Maize (Corn) Imports by Country

China cut its maize imports nearly in half in a single year while Mexico's kept climbing, while Vietnam, which reported 9.2 million tonnes in 2023, left the 2024 ranking. The figures below aggregate FAO Detailed Trade Matrix bilateral records for item Maize (corn), 2020-2024, pairing import quantity in tonnes with import value in current US dollars. The table lists 164 countries; 117 reported a 2024 quantity, and the 2024 listed quantity total is about 168.2 million tonnes. Countries appear below ordered by 2024 listed quantity, from largest to smallest.

Maize (Corn) Imports by Country Map

Maize (Corn) Imports by Country in 2024

Mexico was the largest maize importer in the 2024 listed data with 23,853,749 tonnes, followed by Japan with 15,276,693 tonnes and China with 13,635,894 tonnes. South Korea ranked fourth with 11,341,682 tonnes, ahead of Spain (9,382,677 tonnes), Egypt (7,890,034 tonnes), Italy (7,389,690 tonnes), Colombia (6,850,855 tonnes), the Netherlands (5,348,686 tonnes) and Taiwan (4,949,072 tonnes). Mexico also led on import value at 5,392,119,000 US dollars, followed by Japan (3,938,886,000) and China (3,758,781,000).

Maize (Corn) Imports by Country

#
Country
Quantity (Tonne)2024
Value (USD)2024
1
Mexico
Mexico Mexico MX
23.85M $5.39B
2
Japan
Japan Japan JP
15.28M $3.94B
3
China
China China CN
13.64M $3.76B
4
South Korea
South Korea South Korea KR
11.34M $2.9B
5
Spain
Spain Spain ES
9.38M $2.22B
6
Egypt
Egypt Egypt EG
7.89M $2.27B
7
Italy
Italy Italy IT
7.39M $1.8B
8
Colombia
Colombia Colombia CO
6.85M $1.58B
9
Netherlands
Netherlands Netherlands NL
5.35M $1.34B
10
Taiwan
Taiwan Taiwan TW
4.95M $1.1B
11
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia SA
4.69M $1.21B
12
Türkiye
Türkiye Türkiye TR
4.51M $1.03B
13
Peru
Peru Peru PE
4.23M $1B
14
Malaysia
Malaysia Malaysia MY
4.03M $1.03B
15
United Kingdom
United Kingdom United Kingdom GB
2.83M $767.72M
16
Germany
Germany Germany DE
2.69M $970.21M
17
Chile
Chile Chile CL
2.64M $625.45M
18
Canada
Canada Canada CA
2.4M $635.64M
19
Thailand
Thailand Thailand TH
2.02M $546.96M
20
Guatemala
Guatemala Guatemala GT
2.02M $521.43M
21
Philippines
Philippines Philippines PH
1.93M $543.6M
22
Belgium
Belgium Belgium BE
1.79M $443.37M
23
Portugal
Portugal Portugal PT
1.77M $436.45M
24
Indonesia
Indonesia Indonesia ID
1.75M $450.09M
25
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe ZW
1.7M $605.84M
26
Brazil
Brazil Brazil BR
1.64M $313.94M
27
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic DO
1.53M $343.99M
28
Ireland
Ireland Ireland IE
1.5M $358.32M
29
Slovenia
Slovenia Slovenia SI
1.35M $295.53M
30
Costa Rica
Costa Rica Costa Rica CR
1.07M $260.86M
31
Austria
Austria Austria AT
1.07M $388.31M
32
Israel
Israel Israel IL
1.01M $226.74M
33
Honduras
Honduras Honduras HN
986.58K $238.9M
34
India
India India IN
895.4K $231.15M
35
El Salvador
El Salvador El Salvador SV
728.84K $196.96M
36
Greece
Greece Greece GR
712.07K $203.61M
37
United States
United States United States US
628.47K $281.7M
38
Panama
Panama Panama PA
569.06K $132.13M
39
Senegal
Senegal Senegal SN
512.63K $128.42M
40
Romania
Romania Romania RO
502.87K $247.33M
41
Lebanon
Lebanon Lebanon LB
453.15K $117.44M
42
France
France France FR
352.15K $336.73M
43
Namibia
Namibia Namibia NA
346.25K $98.96M
44
Czech Republic
Czech Republic Czech Republic CZ
296.85K $108.37M
45
Cambodia
Cambodia Cambodia KH
294.33K $83.16M
46
Cyprus
Cyprus Cyprus CY
279.61K $66.29M
47
Hungary
Hungary Hungary HU
277.79K $196.78M
48
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka LK
253.52K $77.88M
49
Switzerland
Switzerland Switzerland CH
223.22K $70.99M
50
Latvia
Latvia Latvia LV
222.66K $45.86M
51
Mozambique
Mozambique Mozambique MZ
213.8K $69M
52
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina BA
193.28K $51.68M
53
Slovakia
Slovakia Slovakia SK
177.37K $72.68M
54
Denmark
Denmark Denmark DK
175.19K $69.55M
55
Ecuador
Ecuador Ecuador EC
174.04K $77.63M
56
Poland
Poland Poland PL
170.62K $258.79M
57
Eswatini
Eswatini Eswatini SZ
168.33K $46.15M
58
Zambia
Zambia Zambia ZM
148.03K $44.63M
59
Angola
Angola Angola AO
142.59K $69.14M
60
Mauritius
Mauritius Mauritius MU
114.16K $29.41M
61
Lithuania
Lithuania Lithuania LT
109.29K $31.03M
62
Lesotho
Lesotho Lesotho LS
99.88K $34.15M
63
Norway
Norway Norway NO
94.48K $24.65M
64
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan UZ
92.6K $44.06M
65
Bulgaria
Bulgaria Bulgaria BG
92.59K $74.9M
66
Niger
Niger Niger NE
92.09K $8.17M
67
Albania
Albania Albania AL
89.93K $22.96M
68
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast CI
86.78K $33.43M
69
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan AZ
85.29K $24.06M
70
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago TT
84.46K $23.14M
71
Armenia
Armenia Armenia AM
66.26K $13.81M
72
Malawi
Malawi Malawi MW
61.03K $34.44M
73
Georgia
Georgia Georgia GE
57.17K $16.7M
74
Guyana
Guyana Guyana GY
56.61K $21.58M
75
North Macedonia
North Macedonia North Macedonia MK
53.06K $14.66M
76
Malta
Malta Malta MT
47.45K $11.9M
77
Sweden
Sweden Sweden SE
45.61K $19.46M
78
Estonia
Estonia Estonia EE
44.23K $12.56M
79
Croatia
Croatia Croatia HR
42.79K $65.56M
80
Finland
Finland Finland FI
42.54K $9.73M
81
New Zealand
New Zealand New Zealand NZ
36.39K $15.56M
82
Uganda
Uganda Uganda UG
33.83K $17.88M
83
Brunei
Brunei Brunei BN
29.64K $11.97M
84
Mauritania
Mauritania Mauritania MR
28.82K $6.54M
85
Pakistan
Pakistan Pakistan PK
28.45K $68.31M
86
Barbados
Barbados Barbados BB
27.53K $7.17M
87
Tanzania
Tanzania Tanzania TZ
21.63K $26.43M
88
Paraguay
Paraguay Paraguay PY
21.36K $81.23M
89
Iceland
Iceland Iceland IS
21.36K $6.52M
90
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegro ME
21.35K $4.53M
91
South Africa
South Africa South Africa ZA
20.77K $126.88M
92
Cape Verde
Cape Verde Cape Verde CV
20.34K $5.69M
93
Serbia
Serbia Serbia RS
19.54K $77.65M
94
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan KZ
17.92K $17.68M
95
Luxembourg
Luxembourg Luxembourg LU
15.08K $11.11M
96
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Hong Kong HK
10.39K $2.87M
97
Argentina
Argentina Argentina AR
9.56K $41.03M
98
Ukraine
Ukraine Ukraine UA
9.54K $43.21M
99
Suriname
Suriname Suriname SR
7.98K $3.16M
100
Bolivia
Bolivia Bolivia BO
4.84K $1.3M
101
Seychelles
Seychelles Seychelles SC
4.82K $1.64M
102
Myanmar
Myanmar Myanmar MM
4.47K $17.61M
103
Benin
Benin Benin BJ
4.07K $3.34M
104
Moldova
Moldova Moldova MD
3.74K $19.01M
105
Togo
Togo Togo TG
3.61K $1.74M
106
Singapore
Singapore Singapore SG
1.87K $2.09M
107
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan KG
1.57K $6.85M
108
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso BF
1.4K $414K
109
Australia
Australia Australia AU
1.32K $2.87M
110
Gambia
Gambia Gambia GM
477.03 $202K
111
Grenada
Grenada Grenada GD
346.63 $1.46M
112
Maldives
Maldives Maldives MV
166.98 $519K
113
Fiji
Fiji Fiji FJ
106.03 $155K
114
Central African Republic
Central African Republic Central African Republic CF
48.2 $45K
115
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda AG
42.91 $99K
116
Macau
Macau Macau MO
20.3 $59K
117
Samoa
Samoa Samoa WS
3.53 $12K

China's one-year retreat defines the latest data: down 12,606,128 tonnes (from 26,242,022 to 13,635,894 tonnes, down 48.0 percent), it exceeds the next three declines combined and alone outweighs Mexico's 5,353,348-tonne expansion. Yet the common reporter universe still grew 4.7 percent, because gains in Mexico, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Egypt absorbed most of China's pullback alongside smaller advances elsewhere.

Mexico holds 14.2 percent of the listed 2024 total, about 1.56 times Japan's share; the top three together hold 31.4 percent, the top five 43.7 percent and the top ten 63.0 percent. Japan, China and South Korea lead East Asian buying, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands lead in Europe alongside Egypt across the Mediterranean, and Colombia and Peru (4,230,290 tonnes) carry South America. Türkiye took 4,510,657 tonnes (2.7 percent) in twelfth place, while Saudi Arabia (4,689,561 tonnes) and Malaysia (4,029,421 tonnes) round out the major Middle Eastern and Southeast Asian buyers.

Maize (Corn) Import Swings Between 2023 and 2024

Between 2023 and 2024, the common reporter universe (115 countries with data in both years) rose from 158,059,401 tonnes to 165,412,472 tonnes, a change of 7,353,071 tonnes (4.7 percent). The totals listed for each year were 175,756,907 tonnes (151 reporters) and 168,162,587 tonnes (117 reporters); 36 countries reporting in 2023 (about 17.7 million tonnes combined, led by Vietnam with 9,218,119 tonnes) did not report in 2024. Türkiye added 2,479,771 tonnes (from 2,030,886 to 4,510,657 tonnes, up 122.1 percent), Saudi Arabia 1,925,994 tonnes (up 69.7 percent) and Egypt 1,593,847 tonnes (up 25.3 percent). Spain added 219,690 tonnes (up 2.4 percent) and Thailand 667,773 tonnes (up 49.3 percent).

Maize (Corn) Imports in 2024 Against 2020

Between 2020 and 2024, the common reporter universe (115 countries with data in both years) rose from 146,237,712 tonnes to 168,162,563 tonnes, a change of 21,924,851 tonnes (15.0 percent). The totals listed for each year were 179,615,943 tonnes (156 reporters) and 168,162,587 tonnes (117 reporters); the 2020-2024 common universe of 115 reporters excludes the 41 countries reporting in 2020 (about 33.4 million tonnes combined, led by Vietnam with 12,144,713 and Iran with 9,881,678 tonnes) that did not report in 2024. Mexico added 7,973,629 tonnes (up 50.2 percent), Türkiye 2,211,043 tonnes (up 96.1 percent) and Saudi Arabia 1,618,679 tonnes (up 52.7 percent). Germany fell 1,117,410 tonnes (down 29.4 percent).

Maize (Corn) Imports by Country

#
Country
2020 (Tonne)
2020 (USD)
2021 (Tonne)
2021 (USD)
2022 (Tonne)
2022 (USD)
2023 (Tonne)
2023 (USD)
2024 (Tonne)
2024 (USD)
1
Mexico
Mexico
15.88M $3.09B 17.57M $5.12B 16.26M $5.44B 18.5M $5.57B 23.85M $5.39B
2
Japan
Japan
15.77M $3.29B 15.24M $4.74B 15.27M $5.81B 14.88M $4.9B 15.28M $3.94B
3
China
China
11.29M $2.49B 28.35M $8.02B 20.62M $7.1B 26.24M $9.02B 13.64M $3.76B
4
South Korea
South Korea
11.66M $2.37B 11.65M $3.22B 11.81M $4.27B 11.26M $3.54B 11.34M $2.9B
5
Spain
Spain
8.07M $1.64B 8.29M $2.16B 11.28M $3.68B 9.16M $2.67B 9.38M $2.22B
6
Egypt
Egypt
7.76M $1.88B 6.63M $2.18B 6.38M $2.5B 6.3M $2.46B 7.89M $2.27B
7
Italy
Italy
5.99M $1.2B 5.21M $1.39B 6.91M $2.31B 6.5M $1.99B 7.39M $1.8B
8
Colombia
Colombia
6.16M $1.22B 6.04M $1.78B 6.53M $2.16B 6.32M $1.86B 6.85M $1.58B
9
Netherlands
Netherlands
5.95M $1.33B 5.15M $1.58B 5.27M $1.78B 5.43M $1.64B 5.35M $1.34B
10
Taiwan
Taiwan
4.42M $889.35M 4.34M $1.32B 3.88M $1.74B 4.25M $1.27B 4.95M $1.1B
11
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
3.07M $654.19M 2.94M $909.41M 4.64M $1.7B 2.76M $1.01B 4.69M $1.21B
12
Türkiye
Türkiye
2.3M $485.44M 2.3M $680.35M 3.4M $1.17B 2.03M $601.29M 4.51M $1.03B
13
Peru
Peru
3.79M $779.36M 3.65M $1.11B 3.58M $1.29B 3.54M $1.03B 4.23M $1B
14
Malaysia
Malaysia
3.85M $792.79M 3.56M $1.12B 3.48M $1.26B 3.59M $1.1B 4.03M $1.03B
15
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
2.67M $619.65M 2.62M $727.47M 2.48M $879.09M 2.16M $725.51M 2.83M $767.72M
16
Germany
Germany
3.8M $994.04M 2.98M $973.49M 3.18M $1.3B 2.9M $1.08B 2.69M $970.21M
17
Chile
Chile
2.79M $569.9M 2.4M $703.24M 2.51M $853.86M - - 2.64M $625.45M
18
Canada
Canada
1.79M $453.44M 2.84M $818.21M 4.88M $1.45B 3.1M $891.48M 2.4M $635.64M
19
Thailand
Thailand
1.6M $282.37M 1.82M $404.48M 1.49M $446.16M 1.35M $464.43M 2.02M $546.96M
20
Guatemala
Guatemala
1.47M $307.39M 1.42M $426.83M 1.63M $571.17M 1.61M $523.55M 2.02M $521.43M
21
Philippines
Philippines
740.21K $212.52M 459.73K $177.23M 769.5K $353.08M 648.51K $296.11M 1.93M $543.6M
22
Belgium
Belgium
1.92M $445.15M 1.92M $559.32M 1.88M $641.92M 1.58M $501.58M 1.79M $443.37M
23
Portugal
Portugal
1.9M $377.98M 2.11M $510.64M 2.28M $754.06M 2.09M $615.07M 1.77M $436.45M
24
Indonesia
Indonesia
865.65K $172.65M 996K $297.3M 1.09M $394.46M 1.24M $367.69M 1.75M $450.09M
25
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
874.45K $289.22M 352.28K $114.28M 119.02K $39.06M 379.73K $152.03M 1.7M $605.84M
26
Brazil
Brazil
1.37M $219M 3.21M $803M 2.64M $654.16M 1.36M $292.02M 1.64M $313.94M
27
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
1.28M $260.43M 1.36M $428.75M 1.33M $481.74M 1.44M $403.83M 1.53M $343.99M
28
Ireland
Ireland
1.31M $272.67M 1.22M $328.51M 1.59M $530.83M 1.26M $363.63M 1.5M $358.32M
29
Slovenia
Slovenia
776.98K $145.08M 616.43K $165.78M 712.07K $231.23M 1.23M $343.69M 1.35M $295.53M
30
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
954.49K $194.14M 1.07M $314.75M 832.5K $292.86M 1.02M $321.53M 1.07M $260.86M
31
Austria
Austria
967.26K $232.17M 1.09M $309.87M 1.15M $448.44M 650.66K $306.72M 1.07M $388.31M
32
Israel
Israel
1.89M $357.99M 1.39M $357.13M 1.55M $476.55M 1.05M $320.66M 1.01M $226.74M
33
Honduras
Honduras
759.9K $157.67M 751.93K $223.5M - - 834.67K $274.85M 986.58K $238.9M
34
India
India
231.8K $64.7M 24.38K $14.2M 17.36K $11.57M 10.8K $7.82M 895.4K $231.15M
35
El Salvador
El Salvador
685.34K $147.6M 606.82K $186.24M 791.21K $287.11M 724.96K $254M 728.84K $196.96M
36
Greece
Greece
669.57K $158.44M 667.7K $219.22M 594.25K $226.24M 521.2K $168.48M 712.07K $203.61M
37
United States
United States
696.71K $337.39M 651.52K $343.62M 605.42K $353.28M 1.04M $433.05M 628.47K $281.7M
38
Panama
Panama
521.6K $106.56M 713.18K $199.76M 592.21K $202.42M 536.55K $159.99M 569.06K $132.13M
39
Senegal
Senegal
323.44K $72.97M 398.51K $123.58M 395.33K $146.59M 430.86K $136.13M 512.63K $128.42M
40
Romania
Romania
1.35M $365.69M 961.44K $352.84M 1.34M $526.1M 879.14K $389.83M 502.87K $247.33M
41
Lebanon
Lebanon
557.08K $117.83M 439.83K $137.5M 421.06K $148.55M 391.7K $137.52M 453.15K $117.44M
42
France
France
661.44K $311.59M 568.24K $337.5M 648.2K $410.68M 452.99K $407.72M 352.15K $336.73M
43
Namibia
Namibia
131.75K $40.35M 143.34K $38.05M 128.19K $37.35M 168.16K $46.12M 346.25K $98.96M
44
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
173.78K $67M 173.59K $80.42M 171.64K $91.87M 276.39K $120.38M 296.85K $108.37M
45
Cambodia
Cambodia
270.66K $65.4M 261.89K $80.36M 134.75K $51.98M 182.89K $64M 294.33K $83.16M
46
Cyprus
Cyprus
289.03K $60.76M 270.32K $81.05M 319.13K $117.66M 304.52K $87.17M 279.61K $66.29M
47
Hungary
Hungary
168.69K $133.69M 439.42K $224.12M 1.63M $613.84M 891.86K $419.66M 277.79K $196.78M
48
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
29.82K $14.24M 8.18K $9.36M 178.65K $76.05M 197.24K $59.11M 253.52K $77.88M
49
Switzerland
Switzerland
139.89K $42.75M 158.25K $64.54M 251.16K $104.06M 177.73K $70.59M 223.22K $70.99M
50
Latvia
Latvia
93.84K $19.46M 87.14K $24.92M 174.09K $56.89M 330.8K $84.03M 222.66K $45.86M
51
Mozambique
Mozambique
282.92K $57M 188.35K $46.53M 156.05K $38.26M 172.24K $55.05M 213.8K $69M
52
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
170.54K $37.25M 132.79K $43.66M 188.63K $68.21M 215.06K $57.92M 193.28K $51.68M
53
Slovakia
Slovakia
88.88K $51.14M 151.34K $68.32M 649.22K $213.82M 462.89K $159.23M 177.37K $72.68M
54
Denmark
Denmark
190.59K $73.65M 147.19K $69.06M 237.55K $110.11M 182.65K $71.33M 175.19K $69.55M
55
Ecuador
Ecuador
67.2K $44.46M 71.92K $58.55M 196.42K $116.36M 190.05K $114.39M 174.04K $77.63M
56
Poland
Poland
421.65K $192.65M 222.03K $180.37M 2.03M $665.93M 727.15K $338.33M 170.62K $258.79M
57
Eswatini
Eswatini
185.64K $37.64M 163.19K $41.48M 157.75K $45.14M 159.48K $42.91M 168.33K $46.15M
58
Zambia
Zambia
1.19K $3.4M 4.5K $3.61M 417.32 $4.2M 2.07K $6.89M 148.03K $44.63M
59
Angola
Angola
44.91K $15.17M 49.78K $46.97M 92.24K $70.38M 30.39K $22.75M 142.59K $69.14M
60
Mauritius
Mauritius
124.79K $26.52M 96.81K $27.22M 118.81K $44.61M - - 114.16K $29.41M
61
Lithuania
Lithuania
321.35K $61.59M 135.73K $39.68M 266.13K $82.52M 182.98K $59.61M 109.29K $31.03M
62
Lesotho
Lesotho
57.02K $10.01M 25.52K $9.59M 63.22K $22.47M 70.93K $22.54M 99.88K $34.15M
63
Norway
Norway
69.58K $16.72M 89.48K $26.46M 109.59K $38.57M 81.77K $25.07M 94.48K $24.65M
64
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
60.99K $17.61M 60.74K $23.82M 94.46K $29.49M 41.99K $25.91M 92.6K $44.06M
65
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
27.84K $56.56M 88.13K $71.82M 95.91K $92.74M 35.35K $83.43M 92.59K $74.9M
66
Niger
Niger
24.42K $2.46M 55.04K $2.49M 24.22K $1.48M 20.81K $2.08M 92.09K $8.17M
67
Albania
Albania
83.4K $20.67M 69.43K $22.02M - - 65.59K $18.48M 89.93K $22.96M
68
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
4.78K $3.86M 105.21K $34.24M 56.57K $25.69M 5.2K $7.53M 86.78K $33.43M
69
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
48.58K $14.16M 30.74K $11.82M 75.86K $24.16M 73.06K $20.82M 85.29K $24.06M
70
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
84.14K $18.99M 83.43K $27.96M 89.82K $36.59M 77.29K $25.61M 84.46K $23.14M
71
Armenia
Armenia
71.47K $13.18M 66.35K $14M 96.38K $24.23M 67.17K $13.18M 66.26K $13.81M
72
Malawi
Malawi
5.81K $7.68M 2.8K $3.49M 24.1 $36K 29.03K $13.39M 61.03K $34.44M
73
Georgia
Georgia
118.68K $24.12M 79.8K $21.69M 33.17K $12.58M 56.82K $18.75M 57.17K $16.7M
74
Guyana
Guyana
37.19K $11.45M 49.3K $22.26M 40.16K $21.48M 39.91K $23.9M 56.61K $21.58M
75
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
60.8K $13.66M 55.25K $17.16M 40.1K $14.94M 40.75K $11.73M 53.06K $14.66M
76
Malta
Malta
49.01K $10.4M 48.26K $14.7M 46.95K $18.19M 46.21K $14.19M 47.45K $11.9M
77
Sweden
Sweden
53.45K $16.53M 45.73K $18.39M 73.04K $28.21M 44.82K $21.48M 45.61K $19.46M
78
Estonia
Estonia
25.99K $6.74M 24.19K $7.73M 37.98K $13.92M 65.42K $19.46M 44.23K $12.56M
79
Croatia
Croatia
76.36K $35.68M 49.13K $41.88M 116.01K $72.7M 156.1K $90.64M 42.79K $65.56M
80
Finland
Finland
22.83K $5.18M 32.24K $9.03M 80.92K $26.18M 26.74K $7.43M 42.54K $9.73M
81
New Zealand
New Zealand
110.96K $27.92M 109.9K $27.41M 53.24K $17.52M 388.23 $3.2M 36.39K $15.56M
82
Uganda
Uganda
11.88K $3.49M 89.62K $14.8M 86.53K $24.67M 32.81K $9.79M 33.83K $17.88M
83
Brunei
Brunei
3.91K $1.24M 24.4K $9.48M 51K $17.93M 14.41K $5.56M 29.64K $11.97M
84
Mauritania
Mauritania
12.79K $1.48M 22.97K $5.51M 33.43K $11.01M 20.19K $4.86M 28.82K $6.54M
85
Pakistan
Pakistan
25.22K $56.66M 28.87K $72.8M 34.59K $87.63M 27.77K $71.83M 28.45K $68.31M
86
Barbados
Barbados
31.53K $7.22M 28.54K $9.11M 28.03K $11.15M 33.05K $10.86M 27.53K $7.17M
87
Tanzania
Tanzania
53.63K $19.44M 14.91K $17.48M 62.11K $31M 86.34K $36.05M 21.63K $26.43M
88
Paraguay
Paraguay
17.27K $51.21M 71.78K $79.39M 23.67K $94.36M 22.78K $117.51M 21.36K $81.23M
89
Iceland
Iceland
22.41K $5.46M 19.57K $6.47M 17.91K $7.54M 22.15K $8.23M 21.36K $6.52M
90
Montenegro
Montenegro
29.17K $5.62M 22.09K $6.33M 20.58K $6.85M 30.79K $8.01M 21.35K $4.53M
91
South Africa
South Africa
82.04K $36.05M 20.14K $30.99M 4.16K $26.13M 2.57K $21.82M 20.77K $126.88M
92
Cape Verde
Cape Verde
39.03K $8.91M 16.45K $6.14M 28.7K $12.2M 40.85K $14.76M 20.34K $5.69M
93
Serbia
Serbia
3.5K $16.66M 4.92K $20.5M 10.7K $46.64M 14.43K $68.43M 19.54K $77.65M
94
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
6.31K $5.78M 7.51K $10.22M 12.73K $17.83M 17.61K $22.39M 17.92K $17.68M
95
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
15.1K $9.28M 14.95K $11.06M 11.94K $10.97M 10.26K $7.39M 15.08K $11.11M
96
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
20.78K $4.9M 16.9K $6.05M 15.97K $6.47M 12.85K $4.53M 10.39K $2.87M
97
Argentina
Argentina
3.77K $16.27M 5.31K $25.11M 8.21K $41.76M 15.78K $81.01M 9.56K $41.03M
98
Ukraine
Ukraine
24.88K $105.39M 18.64K $89.45M 23.24K $74.24M 15.75K $54.37M 9.54K $43.21M
99
Suriname
Suriname
6.47K $2.04M 9.7K $3.98M 7.5K $3.92M 7.97K $3.83M 7.98K $3.16M
100
Bolivia
Bolivia
63.12K $12.15M 29.05K $8.91M 10.54K $3.85M 6.61K $2.4M 4.84K $1.3M
101
Seychelles
Seychelles
4.23K $1.44M 7.32K $2.64M 5.34K $2.14M 7.08K $2.7M 4.82K $1.64M
102
Myanmar
Myanmar
11.02K $32.48M 13.57K $40.1M 14.21K $43.37M 10.6K $38.86M 4.47K $17.61M
103
Benin
Benin
3.29K $1.05M 4.73K $3.14M 6.12K $4.77M 5.65K $1.93M 4.07K $3.34M
104
Moldova
Moldova
33.77K $24.98M 7.18K $18.53M 78.68K $44.64M 32.04K $30.03M 3.74K $19.01M
105
Togo
Togo
1.57K $461K 1.18K $333K 1.48K $477K 2.78K $1.04M 3.61K $1.74M
106
Singapore
Singapore
9.7K $2.7M 7.54K $3.23M 9.54K $4.61M 6.69K $3.79M 1.87K $2.09M
107
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
704.49 $1.79M 1.22K $3.33M 1.61K $4.7M 1.64K $7.31M 1.57K $6.85M
108
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
3.26K $243K 908.73 $392K 1.6K $279K 1.08K $229K 1.4K $414K
109
Australia
Australia
3.95K $4.36M 2.55K $4.78M 1.22K $2.69M 2.04K $4.19M 1.32K $2.87M
110
Gambia
Gambia
279.23 $117K 473.92 $205K 391.53 $186K 98.45 $47K 477.03 $202K
111
Grenada
Grenada
3.1K $859K 21.91K $6.06M 7.4K $2.4M 6.58K $1.91M 346.63 $1.46M
112
Maldives
Maldives
80.57 $225K 217.32 $475K 253.16 $593K 304.45 $548K 166.98 $519K
113
Fiji
Fiji
35.49 $40K 130.3 $145K 123.75 $134K 177.46 $250K 106.03 $155K
114
Central African Republic
Central African Republic
3.45 $1K - - 4 $1K 0.5 $3K 48.2 $45K
115
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda
68.47 $116K 51.8 $98K 54.39 $107K 72.08 $155K 42.91 $99K
116
Macau
Macau
- - 0.41 $0 4.22 $10K 3.98 $12K 20.3 $59K
117
Samoa
Samoa
- - 5.1 $5K 0.47 $5K 0.55 $2K 3.53 $12K
118
Vietnam
Vietnam
12.14M $2.4B 9.95M $2.85B 9.6M $3.34B 9.22M $2.87B - -
119
Iran
Iran
9.88M $2.52B 9.78M $3.4B 8.91M $3.44B - - - -
120
Morocco
Morocco
2.87M $569.03M 2.17M $675.76M 2.1M $762.38M 2.49M $739.01M - -
121
Venezuela
Venezuela
1.37M $301.34M - - 1.24M $313.73M 1.02M $268.17M - -
122
Tunisia
Tunisia
1.03M $199.63M 994.14K $287.59M 827.42K $296.58M 974.72K $274.37M - -
123
Jordan
Jordan
765.09K $162.9M 815.93K $235.93M 632.93K $217.83M 585.78K $200.61M - -
124
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
556.54K $126.93M 656.77K $206.64M 545.96K $203.65M 539.4K $200.21M - -
125
Uruguay
Uruguay
145.06K $50.83M 102.12K $47.32M 160.04K $69.13M 532.03K $203.33M - -
126
Kenya
Kenya
472.76K $117.89M 483.37K $123.77M 790.3K $207.74M 504.67K $163.86M - -
127
Nicaragua
Nicaragua
407.51K $84.42M 507.35K $154.1M 518.64K $189.27M 463.36K $144.61M - -
128
Nepal
Nepal
568.26K $135.82M 584.5K $158.27M 419.88K $134.55M - - - -
129
Cuba
Cuba
1.56M $343.12M 509.41K $164.34M 342.35K $125.87M - - - -
130
Jamaica
Jamaica
276.1K $56.49M 308.95K $88.88M 337.45K $121.86M 321.67K $101.14M - -
131
Botswana
Botswana
295.36K $59.54M 264.56K $64.91M 247.6K $66.22M 277.62K $62.45M - -
132
Oman
Oman
337.46K $107.16M 335.31K $132.98M 144.55K $68.23M 234.5K $110.14M - -
133
Rwanda
Rwanda
76.24K $28.97M 67.74K $18.33M 143.68K $39.72M - - - -
134
Kuwait
Kuwait
111.27K $54.39M 129.23K $52.93M 184.77K $90.08M 142.04K $68.9M - -
135
DR Congo
DR Congo
76.98K $17.2M 44.71K $9.87M 52.53K $13.78M 76.21K $27.85M - -
136
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
9.24K $2.38M 28.98K $8.24M 36.26K $12.17M 60.33K $16.06M - -
137
Belarus
Belarus
105.04K $55.78M 57.38K $58.16M - - - - - -
138
Qatar
Qatar
95.22K $22.19M 72.22K $22.72M 73.5K $28.57M 56.29K $21.77M - -
139
Cameroon
Cameroon
19.62K $5.35M 34.08K $11.68M 12.16K $5.33M 39.99K $13.07M - -
140
Bhutan
Bhutan
- - - - 25.68K $7.92M 39.81K $10.98M - -
141
Russia
Russia
51.32K $132.68M 35.05K $110.91M - - - - - -
142
Ghana
Ghana
- - 109.82K $46.66M 64.82K $22.38M 28.12K $13.4M - -
143
Burundi
Burundi
16K $4.93M 10.77K $4.01M 13.58K $5.21M 27.71K $10.57M - -
144
Bahrain
Bahrain
15.93K $4.64M 17.42K $6.29M 20.39K $8.2M 17.52K $7.02M - -
145
Congo
Congo
17.55K $5.47M 6.61K $2.58M 17.67K $7.89M 11.76K $5.28M - -
146
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
8.83K $2.23M 13.98K $3.64M 8.97K $3.93M 10.75K $4.03M - -
147
Djibouti
Djibouti
- - 11.19K $16.23M 5.69K $3.58M 8.35K $7.48M - -
148
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
81.56K $30.98M 4.65K $4.88M 6.74K $6.45M 4.59K $5.67M - -
149
Mali
Mali
- - - - 4.53K $784K 3.49K $680K - -
150
Laos
Laos
2.65K $2.56M 4K $3.48M 5.2K $5.38M 2.57K $4.84M - -
151
French Polynesia
French Polynesia
2.68K $1.07M 2.03K $1.08M 2.46K $1.38M - - - -
152
Madagascar
Madagascar
1.1K $815K 568.7 $973K 4.1K $2.09M 1.19K $582K - -
153
Bahamas
Bahamas
465.29 $430K 466.4 $716K 2.42K $862K 701.42 $898K - -
154
Mongolia
Mongolia
8.23K $2.08M 8.18K $2.35M 164.8 $239K 672.14 $382K - -
155
Gabon
Gabon
747.43 $270K 827.93 $320K 635.79 $280K 658.9 $235K - -
156
Belize
Belize
- - - - 495.77 $2.82M - - - -
157
Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste
62.32 $21K 152.15 $40K 310.93 $109K 429.97 $117K - -
158
Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe
44 $44K 45.4 $45K 32.42 $39K 103.79 $175K - -
159
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia
56.19 $95K - - - - - - - -
160
Dominica
Dominica
55.93 $37K 93.16 $32K 18.31 $39K 22.88 $42K - -
161
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
107.29 $192K 96.69 $44K 495.2 $201K 20.35 $24K - -
162
Comoros
Comoros
17.05 $8K 5.87 $3K - - - - - -
163
Kiribati
Kiribati
0.15 $1K 4.22 $8K - - - - - -
164
Tonga
Tonga
- - - - 0.44 $4K 0.86 $9K - -

Methodology

This table adds up FAO Detailed Trade Matrix bilateral flows into yearly reporter totals for item Maize (corn), import quantity and import value, 2020-2024. Quantities show two decimals below 1,000 tonnes and whole tonnes above; values are full current US dollars with no inflation adjustment. The 2024 maize (corn) imports ranking and shares use 2024 listed quantities; values are not used for ranking. In the maize (corn) imports data, zero means a reported nil or negligible flow; an empty cell means no quantity was reported. Only countries reporting quantities in both compared years feed change arithmetic, and reporters that enter or leave are tallied on their own lines. Partner-derived gap filling and food-aid additions can apply, and unreconciled bilateral pairs mean an export entry and its mirror import may not match.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why did Vietnam disappear from the ranking?

Vietnam reported 9,218,119 tonnes for 2023 and nothing for 2024, after 12,144,713 tonnes in 2020. Blank cells mean not reported rather than zero, so Vietnam leaves both the ranking and the year-to-year comparison universes; its absence explains much of the gap between each-year totals and common-universe change.

How should Türkiye's 122.1 percent rise be read?

Türkiye grew from 2,030,886 tonnes in 2023 to 4,510,657 tonnes in 2024, an increase of 2,479,771 tonnes. The triple-digit percentage mirrors the modest starting base beside million-tonne movers elsewhere; absolute and percentage belong together.

What pulled the common universe up if China fell so far?

Mexico (+5,353,348 tonnes), Türkiye (+2,479,771), Saudi Arabia (+1,925,994) and Egypt (+1,593,847) together added about 11.3 million tonnes, absorbing China's 12.6-million-tonne retreat alongside smaller gains. Net common-universe growth of 4.7 percent is the balance of these opposing moves.

Does maize import volume show total national demand?

No. It covers reported imports only; domestic production, consumption, stocks, exports and final uses are not included. A high import total is therefore not the same thing as total maize demand.

Data Disclaimer: Projected data (future years) are estimates based on mathematical models. Actual values may differ. Learn about our methodology →

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