107South Korea91,000-0.2%
108Eswatini85,202-32.9%
109Timor-Leste85,000-2.3%
110Dominican Republic81,635+29.9%
111Namibia73,902-25.2%
112Saudi Arabia63,722+8.9%
113Yemen60,000-37.9%
114Israel51,410+2.8%
115Gabon Estimated46,050+0.1%
116Niger43,380-5.9%
117Denmark40,820-32.7%
118Botswana32,740+9.9%
119Kuwait26,220+16.3%
120Sierra Leone25,294+5.4%
121Bhutan25,118-3.3%
122Sudan Estimated23,939-2.4%
123Gambia21,220+8.7%
124Guinea-Bissau21,000+3.3%
125Eritrea20,0000%
126Comoros Estimated19,751+2.7%
127United Arab Emirates19,133-10.7%
128Mauritania17,000-5%
129Sweden15,700+28.7%
130Republic of the Congo13,0000%
131Papua New Guinea Estimated12,912-0.5%
132Algeria12,000+9.1%
133Morocco10,834-69.7%
134Costa Rica7,321+9.2%
135Armenia6,486+25.8%
136Turkmenistan4,393-62.2%
137Guyana4,0000%
138Libya Estimated3,966+3.7%
139New Caledonia Estimated3,601-15.1%
140Montenegro3,166+12.5%
141Lebanon3,0000%
142Oman2,438-89%
143Jamaica2,291-5.6%
144Qatar2,014+75%
145Fiji2,006+19%
146Mauritius1,502+82.4%
147Vanuatu Estimated984-0.2%
148Luxembourg950+4.4%
149São Tomé and Príncipe Estimated787+0.8%
150Saint Vincent and the Grenadines633-1.1%
151Bahamas Estimated604+0.5%
152Malaysia568-32.4%
153Cape Verde464+109.4%
154Grenada Estimated390+0.4%
155Puerto Rico Estimated341-11.4%
156Dominica Estimated194+0.3%
157Japan Estimated170+0.1%
158Maldives Estimated147+0.1%
159Suriname105+262.1%
160Micronesia Estimated90-0.4%
161Antigua and Barbuda Estimated52+0.3%
162Barbados Estimated43-16.5%
163Djibouti Estimated17+0.5%
164Estonia0n/a
164Finland0n/a
164Ireland0n/a
164Jordan0n/a
164Latvia0n/a
164Malta0n/a
164Trinidad 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. 5 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2023 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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