| Leading world importers of corn |
| Market Year |
Commodity |
Attribute |
Unit |
Japan, S. Korea, Taiwan |
Middle East and North Africa |
Other developing countries |
Other developed countries |
Former Soviet Union |
China |
| 1960/61 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
1.732 |
0.218 |
0.593 |
10.056 |
0.133 |
0.033 |
| 1961/62 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
2.138 |
0.671 |
1.098 |
13.187 |
0.024 |
0.212 |
| 1962/63 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
2.453 |
0.463 |
1.364 |
14.788 |
0.005 |
0.264 |
| 1963/64 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
3.096 |
0.736 |
1.523 |
16.913 |
0.127 |
0.212 |
| 1964/65 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
3.260 |
0.477 |
1.055 |
16.217 |
0.002 |
0.101 |
| 1965/66 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
2.944 |
0.534 |
1.383 |
20.540 |
0.023 |
0.031 |
| 1966/67 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
3.930 |
0.414 |
1.256 |
19.601 |
0.186 |
0.063 |
| 1967/68 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
4.974 |
0.549 |
1.257 |
20.827 |
0.361 |
0.113 |
| 1968/69 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
5.812 |
0.291 |
1.289 |
19.681 |
0.432 |
0.001 |
| 1969/70 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
6.665 |
0.318 |
2.203 |
18.735 |
0.110 |
0.000 |
| 1970/71 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
6.136 |
0.318 |
2.513 |
19.840 |
0.271 |
0.000 |
| 1971/72 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
6.819 |
0.440 |
2.147 |
20.642 |
2.106 |
0.000 |
| 1972/73 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
8.642 |
0.531 |
3.803 |
19.365 |
4.101 |
0.955 |
| 1973/74 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
9.895 |
0.934 |
4.425 |
22.193 |
4.797 |
2.058 |
| 1974/75 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
8.947 |
1.229 |
4.892 |
23.101 |
2.200 |
0.496 |
| 1975/76 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
10.418 |
1.385 |
3.841 |
23.488 |
12.300 |
0.000 |
| 1976/77 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
12.094 |
1.750 |
4.299 |
30.046 |
5.000 |
0.000 |
| 1977/78 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
13.252 |
2.211 |
5.634 |
24.413 |
10.857 |
0.059 |
| 1978/79 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
16.121 |
2.410 |
7.324 |
25.851 |
9.602 |
3.032 |
| 1979/80 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
16.664 |
3.174 |
11.980 |
28.353 |
9.579 |
1.966 |
| 1980/81 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
18.787 |
3.634 |
12.499 |
27.974 |
15.100 |
0.772 |
| 1981/82 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
18.605 |
4.699 |
7.492 |
22.150 |
13.400 |
1.245 |
| 1982/83 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
21.590 |
5.032 |
11.866 |
16.651 |
6.500 |
2.441 |
| 1983/84 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
20.906 |
5.337 |
12.313 |
12.819 |
9.500 |
0.131 |
| 1984/85 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
20.104 |
5.513 |
8.838 |
11.204 |
20.300 |
0.100 |
| 1985/86 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
21.248 |
6.120 |
7.944 |
7.495 |
10.300 |
0.374 |
| 1986/87 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
24.554 |
7.005 |
9.160 |
4.494 |
7.600 |
1.551 |
| 1987/88 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
26.154 |
5.981 |
7.900 |
6.797 |
9.960 |
0.217 |
| 1988/89 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
25.361 |
6.049 |
7.152 |
6.953 |
20.615 |
0.000 |
| 1989/90 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
27.407 |
7.241 |
11.356 |
7.762 |
18.760 |
0.442 |
| 1990/91 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
27.205 |
6.456 |
7.621 |
6.130 |
10.870 |
0.000 |
| 1991/92 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
28.026 |
6.023 |
14.258 |
3.372 |
10.209 |
0.000 |
| 1992/93 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
28.948 |
7.798 |
13.637 |
5.533 |
6.800 |
0.000 |
| 1993/94 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
27.256 |
7.443 |
14.339 |
4.564 |
3.185 |
0.000 |
| 1994/95 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
30.901 |
9.169 |
17.433 |
6.386 |
0.322 |
4.287 |
| 1995/96 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
30.673 |
8.383 |
18.453 |
6.950 |
0.204 |
1.476 |
| 1996/97 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
30.031 |
11.886 |
18.084 |
5.303 |
0.381 |
0.075 |
| 1997/98 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
28.424 |
10.255 |
18.955 |
4.748 |
0.232 |
0.287 |
| 1998/99 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
28.426 |
11.755 |
20.248 |
4.931 |
0.631 |
0.262 |
| 1999/00 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
29.832 |
14.115 |
22.737 |
3.952 |
1.057 |
0.071 |
| 2000/01 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
29.992 |
14.858 |
23.058 |
6.756 |
0.347 |
0.089 |
| 2001/02 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
29.673 |
15.007 |
19.913 |
6.551 |
0.666 |
0.039 |
| 2002/03 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
30.325 |
16.081 |
22.132 |
7.200 |
0.179 |
0.029 |
| 2003/04 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
30.510 |
15.574 |
21.754 |
8.390 |
0.690 |
0.002 |
| 2004/05 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
29.680 |
18.151 |
22.707 |
5.076 |
0.559 |
0.002 |
| 2005/06 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
29.633 |
16.425 |
28.163 |
4.936 |
0.649 |
0.062 |
| 2006/07 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
29.727 |
20.381 |
29.868 |
9.847 |
0.501 |
0.016 |
| 2007/08 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
30.452 |
19.709 |
31.214 |
17.909 |
0.651 |
0.041 |
| 2008/09 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
28.251 |
19.036 |
29.607 |
5.071 |
0.393 |
0.047 |
| 2009/10 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
28.953 |
22.912 |
31.538 |
5.274 |
0.259 |
1.296 |
| 2010/11 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
27.889 |
21.207 |
31.350 |
9.303 |
0.324 |
0.979 |
| 2011/12 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
26.869 |
24.485 |
36.282 |
7.884 |
0.328 |
5.231 |
| 2012/13 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
27.300 |
19.525 |
31.855 |
14.150 |
0.290 |
3.000 |
| 2013/14 |
Corn |
TY Imports |
Million metric tons |
28.000 |
22.275 |
32.680 |
8.350 |
0.290 |
7.000 |
| Source: USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service, Production, Supply, and Distribution (PS&D) Database. |