Green maize production in Thailand
In 2024 Thailand produced 358,255 t of green maize, the 9th largest in the world (3.79% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 33%. The record was 363,025 t in 2020. Area harvested: 37,109 ha, yield 9.7 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 358,255 t
- World rank
- 9 of 48
- 10-year change
- +33%
- Record
- 363,025 t
- 2020
Green maize in Thailand, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Thailand compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 3.8%
- 2.5% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 9.7
- world 8.8 (+9.7%)
- kg per person
- 5.00
- world 1.16
- 10-year change
- +33%
- world −14%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | France | 459,300 | 4.9% |
| 8 | South Africa | 418,357 | 4.4% |
| 9 | Thailand | 358,255 | 3.8% |
| 10 | Guinea | 302,462 | 3.2% |
| 11 | Papua New Guinea | 251,429 | 2.7% |
Map of world production of green maize
Share of the world total; Thailand is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 358,255 | −0.3% | 37,109 | 9.65 |
| 2023 | 359,447 | +0.2% | 36,899 | 9.74 |
| 2022 | 358,752 | +0.6% | 37,224 | 9.64 |
| 2021 | 356,564 | −1.8% | 37,204 | 9.58 |
| 2020 | 363,025 | +1.8% | 36,269 | 10.01 |
| 2019 | 356,668 | +1.9% | 35,898 | 9.94 |
| 2018 | 350,000 | 0.0% | 35,524 | 9.85 |
| 2017 | 350,000 | 0.0% | 35,735 | 9.79 |
| 2016 | 350,000 | +6.1% | 36,160 | 9.68 |
| 2015 | 330,000 | +23% | 34,917 | 9.45 |
| 2014 | 268,961 | −13% | 29,600 | 9.09 |
| 2013 | 309,344 | +12% | 30,331 | 10.20 |
| 2012 | 276,874 | −5.4% | 30,072 | 9.21 |
| 2011 | 292,801 | +11% | 30,585 | 9.57 |
| 2010 | 262,942 | −1.8% | 29,386 | 8.95 |
| 2009 | 267,705 | −0.4% | 28,397 | 9.43 |
| 2008 | 268,731 | +3.3% | 35,365 | 7.60 |
| 2007 | 260,200 | +17% | 34,292 | 7.59 |
| 2006 | 221,909 | −11% | 26,634 | 8.33 |
| 2005 | 247,979 | −19% | 34,424 | 7.20 |
| 2004 | 305,094 | +22% | 38,295 | 7.97 |
| 2003 | 249,144 | −2.4% | 34,617 | 7.20 |
| 2002 | 255,221 | −10% | 36,032 | 7.08 |
| 2001 | 284,130 | +60% | 34,853 | 8.15 |
| 2000 | 177,142 | −4.0% | 22,580 | 7.85 |
| 1999 | 184,458 | −7.7% | 27,321 | 6.75 |
| 1998 | 199,810 | −7.1% | 28,217 | 7.08 |
| 1997 | 215,122 | +44% | 27,991 | 7.69 |
| 1996 | 149,860 | +6.5% | 21,543 | 6.96 |
| 1995 | 140,773 | −7.4% | 20,495 | 6.87 |
| 1994 | 152,041 | +22% | 21,359 | 7.12 |
| 1993 | 125,000 | +25% | 17,500 | 7.14 |
| 1992 | 100,000 | +18% | 14,600 | 6.85 |
| 1991 | 85,000 | +7.6% | 12,500 | 6.80 |
| 1990 | 79,000 | +22% | 11,500 | 6.87 |
| 1989 | 65,000 | +18% | 9,500 | 6.84 |
| 1988 | 55,000 | +10% | 8,500 | 6.47 |
| 1987 | 50,000 | +4.2% | 7,500 | 6.67 |
| 1986 | 48,000 | +15% | 7,500 | 6.40 |
| 1985 | 41,829 | +0.5% | 7,057 | 5.93 |
| 1984 | 41,628 | −11% | 6,357 | 6.55 |
| 1983 | 46,909 | +17% | 7,040 | 6.66 |
| 1982 | 40,000 | +5.3% | 6,250 | 6.40 |
| 1981 | 38,000 | +5.6% | 6,100 | 6.23 |
| 1980 | 36,000 | +5.9% | 6,000 | 6.00 |
| 1979 | 34,000 | +6.3% | 5,850 | 5.81 |
| 1978 | 32,000 | +6.7% | 5,700 | 5.61 |
| 1977 | 30,000 | +7.1% | 5,600 | 5.36 |
| 1976 | 28,000 | +7.7% | 5,400 | 5.19 |
| 1975 | 26,000 | +8.3% | 5,200 | 5.00 |
| 1974 | 24,000 | +9.1% | 5,000 | 4.80 |
| 1973 | 22,000 | +10% | 4,800 | 4.58 |
| 1972 | 20,000 | +11% | 4,500 | 4.44 |
| 1971 | 18,000 | +5.9% | 4,250 | 4.24 |
| 1970 | 17,000 | +6.3% | 4,250 | 4.00 |
| 1969 | 16,000 | +6.7% | 4,000 | 4.00 |
| 1968 | 15,000 | +7.1% | 3,750 | 4.00 |
| 1967 | 14,000 | +7.7% | 3,500 | 4.00 |
| 1966 | 13,000 | +4.0% | 3,250 | 4.00 |
| 1965 | 12,500 | +4.2% | 3,100 | 4.03 |
| 1964 | 12,000 | +4.3% | 3,000 | 4.00 |
| 1963 | 11,500 | +15% | 2,900 | 3.97 |
| 1962 | 10,000 | 0.0% | 2,500 | 4.00 |
| 1961 | 10,000 | — | 2,500 | 4.00 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of green maize in Thailand?
Thailand produced 358,255 t in 2024, 3.8% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Thailand rank in the world for production of green maize?
Thailand ranked 9th 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 Thailand changed?
It rose by 33% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −14% for the world. The record was 363,025 t in 2020.
What is the yield of green maize in Thailand?
9.7 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (358,255 t from 37,109 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; the 2024 figure for Thailand is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.