Maize production rose 1.85% to 1,612 kt in Peru in 2022, 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 986 kt, 109,421 kt in Brazil, 608 kt in Chile and 1,921 kt in Colombia in 2022.
Peru has been ranked 52nd within the group of 152 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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