Maize production fell 0.623% to 1,960 kt in Guatemala in 2021, according to Faostat.
Historically, maize production in Guatemala reached an all time high of 1,977 kt in 2018 and an all time low of 518 kt in 1961. When compared to Guatemala's main peers, maize production in Belize amounted to 109 kt, 881 kt in El Salvador, 674 kt in Honduras and 376 kt in Nicaragua in 2021.
Guatemala has been ranked 48th within the group of 153 countries we follow in terms of maize production, 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Maize Production | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Belize | kt | 65.8 | 89.5 | 77.8 | 58.0 | 83.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | kt | 9.54 | 6.72 | 18.1 | 13.3 | 14.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | kt | 923 | 904 | 686 | 786 | 781 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | kt | 1,899 | 1,952 | 1,977 | 1,854 | 1,972 | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | kt | 613 | 684 | 705 | 589 | 667 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | kt | 28,250 | 27,763 | 27,169 | 27,228 | 27,425 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | kt | 411 | 408 | 395 | 400 | 371 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 412,262 | 371,096 | 364,262 | 345,962 | 358,447 |
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