Area & Production of Maize during 2012 |
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Sr. No. |
Countries |
Production |
Area |
%age Share |
1 |
USA |
273832130 |
35359790 |
31.40 |
2 |
China |
208130000 |
34949000 |
23.87 |
3 |
Brazil |
71072810 |
14198496 |
8.15 |
4 |
Mexico |
22069254 |
6923900 |
2.53 |
5 |
Argentina |
21196637 |
3696300 |
2.43 |
6 |
India |
21060000 |
8400000 |
2.41 |
7 |
Ukraine |
20961300 |
4371900 |
2.40 |
8 |
Indonesia |
19377030 |
3959909 |
2.22 |
9 |
France |
15614100 |
1718600 |
1.79 |
10 |
South Africa |
11830000 |
3141000 |
1.36 |
11 |
Canada |
11703100 |
1399700 |
1.34 |
12 |
Nigeria |
9410000 |
5200000 |
1.08 |
13 |
Russian Federation |
8212924 |
1937500 |
0.94 |
14 |
Italy |
8194600 |
980500 |
0.94 |
15 |
Egypt |
8093646 |
1041345 |
0.93 |
Total of top 15 Countries |
730757531 |
127277940 |
83.80 |
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24 |
Pakistan |
4631000 |
1085000 |
0.53 |
Total of other 149 countries |
136678238 |
49016567 |
15.67 |
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World total |
872066769 |
177379507 |
100.00 |
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Source: FAO
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