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Maize Production by African country

2024

Annual maize production, in tonnes (FAOSTAT).

Africa, 202450 of 54 countries
96,310,953total across the countries with a figure
Highest in 2024South Africa · 12,850,000Lowest in 2024Cabo Verde · 5.00Reported in 202450 of 54 countries surveyed
All 54, ranked. Pinned countries are drawn in vermilion.
05.0m10.0m15.0m20.0mSouth Africa12,850,000Ethiopia11,701,131Nigeria11,164,000Tanzania10,084,000Egypt7,206,000Uganda5,000,000Kenya4,023,000Mali3,952,763Ghana3,794,000Angola3,352,459Malawi3,000,000Democratic Republic of the Congo2,387,753Mozambique2,318,945Cameroon2,200,000Benin2,094,824Burkina Faso1,850,000Cote d'Ivoire1,640,661Zambia1,511,143Togo1,010,000Guinea937,000Senegal774,000Zimbabwe634,699Rwanda627,086Burundi590,000Chad394,045Madagascar265,000Central African Republic200,000South Sudan157,000Eswatini75,000Morocco73,227Somalia69,000Lesotho56,443Gabon45,976Niger44,298Namibia30,056Sierra Leone27,443Gambia25,817Sudan22,170Comoros20,105Eritrea20,000Botswana18,000Mauritania18,000Guinea-Bissau15,000Republic of the Congo13,000Algeria12,000Libya3,800Mauritius1,289Sao Tome and Principe796.1Djibouti17.4Cabo Verde5.00Equatorial Guineano dataLiberiano dataSeychellesno dataTunisiano data
20142024
FAO · national statistics offices · the provider's own estimates where a country has not reportedCC BY 4.0
Countries

By region

Summed across the countries with a figure, so a region’s total is only as complete as its coverage.
Eastern Africa17 of 18 countries40,022,415
Western Africa15 of 16 countries27,347,812
Southern Africa5 of 5 countries13,029,499
Middle Africa8 of 9 countries8,594,029
Northern Africa5 of 6 countries7,317,198
Africaall 54 countries · 50 with a 2024 figure96,310,953

What to know before you quote this

Specific to this series. For how we treat data generally, see methods.
Four countries have no usable 2024 recordNot a low value — no figure within the window. Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, Seychelles and Tunisia are hatched on the map and blank in the table.
Certainty is judged year by yearA country can be Reported in one year and Modelled the next. The tag follows the year on the scrubber, so the 2024 assessment is not a verdict on the whole series.

About this data

Maize ProductionAnnual maize production, in tonnes (FAOSTAT).
SourceFAO, with processing by Africa API
Unittonnes
Last updated3 Oct 2026
Next expected updateOct 2027
Date range1990–2024
Coverage50 of 54 countries · 50 reported, 0 modelled, 4 with no usable figure

How the figure is made

ReportedA national statistics office or the original provider published the figure for that year directly. 50 countries did so for 2024 — the certainty shown on this page is that 2024 assessment, not a per-series one.ModelledNo direct figure that year. The provider’s own estimate, interpolation or projection stands in, and is marked as such wherever it appears.No dataNo usable figure within the window. Drawn hatched on the map and left blank in the table — not zero, and not filled in.

These three states are used the same way across every indicator on the site — how we treat certainty explains the full set and what we never do to a number.

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How to cite this page
Africa API (2026) — "Maize Production". Data adapted from FAO. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/maize
The request behind this view
GET /v1/data?metric_key=maize_production_tonnes&year=2024&limit=100

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Maize Production: most recent figure per country, highest to lowest

50 countries · each with its own period

The figures at the top of the page compare every country in the same year. This list takes each country’s newest figure instead, whatever its period, so the order can differ.

#CountryMaize ProductionPeriod
1South Africa12.85M t2024
2Ethiopia11.7M t2024
3Nigeria11.16M t2024
4Tanzania10.08M t2024
5Egypt7.21M t2024
6Uganda5M t2024
7Kenya4.02M t2024
8Mali3.95M t2024
9Ghana3.79M t2024
10Angola3.35M t2024
11Malawi3M t2024
12Democratic Republic of the Congo2.39M t2024
13Mozambique2.32M t2024
14Cameroon2.2M t2024
15Benin2.09M t2024
16Burkina Faso1.85M t2024
17Cote d'Ivoire1.64M t2024
18Zambia1.51M t2024
19Togo1.01M t2024
20Guinea937K t2024
21Senegal774K t2024
22Zimbabwe634.7K t2024
23Rwanda627.09K t2024
24Burundi590K t2024
25Chad394.05K t2024
26Madagascar265K t2024
27Central African Republic200K t2024
28South Sudan157K t2024
29Eswatini75K t2024
30Morocco73.23K t2024
31Somalia69K t2024
32Lesotho56.44K t2024
33Gabon45.98K t2024
34Niger44.3K t2024
35Namibia30.06K t2024
36Sierra Leone27.44K t2024
37Gambia25.82K t2024
38Sudan22.17K t2024
39Comoros20.1K t2024
40Eritrea20K t2024
41Botswana18K t2024
42Mauritania18K t2024
43Guinea-Bissau15K t2024
44Republic of the Congo13K t2024
45Algeria12K t2024
46Libya3.8K t2024
47Mauritius1.29K t2024
48Sao Tome and Principe796.13 t2024
49Djibouti17.41 t2024
50Cabo Verde5 t2024
Which observations are included?
The ranking includes 50 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each figure shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
Does a higher value mean a better result?
The ranking is sorted by value, from highest to lowest. The order does not rate a country's performance. Interpretation depends on the indicator and its definition.

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