Maize production rose 9.23% to 1,582 kt in Peru in 2021, according to Faostat.
Historically, maize production in Peru reached an all time high of 1,746 kt in 2015 and an all time low of 340 kt in 1961. When compared to Peru's main peers, maize production in Bolivia amounted to 1,225 kt, 88,462 kt in Brazil, 794 kt in Chile and 1,591 kt in Colombia in 2021.
Peru has been ranked 53rd within the group of 153 countries we follow in terms of maize production, 5 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 |
| Argentina | kt | 39,793 | 49,476 | 43,462 | 56,861 | 58,396 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bolivia | kt | 985 | 955 | 1,261 | 988 | 955 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | kt | 64,188 | 97,911 | 82,367 | 101,126 | 103,991 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chile | kt | 1,174 | 1,063 | 1,111 | 973 | 593 | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | kt | 1,295 | 1,330 | 1,378 | 1,395 | 1,393 | ||||||||||||||||
| Paraguay | kt | 5,152 | 5,156 | 5,345 | 5,577 | 5,835 | ||||||||||||||||
| Peru | kt | 1,576 | 1,523 | 1,577 | 1,576 | 1,448 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uruguay | kt | 487 | 471 | 309 | 816 | 763 | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | kt | 1,543 | 1,282 | 1,091 | 1,023 | 1,636 |
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