Maize (corn) — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Northern America
Northern America: Maize (corn) — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 95.75 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Northern America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number in Northern America is 95.75, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number in Northern America peaked at 109.41 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 39.75, in 1964.
That places Northern America 19th 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 Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 42.86 | — |
| 1962 | 42.25 | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 46.3 | +9.6% |
| 1964 | 39.75 | -14.1% |
| 1965 | 46.08 | +15.9% |
| 1966 | 46.23 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 53.2 | +15.1% |
| 1968 | 48.28 | -9.2% |
| 1969 | 50.15 | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 44.26 | -11.7% |
| 1971 | 59.13 | +33.6% |
| 1972 | 57.59 | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 58.02 | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 47.74 | -17.7% |
| 1975 | 58.88 | +23.3% |
| 1976 | 62.73 | +6.5% |
| 1977 | 64.4 | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 71.16 | +10.5% |
| 1979 | 77.02 | +8.2% |
| 1980 | 64.34 | -16.5% |
| 1981 | 77.73 | +20.8% |
| 1982 | 77.94 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 40.04 | -48.6% |
| 1984 | 71.41 | +78.3% |
| 1985 | 81.51 | +14.1% |
| 1986 | 74.64 | -8.4% |
| 1987 | 64.75 | -13.3% |
| 1988 | 44.5 | -31.3% |
| 1989 | 66.79 | +50.1% |
| 1990 | 69.63 | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 65.05 | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 80 | +23.0% |
| 1993 | 53.93 | -32.6% |
| 1994 | 83.56 | +54.9% |
| 1995 | 61.56 | -26.3% |
| 1996 | 75.56 | +22.7% |
| 1997 | 74.53 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 78.65 | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 75.44 | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 77.75 | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 74.3 | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 69.74 | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 77.53 | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 89.17 | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 83.39 | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 78.28 | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 96.06 | +22.7% |
| 2008 | 87.77 | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 93.75 | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 89.06 | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 87.25 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 76.31 | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 96.5 | +26.5% |
| 2014 | 97.5 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 93.09 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 109.41 | +17.5% |
| 2017 | 97.96 | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 95.31 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 89.8 | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 92.46 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 98.18 | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 89.14 | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 99.33 | +11.4% |
| 2024 | 95.75 | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.12 | 39.75 | 53.2 | 9 |
| 1970s | 60.09 | 44.26 | 77.02 | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.36 | 40.04 | 81.51 | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.79 | 53.93 | 83.56 | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.77 | 69.74 | 96.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.22 | 76.31 | 109.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.97 | 89.14 | 99.33 | 5 |
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- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number in Northern America?
- Maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number in Northern America was 95.75 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 Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 109.41 in 2016.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.75 in 1964.
- How does Northern America rank for maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number?
- Northern America ranks 19th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America 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.