Green corn (maize) — Gross Production Index Number in Western Africa
Western Africa: Green corn (maize) — Gross Production Index Number was 103.92 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Green corn (maize) — Gross Production Index Number in Western Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 103.92 for green corn (maize) — gross production index number in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, green corn (maize) — gross production index number in Western Africa peaked at 103.92 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.9, in 1974.
Western Africa ranks 12th 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 Western Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 43.89 | — |
| 1962 | 43.83 | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 43.84 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 43.13 | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 41.24 | -4.4% |
| 1966 | 43.46 | +5.4% |
| 1967 | 44.51 | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 51.74 | +16.2% |
| 1969 | 52.85 | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 59.98 | +13.5% |
| 1971 | 57.13 | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 38.35 | -32.9% |
| 1973 | 47.74 | +24.5% |
| 1974 | 36.9 | -22.7% |
| 1975 | 56.81 | +54.0% |
| 1976 | 51.78 | -8.9% |
| 1977 | 46.35 | -10.5% |
| 1978 | 41.45 | -10.6% |
| 1979 | 41.79 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 49.36 | +18.1% |
| 1981 | 50.24 | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 51.93 | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 57.62 | +11.0% |
| 1984 | 66.2 | +14.9% |
| 1985 | 77.01 | +16.3% |
| 1986 | 72.89 | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 67.38 | -7.6% |
| 1988 | 81.29 | +20.6% |
| 1989 | 83.11 | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 78.53 | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 82.32 | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 76.82 | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 89.1 | +16.0% |
| 1994 | 86.89 | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 87.91 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 89.34 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 86.24 | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 85.2 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 86.32 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 87.48 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 89.03 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 90.44 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 91.41 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 92.72 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 93.05 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 88.84 | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 87.69 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 90.64 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 92.96 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 93.71 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 101.29 | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 100.98 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 99.47 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 99 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 100.28 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 100.73 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 101.27 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 101.46 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 101.76 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 102.09 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 103.08 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 103.07 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 103.49 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 103.92 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.39 | 41.24 | 52.85 | 9 |
| 1970s | 47.83 | 36.9 | 59.98 | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.7 | 49.36 | 83.11 | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.87 | 76.82 | 89.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.43 | 87.48 | 93.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100 | 93.71 | 101.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 103.13 | 102.09 | 103.92 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is green corn (maize) — gross production index number in Western Africa?
- Green corn (maize) — gross production index number in Western Africa was 103.92 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 Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 103.92 in 2024.
- What is the lowest green corn (maize) — gross production index number recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.9 in 1974.
- How does Western Africa rank for green corn (maize) — gross production index number?
- Western Africa ranks 12th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is green corn (maize) — gross production index number rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.