Green corn (maize) — Gross per capita Production Index Number in South America
South America: Green corn (maize) — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 106.98 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
106.98
Change on year
up 3.0%
Rank
5th
of 26 groups
All-time high
146.61
in 1966
All-time low
81.49
in 1983
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Green corn (maize) — Gross per capita Production Index Number in South America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
South America recorded 106.98 for green corn (maize) — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, green corn (maize) — gross per capita production index number in South America peaked at 146.61 in 1966 and was at its lowest, 81.49, in 1983.
South America ranks 5th of 26 groups on this measure, in the top 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 South America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 132.5 | — |
| 1962 | 138.11 | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 139.03 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 138.98 | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 137.85 | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 146.61 | +6.4% |
| 1967 | 145.29 | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 129.5 | -10.9% |
| 1969 | 128.11 | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 129.15 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 126.03 | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 126.38 | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 123.86 | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 124.11 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 127.16 | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 122.56 | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 119.14 | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 105.05 | -11.8% |
| 1979 | 97.52 | -7.2% |
| 1980 | 92.46 | -5.2% |
| 1981 | 88.31 | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 100.02 | +13.3% |
| 1983 | 81.49 | -18.5% |
| 1984 | 89.34 | +9.6% |
| 1985 | 85.68 | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 84.34 | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 84.89 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 84.54 | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 101.71 | +20.3% |
| 1990 | 92.79 | -8.8% |
| 1991 | 104.06 | +12.1% |
| 1992 | 91.34 | -12.2% |
| 1993 | 100.85 | +10.4% |
| 1994 | 101.58 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 105.28 | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 99.01 | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 104.72 | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 122.84 | +17.3% |
| 1999 | 126.02 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 128.84 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 123.73 | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 126.29 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 126.27 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 118.98 | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 110.1 | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 110.37 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 100.94 | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 109.42 | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 110.88 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 111.67 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 100.79 | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 101.94 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 99.74 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 101.58 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 98.57 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 99.85 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 96.22 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 104.69 | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 101.2 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 99.88 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 111.35 | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 113.21 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 103.89 | -8.2% |
| 2024 | 106.98 | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 137.33 | 128.11 | 146.61 | 9 |
| 1970s | 120.1 | 97.52 | 129.15 | 10 |
| 1980s | 89.28 | 81.49 | 101.71 | 10 |
| 1990s | 104.85 | 91.34 | 126.02 | 10 |
| 2000s | 116.58 | 100.94 | 128.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.62 | 96.22 | 111.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 107.06 | 99.88 | 113.21 | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 2 Serbia 172.25 compare
- 3 Palestine, State of 156.69 compare
- 3 Republic of Moldova 103.61 compare
- 4 Bulgaria 124.49 compare
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 98.71 compare
- 5 El Salvador 123.55 compare
- 6 China 119.73 compare
- 6 Melanesia 88.23 compare
- 7 China, mainland 119.68 compare
- 8 Austria 118.68 compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 78.12 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is green corn (maize) — gross per capita production index number in South America?
- Green corn (maize) — gross per capita production index number in South America was 106.98 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 146.61 in 1966.
- What is the lowest green corn (maize) — gross per capita production index number recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.49 in 1983.
- How does South America rank for green corn (maize) — gross per capita production index number?
- South America ranks 5th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is green corn (maize) — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South 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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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.