Maize (corn) — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Maize (corn) — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 105.23 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 105.23 for maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number in Eastern Africa peaked at 117 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 49.81, in 1992.
That places Eastern Africa 11th 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 Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 87.87 | — |
| 1962 | 86.32 | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 83.49 | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 84.97 | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 87.35 | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 87.98 | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 101.31 | +15.2% |
| 1968 | 90.16 | -11.0% |
| 1969 | 96.97 | +7.6% |
| 1970 | 79.21 | -18.3% |
| 1971 | 95.87 | +21.0% |
| 1972 | 105.95 | +10.5% |
| 1973 | 89.43 | -15.6% |
| 1974 | 100.57 | +12.5% |
| 1975 | 101.53 | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 117 | +15.2% |
| 1977 | 109.65 | -6.3% |
| 1978 | 99.99 | -8.8% |
| 1979 | 88.61 | -11.4% |
| 1980 | 86.82 | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 94.96 | +9.4% |
| 1982 | 89.72 | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 83.49 | -6.9% |
| 1984 | 77.07 | -7.7% |
| 1985 | 95.82 | +24.3% |
| 1986 | 95.97 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 82.28 | -14.3% |
| 1988 | 101.83 | +23.8% |
| 1989 | 100.04 | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 85.53 | -14.5% |
| 1991 | 59.66 | -30.2% |
| 1992 | 49.81 | -16.5% |
| 1993 | 60.11 | +20.7% |
| 1994 | 59.68 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 62.44 | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 81.12 | +29.9% |
| 1997 | 67.73 | -16.5% |
| 1998 | 69.88 | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 76.19 | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 70.24 | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 73.99 | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 71.15 | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 67.12 | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 77.24 | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 71.82 | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 86.13 | +19.9% |
| 2007 | 83.61 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 82.7 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 82.34 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 101.73 | +23.5% |
| 2011 | 100.5 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 107.1 | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 100.56 | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 108.56 | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 97.39 | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 94.04 | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 108.1 | +15.0% |
| 2018 | 104.33 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 96.97 | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 105.72 | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 109.88 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 104.47 | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 108.83 | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 105.23 | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.6 | 83.49 | 101.31 | 9 |
| 1970s | 98.78 | 79.21 | 117 | 10 |
| 1980s | 90.8 | 77.07 | 101.83 | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.22 | 49.81 | 85.53 | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.63 | 67.12 | 86.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.93 | 94.04 | 108.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 106.83 | 104.47 | 109.88 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 8 Fiji 246.33 compare
- 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
- 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 86.38 compare
- 14 Ghana 183.22 compare
- 14 Viet Nam 77.15 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number in Eastern Africa?
- Maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number in Eastern Africa was 105.23 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 Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 117 in 1976.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.81 in 1992.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number?
- Eastern Africa ranks 11th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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 Maize (corn) — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.