Green corn (maize) — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Northern America
Northern America: Green corn (maize) — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 66.86 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Green corn (maize) — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Northern America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 66.86 for green corn (maize) — gross per capita production index number in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.7% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, green corn (maize) — gross per capita production index number in Northern America peaked at 159.92 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 66.86, in 2024.
Northern America ranks 20th of 26 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 114.93 | — |
| 1962 | 117.24 | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 108.31 | -7.6% |
| 1964 | 97.61 | -9.9% |
| 1965 | 103.71 | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 115.73 | +11.6% |
| 1967 | 121.48 | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 134.27 | +10.5% |
| 1969 | 120.31 | -10.4% |
| 1970 | 109.53 | -9.0% |
| 1971 | 114.43 | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 116.54 | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 119.55 | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 113.55 | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 127.48 | +12.3% |
| 1976 | 120.9 | -5.2% |
| 1977 | 123.1 | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 123.25 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 124.83 | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 112.8 | -9.6% |
| 1981 | 120.38 | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 132.83 | +10.3% |
| 1983 | 112.24 | -15.5% |
| 1984 | 125.07 | +11.4% |
| 1985 | 127.1 | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 120.83 | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 133.28 | +10.3% |
| 1988 | 114.44 | -14.1% |
| 1989 | 134.36 | +17.4% |
| 1990 | 140.2 | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 142.97 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 141.5 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 122.99 | -13.1% |
| 1994 | 159.92 | +30.0% |
| 1995 | 144.75 | -9.5% |
| 1996 | 145.19 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 146.49 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 146 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 144.51 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 146.56 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 146.63 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 141.95 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 149.63 | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 137.41 | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 140.3 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 135 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 133.33 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 120.51 | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 130.26 | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 115.48 | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 111.65 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 117.8 | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 107.21 | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 101.77 | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 103.05 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 95.18 | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 97.86 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 94.14 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 80.72 | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 77.53 | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 78 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 77.2 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 77.48 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 66.86 | -13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 114.84 | 97.61 | 134.27 | 9 |
| 1970s | 119.32 | 109.53 | 127.48 | 10 |
| 1980s | 123.33 | 112.24 | 134.36 | 10 |
| 1990s | 143.45 | 122.99 | 159.92 | 10 |
| 2000s | 138.16 | 120.51 | 149.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.49 | 80.72 | 117.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.41 | 66.86 | 78 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is green corn (maize) — gross per capita production index number in Northern America?
- Green corn (maize) — gross per capita production index number in Northern America was 66.86 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 Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 159.92 in 1994.
- What is the lowest green corn (maize) — gross per capita production index number recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.86 in 2024.
- How does Northern America rank for green corn (maize) — gross per capita production index number?
- Northern America ranks 20th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is green corn (maize) — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern America 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.