How much corn does China produce?

China's corn production

FAOSTAT Crops and livestock products (QCL), 2024. World total is the sum of reporting countries.

Share of world output over time

Average annual share by decade: 1960s 11%, 1970s 13%, 1980s 16%, 1990s 20%, 2000s 19%, 2010s 23%, 2020s 23%. See the concentration-over-time report.

China as a buyer of corn

China imported $2.1 billion of corn grain (HS 1005) in 2024, 4.5% of world imports, ranked #5. Of its $2.1 billion of corn imports in 2024, 52% came from Ukraine and 23% from Brazil, among 28 suppliers. Largest sources: Ukraine (52%), Brazil (23%), United States (18%), Myanmar (2.5%), Russia (1.7%).

Import dependency · Supplier shifts

How much corn China uses

China's domestic supply of corn was 310 million tonnes in 2023, 26% of the world's. Food supply was 7.1 kg per person a year, 87th highest of 140 countries with a million or more people. It produced 92% of what it used (self-sufficiency) and imported 8%. FAO's item is "Maize and products". Consumption · Self-sufficiency.

The corn price China sells into

The benchmark price, US No. 2 yellow, Gulf export, was $239.6/t in September 2026, up 21% over twelve months. Its five-year volatility is 20% a year, calmer in 55% of its earlier five-year windows. A single country's export price can differ from the benchmark: see trade price against benchmark. Monthly averages lag the market and are not investment advice. Corn price history.