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THE GLOBAL INDEX #114

Maize production2023

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 States389,694,460 tonnes

Top 10

tonnes · 2023
01United States
389,694,460
02China
288,842,300
03Brazil
131,949,710
04Argentina
41,409,450
05India
36,656,692
06Ukraine
31,030,440
07Mexico
27,549,918
08South Africa
16,430,000
09Canada
15,420,909
10Russia
15,000,000

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Maize production · 2023 · tonnes
RankCountry / territoryValue (tonnes)Year
01United States389,694,4602023
02China288,842,3002023
03Brazil131,949,7102023
04Argentina41,409,4502023
05India36,656,6922023
06Ukraine31,030,4402023
07Mexico27,549,9182023
08South Africa16,430,0002023
09Canada15,420,9092023
10Russia15,000,0002023
11Indonesia14,774,4332023
12France12,834,6002023
13Ethiopia11,512,3432023
14Nigeria11,053,0002023
15Pakistan9,739,5242023
16Türkiye9,000,0002023
17Poland8,981,8902023
18Romania8,744,0002023
19Philippines8,405,0042023
20Tanzania8,010,9492023
21Egypt7,446,8592023
22Serbia6,630,9842023
23Hungary6,242,4102023
24Italy5,348,7002023
25Uganda4,945,0002023
26Thailand4,614,0062023
27Bangladesh4,592,5072023
28Germany4,498,9002023
29Paraguay4,491,5502023
30Vietnam4,437,2192023
31Kenya4,285,2062023
32Ghana3,579,0002023
33Malawi3,509,8372023
34Mali3,386,9412023
35Zambia3,261,6862023
36Angola3,214,6982023
37Nepal2,976,4902023
38Spain2,835,3602023
39Venezuela2,759,2862023
40Bulgaria2,448,7802023
41Congo - Kinshasa2,335,5992023
42North Korea2,300,0002023
43Cameroon2,200,0002023
43Myanmar (Burma)2,200,0002023
45Mozambique2,124,7492023
46Austria2,105,0602023
47Guatemala2,080,0002023
48Benin2,059,2542023
49Burkina Faso1,995,3602023
50Croatia1,991,2702023
51Colombia1,725,7732023
52Peru1,642,7662023
53Cambodia1,513,0002023
54Greece1,416,6902023
55Côte d’Ivoire1,416,2322023
56Ecuador1,413,3822023
57Moldova1,351,4772023
58Kazakhstan1,189,0832023
59Bolivia1,117,1362023
60Slovakia1,105,6602023
61Zimbabwe1,020,9342023
62Togo1,013,0002023
63Belarus1,000,0002023
64Guinea982,0002023
65Senegal855,0332023
66Kyrgyzstan799,9362023
67Uzbekistan781,4142023
68El Salvador770,0002023
69Portugal767,2102023
70Honduras727,2732023
71Bosnia & Herzegovina716,6762023
72Burundi602,6292023
73Syria562,5632023
74Chile543,1262023
75Iraq538,2512023
76Belgium517,4902023
77Rwanda508,4922023
78Czechia507,5402023
79Laos458,4832023
80Albania409,1162023
81Slovenia389,0302023
82Australia386,5022023
83Afghanistan363,0002023
84Nicaragua355,8562023
85Chad354,2412023
86Azerbaijan287,0012023
87Madagascar268,0622023
88Uruguay265,9002023
89Iran253,5462023
90Sri Lanka221,2492023
91Central African Republic220,8152023
92Tajikistan200,0002023
93New Zealand192,5042023
94Georgia190,9002023
95Haiti180,0002023
96Netherlands151,9302023
97Cuba149,9192023
98South Sudan141,0002023
99Switzerland135,3142023
100North Macedonia133,1762023
101Lesotho126,9942023
102Belize112,4112023
103Somalia95,0002023
104Panama94,1002023
105Lithuania91,3302023
106South Korea91,0002023
107Eswatini85,2022023
108Timor-Leste85,0002023
109Dominican Republic81,6352023
110Namibia73,9022023
111Saudi Arabia63,7222023
112Yemen60,0002023
113Israel51,4102023
114Gabon46,0502023
115Niger43,3802023
116Denmark40,8202023
117Botswana32,7402023
118Kuwait26,2202023
119Sierra Leone25,2942023
120Bhutan25,1182023
121Sudan23,9392023
122Gambia21,2202023
123Guinea-Bissau21,0002023
124Eritrea20,0002023
125Comoros19,7512023
126United Arab Emirates19,1332023
127Mauritania17,0002023
128Sweden15,7002023
129Congo - Brazzaville13,0002023
130Papua New Guinea12,9122023
131Algeria12,0002023
132Morocco10,8342023
133Costa Rica7,3212023
134Armenia6,4862023
135Turkmenistan4,3932023
136Guyana4,0002023
137Libya3,9662023
138New Caledonia3,6012023
139Montenegro3,1662023
140Lebanon3,0002023
141Oman2,4382023
142Jamaica2,2912023
143Qatar2,0142023
144Fiji2,0062023
145Mauritius1,5022023
146Vanuatu983.572023
147Luxembourg9502023
148São Tomé & Príncipe786.982023
149St. Vincent & Grenadines6332023
150Bahamas603.812023
151Malaysia5682023
152Cape Verde4642023
153Grenada389.982023
154Puerto Rico341.072023
155Dominica193.662023
156Japan169.572023
157Maldives147.162023
158Suriname1052023
159Micronesia90.452023
160Antigua & Barbuda51.692023
161Barbados42.62023
162Djibouti17.312023
163Estonia02023
163Finland02023
163Ireland02023
163Jordan02023
163Latvia02023
163Malta02023
163Trinidad & Tobago02023
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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