The sustainable production of corn, one of the world's most widely grown crops, has marked implications globally in terms of food security and its significant impact on various industries, including the manufacturing of biofuels, livestock feed, and a host of everyday products. As we delve into the public data on global corn production, it is evident that output varies significantly from country to country, reflecting unique climate conditions, farming technologies, and agricultural policies.
Key Insights:
The top ten countries for corn production are the United States, China, Brazil, Argentina, Ukraine, Indonesia, India, Mexico, Romania, and Russia. The United States leads the pack with a staggering 347.0 million tons of corn produced annually. China, the second largest producer of corn, produces 261.0 million tons each year. Brazil ranks third in corn production with an annual output of 101.1 million tons. Argentina follows with 56.9 million tons and Ukraine with 35.9 million tons of corn produced annually. Indonesia is not far behind with a corn production of 30.7 million tons each year. India produces 27.7 million tons of corn annually while Mexico's corn production stands at 27.2 million tons. Romania produces 17.4 million tons of corn each year and Russia wraps up the top ten with yearly corn production of 14.3 million tons. 10 Countries with the Highest Corn Production (in tons):
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
184.7K
#95
% of Global Corn Production
0.02%
#95
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
94.9K
#83
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
1,946
#114
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
6.00
#116
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
389.0K
#82
% of Global Corn Production
0.03%
#82
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
55.1K
#94
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
7,053
#43
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
136
#25
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
6.4K
#137
% of Global Corn Production
0.00%
#137
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
1.5K
#139
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
4,154
#78
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
0.15
#161
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
2.8M
#35
% of Global Corn Production
0.25%
#35
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
2.6M
#13
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
1,067
#145
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
96
#41
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
80
#162
% of Global Corn Production
0.00%
#162
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
51
#159
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
1,569
#128
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
0.93
#150
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
56.9M
#4
% of Global Corn Production
4.95%
#4
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
7.2M
#5
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
7,862
#32
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
1,278
#1
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
4.8K
#140
% of Global Corn Production
0.00%
#140
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
1.1K
#141
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
4,185
#77
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
1.60
#140
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
327.2K
#84
% of Global Corn Production
0.03%
#84
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
58.9K
#92
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
5,551
#57
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
13
#102
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
2.3M
#41
% of Global Corn Production
0.20%
#41
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
220.7K
#68
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
10,417
#14
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
260
#15
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
283.6K
#86
% of Global Corn Production
0.02%
#86
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
32.8K
#106
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
8,656
#26
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
29
#84
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
666
#151
% of Global Corn Production
0.00%
#151
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
68
#155
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
9,794
#16
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
1.75
#137
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
3.6M
#33
% of Global Corn Production
0.31%
#33
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
445.1K
#53
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
8,019
#30
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
22
#93
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
42
#163
% of Global Corn Production
0.00%
#163
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
15
#164
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
2,800
#94
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
0.15
#162
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
1.1M
#61
% of Global Corn Production
0.10%
#61
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
190.2K
#72
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
5,750
#54
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
115
#32
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
429.2K
#77
% of Global Corn Production
0.04%
#77
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
48.6K
#97
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
8,824
#23
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
38
#78
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
58.0K
#108
% of Global Corn Production
0.01%
#108
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
21.1K
#115
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
2,754
#95
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
147
#24
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
1.5M
#52
% of Global Corn Production
0.13%
#52
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
1.0M
#30
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
1,500
#132
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
132
#26
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
46.2K
#115
% of Global Corn Production
0.00%
#115
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
13.1K
#123
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
3,517
#85
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
64
#63
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
987.5K
#62
% of Global Corn Production
0.09%
#62
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
468.1K
#51
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
2,110
#107
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
87
#48
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
1.2M
#58
% of Global Corn Production
0.11%
#58
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
191.8K
#71
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
6,441
#48
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
326
#13
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
7.3K
#133
% of Global Corn Production
0.00%
#133
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
35.9K
#101
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
203
#164
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
3.16
#129
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
101.1M
#3
% of Global Corn Production
8.80%
#3
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
17.5M
#3
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
5,773
#53
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
483
#11
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
4.1M
#28
% of Global Corn Production
0.35%
#28
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
560.9K
#45
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
7,238
#40
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
576
#9
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
1.7M
#50
% of Global Corn Production
0.15%
#50
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
1.0M
#29
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
1,686
#121
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
85
#50
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
270.8K
#87
% of Global Corn Production
0.02%
#87
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
270.8K
#64
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
1,000
#147
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
25
#91
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
1.4M
#55
% of Global Corn Production
0.12%
#55
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
270.7K
#65
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
5,210
#60
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
88
#47
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
2.3M
#40
% of Global Corn Production
0.20%
#40
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
1.4M
#24
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
1,626
#125
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
97
#40
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
13.4M
#11
% of Global Corn Production
1.17%
#11
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
1.5M
#22
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
9,236
#20
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
360
#12
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
640
#153
% of Global Corn Production
0.00%
#153
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
27.6K
#111
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
23
#165
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
1.18
#143
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
90.0K
#104
% of Global Corn Production
0.01%
#104
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
147.3K
#75
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
611
#161
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
19
#98
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
414.6K
#80
% of Global Corn Production
0.04%
#80
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
328.4K
#57
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
1,263
#139
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
27
#86
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
973.2K
#63
% of Global Corn Production
0.08%
#63
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
80.4K
#86
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
12,100
#8
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
55
#70
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
261.0M
#2
% of Global Corn Production
22.72%
#2
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
41.3M
#1
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
6,317
#49
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
187
#21
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
1.4M
#57
% of Global Corn Production
0.12%
#57
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
372.8K
#55
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
3,742
#84
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
28
#85
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
7.2K
#134
% of Global Corn Production
0.00%
#134
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
3.5K
#130
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
2,024
#110
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
8.4
#108
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
6.2K
#138
% of Global Corn Production
0.00%
#138
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
3.5K
#131
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
1,804
#116
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
1.25
#142
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
2.3M
#42
% of Global Corn Production
0.20%
#42
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
255.9K
#67
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
8,982
#22
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
548
#10
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
307.0K
#85
% of Global Corn Production
0.03%
#85
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
125.8K
#77
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
2,440
#101
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
27
#87
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
620.3K
#73
% of Global Corn Production
0.05%
#73
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
74.8K
#88
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
8,289
#28
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
58
#67
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
2.1M
#43
% of Global Corn Production
0.19%
#43
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
2.8M
#11
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
774
#154
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
26
#89
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
40.8K
#117
% of Global Corn Production
0.00%
#117
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
5.4K
#129
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
7,559
#37
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
7
#114
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
21
#165
% of Global Corn Production
0.00%
#165
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
10
#165
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
2,100
#108
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
0.02
#163
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
191
#157
% of Global Corn Production
0.00%
#157
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
115
#153
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
1,661
#123
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
2.68
#131
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
49.8K
#111
% of Global Corn Production
0.00%
#111
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
29.3K
#110
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
1,703
#120
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
5.00
#120
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
1.5M
#53
% of Global Corn Production
0.13%
#53
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
322.8K
#59
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
4,584
#71
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
87
#49
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
7.5M
#18
% of Global Corn Production
0.65%
#18
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
994.8K
#31
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
7,489
#38
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
76
#52
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
870.0K
#67
% of Global Corn Production
0.08%
#67
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
315.9K
#60
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
2,754
#96
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
131
#27
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
20.0K
#125
% of Global Corn Production
0.00%
#125
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
20.0K
#116
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
1,000
#148
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
3.86
#125
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
95.0K
#103
% of Global Corn Production
0.01%
#103
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
79.1K
#87
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
1,201
#142
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
82
#51
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
9.6M
#15
% of Global Corn Production
0.84%
#15
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
2.3M
#18
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
4,237
#76
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
90
#46
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
1.4K
#146
% of Global Corn Production
0.00%
#146
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
467
#149
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
2,998
#91
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
1.58
#141
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
12.8M
#12
% of Global Corn Production
1.12%
#12
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
1.5M
#21
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
8,529
#27
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
191
#20
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
47.3K
#114
% of Global Corn Production
0.00%
#114
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
30.2K
#108
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
1,565
#129
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
23
#92
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
17.0K
#126
% of Global Corn Production
0.00%
#126
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
35.0K
#103
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
486
#163
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
8.3
#109
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
207.1K
#93
% of Global Corn Production
0.02%
#93
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
73.0K
#89
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
2,837
#92
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
56
#69
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
3.7M
#31
% of Global Corn Production
0.32%
#31
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
416.0K
#54
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
8,810
#24
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
44
#76
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
2.8M
#36
% of Global Corn Production
0.24%
#36
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
1.4M
#25
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
1,946
#113
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
93
#43
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
1.2M
#59
% of Global Corn Production
0.11%
#59
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
115.5K
#78
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
10,681
#12
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
115
#31
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
358
#156
% of Global Corn Production
0.00%
#156
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
358
#150
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
1,000
#151
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
3.47
#128
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
1.9M
#49
% of Global Corn Production
0.16%
#49
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
864.1K
#38
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
2,164
#106
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
108
#34
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
871.4K
#66
% of Global Corn Production
0.08%
#66
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
602.1K
#44
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
1,447
#134
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
73
#56
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
7.0K
#135
% of Global Corn Production
0.00%
#135
Corn Acreage (Hectare)
7.0K
#127
Corn Yield (Kg / Hectare)
1,000
#150
Corn Production per Person (Kg)
4.42
#122
Metric
Value
Rank
Corn Production (tons)
4.0K
#141