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THE GLOBAL INDEX #114

Maize production2020

Annual maize production in tonnes.

FAOSTAT · via Our World in Data
Comparable ranking year2024Latest published year: 2024
Economies with data168 / 217No observation: 49
First-ranked country or territoryUnited States358,447,300 tonnes

Top 10

tonnes · 2020
01United States
358,447,300
02China
260,670,000
03Brazil
103,990,936
04Argentina
58,395,812
05India
30,891,726
06Ukraine
30,290,340
07Mexico
27,424,528
08South Africa
15,843,545
09Russia
13,879,210
10France
13,726,410

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Maize production · 2020 · tonnes
RankCountry / territoryValue (tonnes)Year
01United States358,447,3002020
02China260,670,0002020
03Brazil103,990,9362020
04Argentina58,395,8122020
05India30,891,7262020
06Ukraine30,290,3402020
07Mexico27,424,5282020
08South Africa15,843,5452020
09Russia13,879,2102020
10France13,726,4102020
11Canada13,563,3002020
12Indonesia12,928,9412020
13Nigeria12,403,3002020
14Ethiopia10,945,9802020
15Romania10,096,6902020
16Pakistan8,939,7852020
17Hungary8,365,4302020
18Philippines8,118,5462020
19Serbia7,872,6082020
20Egypt7,593,1752020
21Italy6,793,1302020
22Tanzania6,711,0002020
23Poland6,694,3702020
24Türkiye6,500,0002020
25Paraguay5,834,5932020
26Thailand4,990,2072020
27Vietnam4,558,1072020
28Spain4,214,1002020
29Germany4,020,0002020
30Bangladesh4,015,3062020
31Kenya3,789,0002020
32Malawi3,691,8662020
33Mali3,516,8652020
34Uganda3,500,0002020
35Zambia3,387,4702020
36Ghana3,071,0002020
37Bulgaria3,014,0902020
38Angola2,972,1772020
39Nepal2,835,6742020
40Croatia2,430,6002020
41Austria2,411,9302020
42North Korea2,214,1212020
43Congo - Kinshasa2,186,1502020
44Cameroon2,087,9572020
45Myanmar (Burma)2,072,4822020
46Guatemala1,972,2902020
47Burkina Faso1,920,1012020
48Slovakia1,642,6702020
49Venezuela1,636,2712020
50Mozambique1,632,3212020
51Benin1,611,6152020
52Peru1,448,3832020
53Bosnia & Herzegovina1,426,3562020
54Colombia1,392,8952020
55Ecuador1,304,8842020
56Zimbabwe1,202,3472020
57Greece1,178,0502020
58Côte d’Ivoire1,175,7152020
59Belarus1,075,8332020
60Kazakhstan958,1062020
61Bolivia954,8332020
62Cambodia900,0002020
63Togo885,0302020
64Czechia825,5002020
65Guinea792,5092020
66Moldova785,1702020
67El Salvador780,7302020
68Uruguay763,1002020
69Senegal761,8832020
70Kyrgyzstan714,0862020
71Laos683,6252020
72Portugal682,0902020
73Honduras666,7992020
74Chile592,9882020
75Iran563,6362020
76Uzbekistan475,3412020
77Rwanda448,6332020
78Slovenia429,8502020
79Belgium421,0102020
80Iraq419,3452020
81Chad407,3712020
82Burundi405,6502020
83Albania399,1252020
84Nicaragua371,1482020
85Azerbaijan314,5122020
86Sri Lanka313,5212020
87Afghanistan271,7762020
88Australia267,5522020
89Cuba257,2162020
90Georgia255,0002020
91Syria226,9872020
92Madagascar224,8832020
93Switzerland219,6922020
94Central African Republic202,0772020
95New Zealand190,0982020
96Tajikistan182,0002020
97South Sudan181,0032020
98Netherlands165,7902020
99North Macedonia149,6852020
100Lithuania141,6902020
101Panama133,1152020
102Haiti131,1322020
103South Korea91,7662020
104Eswatini87,0002020
105Yemen86,1592020
106Belize83,3392020
107Timor-Leste77,6062020
108Somalia75,0002020
109Israel74,4772020
110Botswana61,9472020
111Namibia60,1422020
112Saudi Arabia59,2012020
113Dominican Republic51,1312020
114Gabon46,2722020
115Bhutan40,9652020
116Denmark38,7402020
117Morocco29,8882020
118Oman26,7552020
119Sierra Leone26,5492020
120United Arab Emirates26,4052020
121Kuwait25,7922020
122Lesotho21,7822020
123Eritrea20,0002020
124Comoros18,1382020
125Gambia17,3632020
126Mauritania15,0002020
127Turkmenistan14,3062020
128Costa Rica14,1812020
129Sudan13,5872020
130Guinea-Bissau13,4702020
131Congo - Brazzaville13,0002020
132Papua New Guinea12,8712020
133Sweden12,5002020
134New Caledonia10,0712020
135Armenia6,4672020
136Niger6,4192020
137Guyana4,0002020
138Libya3,4112020
139Algeria3,2212020
140Lebanon3,0002020
141Montenegro2,5472020
142Jamaica2,0182020
143Fiji1,7042020
144Qatar9472020
145Vanuatu945.562020
146St. Vincent & Grenadines8482020
147Mauritius7782020
148São Tomé & Príncipe759.562020
149Luxembourg6602020
150Bahamas600.512020
151Cape Verde4322020
152Grenada384.242020
153Dominica192.32020
154Japan171.72020
155Maldives146.592020
156Puerto Rico145.892020
157Micronesia90.022020
158Barbados862020
159Antigua & Barbuda55.672020
160Suriname382020
161Djibouti16.872020
162Estonia02020
162Finland02020
162Ireland02020
162Jordan02020
162Latvia02020
162Malta02020
162Trinidad & Tobago02020
168 / 168 · Economies with data

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Source & definition

Indicator definition
Annual maize production in tonnes.
Unit
tonnes
Source & definition
FAOSTAT · via Our World in Data · fao:56
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Original metadata

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