Maize (corn) — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Americas
Americas: Maize (corn) — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 104.84 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Americas, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Americas recorded 104.84 for maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number in Americas peaked at 108.45 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.64, in 1983.
That places Americas 12th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Americas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 49.47 | — |
| 1962 | 48.99 | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 52.42 | +7.0% |
| 1964 | 46.82 | -10.7% |
| 1965 | 53.24 | +13.7% |
| 1966 | 53.46 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 59.98 | +12.2% |
| 1968 | 54.5 | -9.1% |
| 1969 | 55.43 | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 51.58 | -6.9% |
| 1971 | 64.29 | +24.6% |
| 1972 | 60.92 | -5.2% |
| 1973 | 61.59 | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 52.96 | -14.0% |
| 1975 | 61.27 | +15.7% |
| 1976 | 63.59 | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 66.33 | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 70.1 | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 74.01 | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 64.84 | -12.4% |
| 1981 | 77.64 | +19.7% |
| 1982 | 75.26 | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 44.64 | -40.7% |
| 1984 | 69.59 | +55.9% |
| 1985 | 78.18 | +12.3% |
| 1986 | 71.45 | -8.6% |
| 1987 | 64.21 | -10.1% |
| 1988 | 47.52 | -26.0% |
| 1989 | 63.5 | +33.6% |
| 1990 | 64.89 | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 62.09 | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 75.97 | +22.4% |
| 1993 | 56.43 | -25.7% |
| 1994 | 78.44 | +39.0% |
| 1995 | 62.98 | -19.7% |
| 1996 | 71.05 | +12.8% |
| 1997 | 71.65 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 74.42 | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 70.88 | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 73.09 | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 72.73 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 67.5 | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 76.09 | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 83.04 | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 77.97 | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 75.04 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 91.46 | +21.9% |
| 2008 | 86.99 | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 86.59 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 86.66 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 84.28 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 79.67 | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 98.01 | +23.0% |
| 2014 | 98.38 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 96.27 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 105.35 | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 104.78 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 98.65 | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 100.28 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 102.62 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 103.95 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 100.68 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 108.45 | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 104.84 | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.7 | 46.82 | 59.98 | 9 |
| 1970s | 62.66 | 51.58 | 74.01 | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.68 | 44.64 | 78.18 | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.88 | 56.43 | 78.44 | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.05 | 67.5 | 91.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.23 | 79.67 | 105.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 104.11 | 100.68 | 108.45 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 9 Dominican Republic 224.37 compare
- 10 Senegal 208.76 compare
- 11 Central African Republic 204.6 compare
- 12 Guinea-Bissau 191.87 compare
- 13 Bangladesh 185 compare
- 14 Ghana 183.22 compare
- 15 Lebanon 180.33 compare
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- Swine / pigs — Stocks, annual growth rate 0.5491 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, annual 1.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Yield, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number in Americas?
- Maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number in Americas was 104.84 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 108.45 in 2023.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.64 in 1983.
- How does Americas rank for maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number?
- Americas ranks 12th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Maize (corn) — 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.