|
Area & Production of Maize during the Year 2009 |
| S.No. |
Countries |
Production in
Tonnes |
Area in Hectares |
%age Share |
|
1 |
USA |
333011000 |
32209300 |
40.67 |
|
2 |
China |
164107560 |
31203727 |
20.04 |
|
3 |
Brazil |
51232400 |
13791200 |
6.26 |
|
4 |
Mexico |
20142800 |
6223050 |
2.46 |
|
5 |
Indonesia |
17629700 |
4160660 |
2.15 |
|
6 |
India |
16680000 |
8330000 |
2.04 |
|
7 |
France |
15288200 |
1679870 |
1.87 |
|
8 |
Argentina |
13121400 |
2337180 |
1.60 |
|
9 |
South Africa |
12050000 |
2427500 |
1.47 |
|
10 |
Ukraine |
10486300 |
2089100 |
1.28 |
|
11 |
Canada |
9561200 |
1142000 |
1.17 |
|
12 |
Romania |
7973260 |
2333500 |
0.97 |
|
13 |
Italy |
7877700 |
915500 |
0.96 |
|
14 |
Hungary |
7528380 |
1177320 |
0.92 |
|
15 |
Nigeria |
7338840 |
3335860 |
0.90 |
|
Total of top 15 countries |
694028740 |
113355767 |
84.76 |
|
Total of other 148 countries |
124794694 |
45272980 |
15.24 |
|
World Total |
818823434 |
158628747 |
100.00 |
|
Source: FAO 2009 |
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