> 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%.

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# 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.

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Production, 2024358,255 t
World rank9 of 48
10-year change+33%
Record363,025 t2020

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

## Thailand compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total3.8%2.5% in 2014
Yield, t/ha9.7world 8.8 (+9.7%)
kg per person5.00world 1.16
10-year change+33%world −14%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 7 | [France](https://husfarm.com/production/green-maize/france/) | 459,300 | 4.9% |
| 8 | [South Africa](https://husfarm.com/production/green-maize/south-africa/) | 418,357 | 4.4% |
| 9 | **Thailand** | 358,255 | 3.8% |
| 10 | [Guinea](https://husfarm.com/production/green-maize/guinea/) | 302,462 | 3.2% |
| 11 | [Papua New Guinea](https://husfarm.com/production/green-maize/papua-new-guinea/) | 251,429 | 2.7% |

[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; 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

[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/)[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/)[Canada](https://husfarm.com/production/green-maize/canada/)
[All countries producing green maize](https://husfarm.com/production/green-maize/)

## Other products of Thailand

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[Agricultural production in Thailand](https://husfarm.com/production/country/thailand/)

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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