> In 2024 Australia produced 79,690 t of green maize, the 17th largest in the world (0.84% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 2.1%.

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# Green maize production in Australia

In 2024 Australia produced 79,690 t of green maize, the 17th largest in the world (0.84% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 2.1%. The record was 122,068 t in 2019. Area harvested: 6,776 ha, yield 11.8 t/ha.

Production, 202479,690 t
World rank17 of 48
10-year change+2.1%
Record122,068 t2019

## Green maize in Australia, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Australia compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.84%0.71% in 2014
Yield, t/ha11.8world 8.8 (+34%)
kg per person2.98world 1.16
10-year change+2.1%world −14%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15 | [Côte d'Ivoire](https://husfarm.com/production/green-maize/cote-divoire/) | 184,729 | 2.0% |
| 16 | [Chile](https://husfarm.com/production/green-maize/chile/) | 153,701 | 1.6% |
| 17 | **Australia** | 79,690 | 0.84% |
| 18 | [Ukraine](https://husfarm.com/production/green-maize/ukraine/) | 61,600 | 0.65% |
| 19 | [Tanzania](https://husfarm.com/production/green-maize/tanzania/) | 52,419 | 0.55% |

[Full ranking of 48 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/green-maize/)

### Map of world production of green maize

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Share of the world total; Australia is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 79,690 | +4.4% | 6,776 | 11.76 |
| 2023 | 76,296 | +2.2% | 6,483 | 11.77 |
| 2022 | 74,685 | −3.1% | 6,383 | 11.70 |
| 2021 | 77,090 | +5.6% | 6,683 | 11.54 |
| 2020 | 73,030 | −40% | 6,225 | 11.73 |
| 2019 | 122,068 | +26% | 8,907 | 13.70 |
| 2018 | 97,224 | −5.3% | 9,231 | 10.53 |
| 2017 | 102,665 | +19% | 9,044 | 11.35 |
| 2016 | 86,559 | +5.5% | 7,956 | 10.88 |
| 2015 | 82,072 | +5.1% | 7,157 | 11.47 |
| 2014 | 78,064 | +3.8% | 6,757 | 11.55 |
| 2013 | 75,171 | +0.4% | 6,498 | 11.57 |
| 2012 | 74,886 | +5.8% | 6,473 | 11.57 |
| 2011 | 70,808 | +14% | 6,744 | 10.50 |
| 2010 | 61,895 | +20% | 5,056 | 12.24 |
| 2009 | 51,609 | −4.7% | 3,494 | 14.77 |
| 2008 | 54,138 | +29% | 3,505 | 15.45 |
| 2007 | 42,000 | −1.6% | 4,200 | 10.00 |
| 2006 | 42,678 | +21% | 3,849 | 11.09 |
| 2005 | 35,392 | −17% | 3,269 | 10.83 |
| 2004 | 42,535 | +9.2% | 3,839 | 11.08 |
| 2003 | 38,956 | −2.7% | 3,459 | 11.26 |
| 2002 | 40,043 | +0.1% | 3,484 | 11.49 |
| 2001 | 40,000 | −12% | 4,000 | 10.00 |
| 2000 | 45,215 | −21% | 4,234 | 10.68 |
| 1999 | 57,172 | −26% | 4,505 | 12.69 |
| 1998 | 77,670 | +20% | 5,579 | 13.92 |
| 1997 | 64,785 | −21% | 5,434 | 11.92 |
| 1996 | 81,901 | +11% | 6,472 | 12.65 |
| 1995 | 74,055 | +11% | 5,488 | 13.49 |
| 1994 | 67,000 | +12% | 5,300 | 12.64 |
| 1993 | 60,000 | +15% | 5,000 | 12.00 |
| 1992 | 52,216 | +4.6% | 4,422 | 11.81 |
| 1991 | 49,941 | +0.3% | 3,753 | 13.31 |
| 1990 | 49,780 | −24% | 3,787 | 13.14 |
| 1989 | 65,238 | +1.2% | 5,177 | 12.60 |
| 1988 | 64,469 | +23% | 5,144 | 12.53 |
| 1987 | 52,418 | +7.6% | 4,081 | 12.84 |
| 1986 | 48,720 | −1.1% | 3,740 | 13.03 |
| 1985 | 49,237 | +29% | 4,293 | 11.47 |
| 1984 | 38,137 | −15% | 3,843 | 9.92 |
| 1983 | 44,618 | +41% | 3,906 | 11.42 |
| 1982 | 31,718 | −21% | 3,806 | 8.33 |
| 1981 | 40,228 | +17% | 3,768 | 10.68 |
| 1980 | 34,517 | +11% | 3,581 | 9.64 |
| 1979 | 30,979 | −32% | 2,853 | 10.86 |
| 1978 | 45,260 | +39% | 4,204 | 10.77 |
| 1977 | 32,450 | +35% | 3,474 | 9.34 |
| 1976 | 24,006 | −8.9% | 2,788 | 8.61 |
| 1975 | 26,341 | −5.6% | 3,100 | 8.50 |
| 1974 | 27,910 | +13% | 3,380 | 8.26 |
| 1973 | 24,691 | +36% | 2,757 | 8.96 |
| 1972 | 18,108 | −6.2% | 2,201 | 8.23 |
| 1971 | 19,301 | +2.3% | 2,139 | 9.02 |
| 1970 | 18,872 | +23% | 2,303 | 8.19 |
| 1969 | 15,399 | +5.0% | 1,804 | 8.54 |
| 1968 | 14,665 | +17% | 1,509 | 9.72 |
| 1967 | 12,500 | +8.7% | 1,400 | 8.93 |
| 1966 | 11,500 | +15% | 1,300 | 8.85 |
| 1965 | 10,000 | +11% | 1,200 | 8.33 |
| 1964 | 9,000 | +13% | 1,100 | 8.18 |
| 1963 | 8,000 | +6.7% | 1,000 | 8.00 |
| 1962 | 7,500 | +7.1% | 950 | 7.89 |
| 1961 | 7,000 | — | 900 | 7.78 |

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of green maize in Australia?

Australia produced 79,690 t in 2024, 0.84% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Australia rank in the world for production of green maize?

Australia ranked 17th of 48 countries in 2024. The largest producer was United States with 25.3% of the world total.

### How has the production of green maize in Australia changed?

It rose by 2.1% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −14% for the world. The record was 122,068 t in 2019.

### What is the yield of green maize in Australia?

11.8 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (79,690 t from 6,776 ha), against a world average of 8.8 t/ha.

### Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/green-maize/united-states/)[Mexico](https://husfarm.com/production/green-maize/mexico/)[Croatia](https://husfarm.com/production/green-maize/croatia/)[Nigeria](https://husfarm.com/production/green-maize/nigeria/)[Indonesia](https://husfarm.com/production/green-maize/indonesia/)[Peru](https://husfarm.com/production/green-maize/peru/)[France](https://husfarm.com/production/green-maize/france/)[South Africa](https://husfarm.com/production/green-maize/south-africa/)[Thailand](https://husfarm.com/production/green-maize/thailand/)[Guinea](https://husfarm.com/production/green-maize/guinea/)[Papua New Guinea](https://husfarm.com/production/green-maize/papua-new-guinea/)[Japan](https://husfarm.com/production/green-maize/japan/)
[All countries producing green maize](https://husfarm.com/production/green-maize/)

## Other products of Australia

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[Agricultural production in Australia](https://husfarm.com/production/country/australia/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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