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Maize production2021

Annual maize production in tonnes.

FAOSTAT · via Our World in Data
Comparable ranking year2024Latest published year: 2024
Economies with data169 / 217No observation: 48
First-ranked country or territoryUnited States381,469,380 tonnes

Top 10

tonnes · 2021
01United States
381,469,380
02China
272,552,000
03Brazil
88,272,110
04Argentina
60,525,804
05Ukraine
42,109,850
06India
32,772,408
07Mexico
27,503,478
08South Africa
16,315,000
09France
15,358,290
10Russia
15,237,583

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Maize production · 2021 · tonnes
RankCountry / territoryValue (tonnes)Year
01United States381,469,3802021
02China272,552,0002021
03Brazil88,272,1102021
04Argentina60,525,8042021
05Ukraine42,109,8502021
06India32,772,4082021
07Mexico27,503,4782021
08South Africa16,315,0002021
09France15,358,2902021
10Russia15,237,5832021
11Romania14,820,6902021
12Canada14,610,7922021
13Indonesia13,414,9222021
14Nigeria12,744,4502021
15Ethiopia11,737,5282021
16Pakistan9,524,5312021
17Philippines8,287,1912021
18Egypt8,035,7152021
19Poland7,321,9102021
20Tanzania7,039,0002021
21Türkiye6,750,0002021
22Hungary6,424,6302021
23Italy6,079,9602021
24Serbia6,027,1312021
25Thailand4,847,8452021
26Spain4,597,6602021
27Malawi4,581,0002021
28Germany4,462,4002021
29Vietnam4,446,3832021
30Bangladesh4,116,4382021
31Paraguay4,088,0932021
32Zambia3,620,2442021
33Mali3,603,0002021
34Uganda3,500,0002021
35Bulgaria3,427,3102021
36Kenya3,304,4302021
37Ghana3,203,0002021
38Nepal2,997,7332021
39Angola2,970,2082021
40Moldova2,792,7232021
41Venezuela2,633,9762021
42Austria2,434,9002021
43North Korea2,300,0002021
44Myanmar (Burma)2,274,2002021
45Congo - Kinshasa2,243,3792021
46Croatia2,242,1202021
47Cameroon2,100,0002021
48Guatemala2,061,2612021
49Burkina Faso1,853,5102021
50Mozambique1,824,2812021
51Ecuador1,699,3702021
52Benin1,628,1492021
53Peru1,582,5572021
54Slovakia1,579,1202021
55Colombia1,551,0162021
56Zimbabwe1,469,6642021
57Greece1,350,2502021
58Bolivia1,250,3302021
59Belarus1,148,0002021
60Côte d’Ivoire1,139,5572021
61Kazakhstan1,129,5092021
62Czechia988,0402021
63Togo929,0202021
64Bosnia & Herzegovina893,1242021
65El Salvador836,7152021
66Guinea798,3272021
67Chile793,8222021
68Uruguay769,5002021
69Senegal754,6212021
70Portugal752,4902021
71Cambodia699,0002021
72Kyrgyzstan691,1392021
73Honduras673,4722021
74Burundi610,4502021
75Uzbekistan590,0162021
76Laos535,2572021
77Rwanda482,6822021
78Sri Lanka472,4442021
79Belgium449,8902021
80Iran437,8792021
81Albania414,2712021
82Slovenia388,8302021
83Nicaragua375,7262021
84Iraq374,4002021
85Chad364,6312021
86Tajikistan339,8002021
87Syria309,8412021
88Australia305,6562021
89Azerbaijan279,2482021
90Afghanistan264,3142021
91Cuba238,7212021
92Georgia233,0002021
93Madagascar232,0262021
94New Zealand209,2812021
95Central African Republic208,1402021
96Haiti200,0002021
97South Sudan175,4542021
98Netherlands171,4202021
99Panama135,4252021
100North Macedonia134,0362021
101Belize108,7432021
102Lithuania104,6802021
103Eswatini100,0002021
104Switzerland98,2162021
105South Korea95,1412021
106Yemen94,3752021
107Lesotho88,5532021
108Namibia78,1272021
109Israel68,2912021
110Botswana67,4362021
111Saudi Arabia59,0002021
112Timor-Leste56,0582021
113Dominican Republic54,7252021
114Somalia49,0002021
115Morocco48,6372021
116Gabon45,8652021
117Denmark45,2702021
118Bhutan30,9392021
119Gambia27,8952021
120Sudan23,6282021
121United Arab Emirates23,4752021
122Sierra Leone22,5452021
123Kuwait20,0202021
124Eritrea20,0002021
125Comoros18,6932021
126Algeria18,4912021
127Guinea-Bissau16,9712021
128Oman15,5452021
129Sweden14,9002021
130Congo - Brazzaville13,0002021
131Papua New Guinea12,8872021
132Mauritania12,0002021
133Turkmenistan11,6322021
134New Caledonia7,4172021
135Armenia6,2922021
136Costa Rica6,0262021
137Niger5,6812021
138Guyana4,0002021
139Libya3,4522021
140Lebanon3,0002021
141Qatar2,8092021
142Montenegro2,6312021
143Jamaica2,1222021
144Fiji1,4382021
145Mauritius1,1062021
146Vanuatu956.942021
147São Tomé & Príncipe820.742021
148St. Vincent & Grenadines7962021
149Bahamas610.142021
150Malaysia473.82021
151Luxembourg4602021
152Cape Verde4492021
153Grenada386.822021
154Puerto Rico215.012021
155Dominica193.312021
156Japan167.672021
157Maldives147.892021
158Micronesia90.562021
159Barbados49.92021
160Antigua & Barbuda47.882021
161Suriname272021
162Djibouti17.152021
163Estonia02021
163Finland02021
163Ireland02021
163Jordan02021
163Latvia02021
163Malta02021
163Trinidad & Tobago02021
169 / 169 · 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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