Green corn (maize) — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Africa
Africa: Green corn (maize) — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 85.19 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Green corn (maize) — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Africa recorded 85.19 for green corn (maize) — gross per capita production index number in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, green corn (maize) — gross per capita production index number in Africa peaked at 188.43 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 85.19, in 2024.
That places Africa 12th out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Green corn (maize) — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 176.78 | — |
| 1962 | 171.98 | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 170.55 | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 165 | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 155.33 | -5.9% |
| 1966 | 160.46 | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 158.78 | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 173.88 | +9.5% |
| 1969 | 173.83 | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 188.43 | +8.4% |
| 1971 | 175.67 | -6.8% |
| 1972 | 127.12 | -27.6% |
| 1973 | 147.51 | +16.0% |
| 1974 | 120.49 | -18.3% |
| 1975 | 161.34 | +33.9% |
| 1976 | 146.68 | -9.1% |
| 1977 | 132.14 | -9.9% |
| 1978 | 117.99 | -10.7% |
| 1979 | 116.76 | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 127.97 | +9.6% |
| 1981 | 127.86 | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 126.63 | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 134.34 | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 145.12 | +8.0% |
| 1985 | 158.24 | +9.0% |
| 1986 | 148.81 | -6.0% |
| 1987 | 141.06 | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 154.85 | +9.8% |
| 1989 | 154 | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 143.73 | -6.7% |
| 1991 | 146 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 134.48 | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 146.72 | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 141.9 | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 139.68 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 138.05 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 131.81 | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 127.61 | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 126.44 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 124.63 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 123.15 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 121.4 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 121.53 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 119.66 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 117.08 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 109.74 | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 107.24 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 107.48 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 107.33 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 105.9 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 109.54 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 106.97 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 104.2 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 101.19 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 100.72 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 98.1 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 96.94 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 94.61 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 93.04 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 91.78 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 90.52 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 88.68 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 87.38 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 85.19 | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 167.4 | 155.33 | 176.78 | 9 |
| 1970s | 143.41 | 116.76 | 188.43 | 10 |
| 1980s | 141.89 | 126.63 | 158.24 | 10 |
| 1990s | 137.64 | 126.44 | 146.72 | 10 |
| 2000s | 115.92 | 107.24 | 124.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.12 | 93.04 | 109.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.71 | 85.19 | 91.78 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is green corn (maize) — gross per capita production index number in Africa?
- Green corn (maize) — gross per capita production index number in Africa was 85.19 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest green corn (maize) — gross per capita production index number recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 188.43 in 1970.
- What is the lowest green corn (maize) — gross per capita production index number recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.19 in 2024.
- How does Africa rank for green corn (maize) — gross per capita production index number?
- Africa ranks 12th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is green corn (maize) — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Green corn (maize) — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.