Countries by Corn (Maize) Production 2025
Key Findings
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United States leads in Corn Production (Million Tonnes) with 390 in 2025.
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Average Corn Production (Million Tonnes) in 2025: 123 · median: 46.50.
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Gap in 2025: United States is 24.4× larger than South Africa.
About This Dataset
Countries by Corn (Maize) Production 2025
Countries ranked by total corn and maize production in 2025, measured in million metric tonnes according to USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates and FAO crop production data. The United States is by a significant margin the world's largest maize producer — cultivating the crop across the Corn Belt states of Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, and Nebraska in a highly mechanised monoculture system that achieves some of the highest yields per hectare of any large-scale grain production system on Earth. American maize production serves three primary purposes simultaneously: animal feed for the enormous domestic livestock and poultry industry, ethanol production under the Renewable Fuel Standard that consumes roughly 40% of the harvest, and export markets that supply food manufacturers, livestock producers, and ethanol refiners across Asia, Latin America, and Africa.
Analysis
United States heads the table on 390, ahead of China (295) and Brazil (135) in Corn Production (Million Tonnes) in 2025. United States and China together hold 69.4% of the combined total of all 8 entities. Only 2 of the 8 reach even half the leader's figure (195 or more).
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates
- Coverage
- 8 entities · 2025 · 8 observations
- Measure
- Corn Production (Million Tonnes)
- Last updated
- 6 September 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2025.
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