Top Corn-Producing Countries
United States is the world's largest corn (maize) producer at 377.6 million tonnes in 2024, ahead of China (294.9M t) and Brazil (115M t).
Updated July 12, 2026
Top Corn-Producing Countries
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DefinitionAnnual production of corn (maize) by country in 2024, in million tonnes, from FAOSTAT as processed and published by Our World in Data. Top 12 producers shown.
LimitationsFAO production figures combine official national statistics with FAO estimates where reporting is incomplete; the latest year revises as countries finalize submissions.
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United States is the world's largest corn (maize) producer at 377.6 million tonnes in 2024, ahead of China (294.9M t) and Brazil (115M t).
Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN — FAOSTAT production data via Our World in Data ("maize-production", 2024). License: CC BY 4.0. StatsPanda charts the original series directly and cites it on every download.
The underlying series is released on a annual cadence. This page was last updated July 12, 2026, and refreshes with each source release.