Green corn (maize) — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Green corn (maize) — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 98.79 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Green corn (maize) — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Southern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 98.79 for green corn (maize) — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, green corn (maize) — gross per capita production index number in Southern Africa peaked at 135.27 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 92.23, in 1993.
That places Southern Africa 8th 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 Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 135.27 | — |
| 1962 | 129.63 | -4.2% |
| 1963 | 130.93 | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 132.02 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 128.92 | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 132.09 | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 126.62 | -4.1% |
| 1968 | 123.54 | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 124.82 | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 125.28 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 117.66 | -6.1% |
| 1972 | 114.93 | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 117.92 | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 113.93 | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 116.07 | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 116.92 | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 114.83 | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 109.47 | -4.7% |
| 1979 | 111.26 | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 108.45 | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 111.91 | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 107.2 | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 108.71 | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 105.51 | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 100.76 | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 102.67 | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 115.78 | +12.8% |
| 1988 | 101.68 | -12.2% |
| 1989 | 100.77 | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 98.04 | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 98.33 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 95.7 | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 92.23 | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 96.3 | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 95.36 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 94.64 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 96.52 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 95.91 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 97.16 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 96.16 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 94.97 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 93.44 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 100.66 | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 99.07 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 97.7 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 94.1 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 97.47 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 97.98 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 98.37 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 98.24 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 97.3 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 97.85 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 101.3 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 99.55 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 101.23 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 99.22 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 102.34 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 100.39 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 101.06 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 102.82 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 102.05 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 101.75 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 102.43 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 98.79 | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 129.32 | 123.54 | 135.27 | 9 |
| 1970s | 115.83 | 109.47 | 125.28 | 10 |
| 1980s | 106.34 | 100.76 | 115.78 | 10 |
| 1990s | 96.02 | 92.23 | 98.33 | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.99 | 93.44 | 100.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.85 | 97.3 | 102.34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.57 | 98.79 | 102.82 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 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
- 9 Puerto Rico 116.09 compare
- 10 Mexico 115.83 compare
- 11 Norway 113.17 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is green corn (maize) — gross per capita production index number in Southern Africa?
- Green corn (maize) — gross per capita production index number in Southern Africa was 98.79 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 Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 135.27 in 1961.
- What is the lowest green corn (maize) — gross per capita production index number recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.23 in 1993.
- How does Southern Africa rank for green corn (maize) — gross per capita production index number?
- Southern Africa ranks 8th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is green corn (maize) — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern 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.