Maize (corn) — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Melanesia
Melanesia: Maize (corn) — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 94.96 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Melanesia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded 94.96 for maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
The figure is up 19.3% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number in Melanesia peaked at 111.69 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 24.18, in 1975.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 35.62 | — |
| 1962 | 35.58 | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 34.4 | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 41.44 | +20.5% |
| 1965 | 35.21 | -15.0% |
| 1966 | 35.34 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 53.5 | +51.4% |
| 1968 | 81.48 | +52.3% |
| 1969 | 52.58 | -35.5% |
| 1970 | 36.59 | -30.4% |
| 1971 | 29.11 | -20.4% |
| 1972 | 30.95 | +6.3% |
| 1973 | 43.14 | +39.4% |
| 1974 | 27.21 | -36.9% |
| 1975 | 24.18 | -11.1% |
| 1976 | 35.14 | +45.3% |
| 1977 | 25.32 | -27.9% |
| 1978 | 42.52 | +67.9% |
| 1979 | 46.38 | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 53.97 | +16.4% |
| 1981 | 63.05 | +16.8% |
| 1982 | 58.22 | -7.7% |
| 1983 | 60.03 | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 44.43 | -26.0% |
| 1985 | 55.2 | +24.2% |
| 1986 | 49.49 | -10.3% |
| 1987 | 32.64 | -34.0% |
| 1988 | 45.63 | +39.8% |
| 1989 | 39.56 | -13.3% |
| 1990 | 60.62 | +53.2% |
| 1991 | 42.96 | -29.1% |
| 1992 | 51.77 | +20.5% |
| 1993 | 48.95 | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 59.39 | +21.3% |
| 1995 | 65.02 | +9.5% |
| 1996 | 81.72 | +25.7% |
| 1997 | 74.85 | -8.4% |
| 1998 | 75.35 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 74.62 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 98.47 | +32.0% |
| 2001 | 97.51 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 93.47 | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 90.97 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 77.14 | -15.2% |
| 2005 | 91.71 | +18.9% |
| 2006 | 77.66 | -15.3% |
| 2007 | 87.55 | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 89.46 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 78.89 | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 87.24 | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 87.83 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 78.03 | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 90.15 | +15.5% |
| 2014 | 91.84 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 102.23 | +11.3% |
| 2016 | 105.93 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 110.38 | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 111.69 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 106.99 | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 110.26 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 96.01 | -12.9% |
| 2022 | 82.66 | -13.9% |
| 2023 | 79.63 | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 94.96 | +19.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.02 | 34.4 | 81.48 | 9 |
| 1970s | 34.05 | 24.18 | 46.38 | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.22 | 32.64 | 63.05 | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.52 | 42.96 | 81.72 | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.28 | 77.14 | 98.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.23 | 78.03 | 111.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.7 | 79.63 | 110.26 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number in Melanesia?
- Maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number in Melanesia was 94.96 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 Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 111.69 in 2018.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.18 in 1975.
- How does Melanesia rank for maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number?
- Melanesia ranks 12th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Melanesia 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.