Green corn (maize) — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Western Africa
Western Africa: Green corn (maize) — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 83.76 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Green corn (maize) — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Western Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for green corn (maize) — gross per capita production index number in Western Africa is 83.76, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, green corn (maize) — gross per capita production index number in Western Africa peaked at 204.85 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 83.76, in 2024.
That places Western Africa 13th 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 Western Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 183.5 | — |
| 1962 | 179.33 | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 175.5 | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 168.94 | -3.7% |
| 1965 | 158 | -6.5% |
| 1966 | 162.85 | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 163.09 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 185.33 | +13.6% |
| 1969 | 184.91 | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 204.85 | +10.8% |
| 1971 | 190.46 | -7.0% |
| 1972 | 124.76 | -34.5% |
| 1973 | 151.39 | +21.3% |
| 1974 | 113.99 | -24.7% |
| 1975 | 170.8 | +49.8% |
| 1976 | 151.46 | -11.3% |
| 1977 | 131.84 | -13.0% |
| 1978 | 114.57 | -13.1% |
| 1979 | 112.21 | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 128.69 | +14.7% |
| 1981 | 127.21 | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 127.74 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 137.93 | +8.0% |
| 1984 | 154.3 | +11.9% |
| 1985 | 174.59 | +13.1% |
| 1986 | 160.8 | -7.9% |
| 1987 | 144.67 | -10.0% |
| 1988 | 169.84 | +17.4% |
| 1989 | 168.95 | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 155.49 | -8.0% |
| 1991 | 158.84 | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 144.3 | -9.2% |
| 1993 | 162.94 | +12.9% |
| 1994 | 154.74 | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 152.43 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 150.83 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 141.7 | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 136.19 | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 134.31 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 132.49 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 131.14 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 129.53 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 127.34 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 125.65 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 122.62 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 113.85 | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 109.27 | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 109.83 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 109.53 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 107.38 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 112.87 | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 109.46 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 104.94 | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 101.65 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 100.25 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 98.09 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 96.11 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 93.92 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 91.98 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 90.14 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 88.95 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 86.93 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 85.32 | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 83.76 | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 173.49 | 158 | 185.33 | 9 |
| 1970s | 146.63 | 112.21 | 204.85 | 10 |
| 1980s | 149.47 | 127.21 | 174.59 | 10 |
| 1990s | 149.18 | 134.31 | 162.94 | 10 |
| 2000s | 121.12 | 109.27 | 132.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.66 | 91.98 | 112.87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.02 | 83.76 | 90.14 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is green corn (maize) — gross per capita production index number in Western Africa?
- Green corn (maize) — gross per capita production index number in Western Africa was 83.76 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 Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 204.85 in 1970.
- What is the lowest green corn (maize) — gross per capita production index number recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.76 in 2024.
- How does Western Africa rank for green corn (maize) — gross per capita production index number?
- Western Africa ranks 13th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is green corn (maize) — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western 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.