Satisfies world hunger…the 10 countries that most produce and export corn economy

Corn provides the livelihood of millions of people in the poorest regions, especially in developing countries, because of its enormous satiation capacity, but the use of this global strategic crop does not stop there, but rather extends to it being an environmentally friendly biofuel.

According to statistics from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the list of the top 10 corn producing countries in the world in 2022 is as follows:

1. United States: 348.75 million tons.
2. China: 277.41 million tons.
3. Brazil: 109.4 million tons.
4. Argentina: 59 million tons.
5. India: 33.7 million tons.
6. Mexico: 26.62 million tons.
7. Ukraine: 26.18 million tons.
8. Indonesia: 23.56 million tons.
9. South Africa: 16.13 million tons.
10. Russia: 15.86 million tons.

The 10 Arab countries that produce the most corn in 2022

Data for the top 10 Arab countries producing corn for the year 2022 are as follows:

1. Egypt: 7.5 million tons.
2. Syria: 0.53 million tons.
3. Iraq: 0.49 million tons.
4. Saudi Arabia: 0.058 million tons.
5. Yemen: 0.04 million tons.
6. Morocco: 0.0357 million tons.
7. Sudan: 0.024 million tons.
8. UAE: 0.023 million tons.
9. Sultanate of Oman: 0.022 million tons.
10. Kuwait: 0.021 million tons.

The statistical website Statista published a list of the 10 countries that produce the most corn in the world during 2023, and it is as follows:

1. United States: 389.6 million tons.
2. China: 288.8 million tons.
3. Brazil: 127 million tons.
4. European Union: 60.1 million tons.
5. Argentina: 55 million tons.
6. India: 35 thousand tons.
7. Ukraine: 30.5 million tons.
8. Mexico: 25.5 million tons.
9. Russia: 17 million tons.
10. South Africa: 16.8 million tons.

The top 10 countries that export corn in the world

According to the Integrated Global Trade Solutions Tool of the World Bank and the World Trade Organization, the list of the top 10 corn exporting countries in the world according to revenue is as follows:

1. Brazil: $13.46 billion.
2. United States: $13.29 billion.
3. Argentina: $6.11 billion.
4. Ukraine: $4.84 billion.
5. European Union: $1.47 billion.
6. Romania: $1.39 billion.
7. South Africa: $1.094 billion.
8. France: $1.093 billion.
9. Poland: $1.093 billion.
10. Paraguay: $748.7 million.

The most Arab countries exporting corn in 2023

1. UAE: $33.9 million.
2. Lebanon: $8.9 million.
3. Saudi Arabia: $1.64 million.
4. Egypt: $1.47 million.

The top 10 countries that import corn in the world 2023

According to the Integrated Global Trade Solutions Tool, the top 10 countries importing corn in the world in 2023 are as follows:

1. China: $9 billion.
2. European Union: $5.57 billion.
3. Mexico: $5.2 billion.
4. Japan: $4.88 billion.
5. Spain: $2.57 billion.
6. Egypt: $2.45 billion.
7. Italy: $1.84 billion.
8. Colombia: $1.82 billion.
9. Netherlands: $1.52 billion.
10. Taiwan (other Asia): $1.27 billion.
11. Saudi Arabia: $1 billion.

The Arab countries that import the most corn in 2023

1. Egypt: $2.45 billion.
2. Saudi Arabia: $1 billion.
3. Morocco: $728 million.
4. Tunisia: $274.2 million.
5. Jordan: $200.1 million.
6. UAE: $192 million.
7. Sultanate of Oman: $110 million.
8. Kuwait: $68.5 million.
9. Qatar: $21.77 million.
10. Bahrain: $7 million.

Origin of corn

Corn, by definition, is an annual herbaceous agricultural plant from the Poaceae family, which is ground and made into bread.

According to the American “Wisconsin Corn” website, corn is the only important grain crop whose roots go back to the Western Hemisphere, specifically in Mexico, before spreading north to Canada and south to Argentina.

The oldest confirmed archaeological fossil of corn dates back 7,000 years and was found in the Tehuacan Valley in Mexico.

Silent weapon

According to the US Center for Strategic and International Studies, Russia used grains such as wheat and corn as a silent weapon to achieve significant gains in its war against Ukraine, which suffered heavy losses.

The center quoted estimates from the US Department of Agriculture stating that the corn harvest in Ukraine in 2023 decreased by 27% compared to 2021 as a result of the war, with expectations that this decline will continue.

10 facts about corn

The American World Vision organization website published 10 facts about corn, according to the following:

1. The corn plant takes the form of long green stems, and then the yellow cobs characteristic of this crop are harvested. Corn is classified as a plant, grain, and fruit at the same time.
2. It can literally be said that corn satisfies world hunger, as this crop plays a major role in global food security.
3. Corn contains more energy and carbohydrates than any other food, and it also contains an abundance of plant fibres, vitamins and minerals.
4. How to prepare corn: Sometimes it loses much of its nutritional value and needs other elements besides it, such as legumes and proteins, for healthy meals.
5. As corn grows, it depletes nitrogen and other elements from the soil, making it difficult to grow healthy crops on the same field again.
6. Farmers in low-income developing countries produce two-thirds of the world’s corn crop, 67%, especially since it grows in many types of soil.
7. Maize needs a lot of water to grow, so farmers in sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere suffer from droughts, storms, an inability to accurately predict rainfall, and increasingly water scarcity in Central Africa, East Asia, and parts of South America.
8. Corn is not only a delicacy but is increasingly used as an alternative to fossil fuels to reduce carbon emissions associated with petroleum fuels such as gasoline and diesel.
9. The demand for corn in developing countries will double by 2050 as its use as animal feed skyrockets in light of the growing livestock population.
10. Challenges facing maize production threaten the future food security of millions of children in the most vulnerable places.