List of countries by corn production
The following are international Maize (corn) production statistics come from the Food and Agriculture Organization figures from FAOSTAT statics
The quantities of corn (maize, Zea mays) in the following table are in million metric tonnes (m STs, m LTs). All countries with a typical production quantity of at least 10 million t (11 million short tons; 9.8 million long tons) are listed below.
| Country | 2022[1] | 2021[1] | 2020[1] | 2019[1] | 2018[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | 1,163.5 (1,282.5; 1,145.1) | 1,208.0 (1,331.6; 1,188.9) | 1,155.8 (1,274.1; 1,137.5) | 1,137.7 (1,254.1; 1,119.7) | 1,124.3 (1,239.3; 1,106.5) |
 United States
|
348.8 (384.5; 343.3) | 382.9 (422.1; 376.9) | 358.4 (395.1; 352.7) | 346.0 (381.4; 340.5) | 364.3 (401.6; 358.5) |
 China
|
277.2 (305.6; 272.8) | 272.6 (300.5; 268.3) | 260.7 (287.4; 256.6) | 260.8 (287.5; 256.7) | 257.2 (283.5; 253.1) |
 Brazil
|
109.4 (120.6; 107.7) | 88.3 (97.3; 86.9) | 104.0 (114.6; 102.4) | 101.1 (111.4; 99.5) | 82.4 (90.8; 81.1) |
 Argentina
|
59.0 (65.0; 58.1) | 60.5 (66.7; 59.5) | 58.4 (64.4; 57.5) | 56.9 (62.7; 56.0) | 43.5 (48.0; 42.8) |
 European Union
|
53.0 (58.4; 52.2) | 73.0 (80.5; 71.8) | 67.3 (74.2; 66.2) | 70.1 (77.3; 69.0) | 69.0 (76.1; 67.9) |
 India
|
33.7 (37.1; 33.2) | 31.6 (34.8; 31.1) | 28.8 (31.7; 28.3) | 27.7 (30.5; 27.3) | 28.8 (31.7; 28.3) |
 Mexico
|
26.6 (29.3; 26.2) | 27.5 (30.3; 27.1) | 27.4 (30.2; 27.0) | 27.2 (30.0; 26.8) | 27.2 (30.0; 26.8) |
 Ukraine
|
26.2 (28.9; 25.8) | 42.1 (46.4; 41.4) | 30.3 (33.4; 29.8) | 35.9 (39.6; 35.3) | 35.8 (39.5; 35.2) |
 Indonesia
|
23.6 (26.0; 23.2) | 17.0 (18.7; 16.7) | 16.9 (18.6; 16.6) | 19.6 (21.6; 19.3) | 30.3 (33.4; 29.8) |
 South Africa
|
16.1 (17.7; 15.8) | 17.0 (18.7; 16.7) | 15.8 (17.4; 15.6) | 11.8 (13.0; 11.6) | 13.1 (14.4; 12.9) |
 Russia
|
15.9 (17.5; 15.6) | 15.2 (16.8; 15.0) | 13.9 (15.3; 13.7) | 14.3 (15.8; 14.1) | 11.4 (12.6; 11.2) |
 Canada
|
14.5 (16.0; 14.3) | 14.6 (16.1; 14.4) | 13.6 (15.0; 13.4) | 13.4 (14.8; 13.2) | 13.9 (15.3; 13.7) |
 Nigeria
|
12.9 (14.2; 12.7) | 12.7 (14.0; 12.5) | 12.4 (13.7; 12.2) | 12.6 (13.9; 12.4) | 10.9 (12.0; 10.7) |
 France
|
10.9 (12.0; 10.7) | 15.4 (17.0; 15.2) | 13.7 (15.1; 13.5) | 12.8 (14.1; 12.6) | 12.6 (13.9; 12.4) |
 Ethiopia
|
10.2 (11.2; 10.0) | 10.8 (11.9; 10.6) | 10.0 (11.0; 9.8) | 9.6 (10.6; 9.4) | 10.1 (11.1; 9.9) |
 Romania
|
8.0 (8.8; 7.9) | 14.8 (16.3; 14.6) | 10.1 (11.1; 9.9) | 17.4 (19.2; 17.1) | 18.7 (20.6; 18.4) |