Green corn (maize) — Gross Production Index Number in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Green corn (maize) — Gross Production Index Number was 104.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Green corn (maize) — Gross Production Index Number in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, green corn (maize) — gross production index number in Eastern Africa stood at 104.5.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, green corn (maize) — gross production index number in Eastern Africa peaked at 105.79 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.2, in 1961.
Eastern Africa ranks 11th of 26 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Green corn (maize) — Gross Production Index Number in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16.2 | — |
| 1962 | 17.09 | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 26.99 | +57.9% |
| 1964 | 21.59 | -20.0% |
| 1965 | 17.99 | -16.7% |
| 1966 | 25.19 | +40.0% |
| 1967 | 25.19 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 25.19 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 26.99 | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 28.79 | +6.7% |
| 1971 | 30.59 | +6.3% |
| 1972 | 32.39 | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 35.99 | +11.1% |
| 1974 | 50.38 | +40.0% |
| 1975 | 43.19 | -14.3% |
| 1976 | 35.99 | -16.7% |
| 1977 | 39.59 | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 39.59 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 41.39 | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 43.19 | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 43.19 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 41.39 | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 42.29 | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 43.19 | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 44.09 | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 44.99 | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 45.89 | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 46.79 | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 47.69 | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 53.28 | +11.7% |
| 1991 | 54.24 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 51.57 | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 53.44 | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 54.35 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 53.53 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 52.75 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 51.78 | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 53.7 | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 55.48 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 56.51 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 57.44 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 57.67 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 59.06 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 60.05 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 65.17 | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 70.46 | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 77.48 | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 76.2 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 81.66 | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 93.48 | +14.5% |
| 2011 | 92.97 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 93.41 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 94.71 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 95.75 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 105.79 | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 98.47 | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 99.77 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 99.38 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 99.99 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 100.89 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 103.09 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 102.71 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 104.41 | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 104.5 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.49 | 16.2 | 26.99 | 9 |
| 1970s | 37.79 | 28.79 | 50.38 | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.27 | 41.39 | 47.69 | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.41 | 51.57 | 55.48 | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.17 | 56.51 | 81.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.37 | 92.97 | 105.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 103.12 | 100.89 | 104.5 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is green corn (maize) — gross production index number in Eastern Africa?
- Green corn (maize) — gross production index number in Eastern Africa was 104.5 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest green corn (maize) — gross production index number recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 105.79 in 2015.
- What is the lowest green corn (maize) — gross production index number recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2 in 1961.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for green corn (maize) — gross production index number?
- Eastern Africa ranks 11th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is green corn (maize) — gross production index number rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Green corn (maize) — Gross 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.