Maize (corn) — Gross per capita Production Index Number in South America
South America: Maize (corn) — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 137.89 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Gross per capita Production Index Number in South America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
South America recorded 137.89 for maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number in South America peaked at 139.91 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.87, in 1964.
South America ranks 3rd of 29 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Gross per capita Production Index Number in South America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 35.1 | — |
| 1962 | 36.27 | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 35.29 | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 34.87 | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 39.06 | +12.0% |
| 1966 | 40.48 | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 45.26 | +11.8% |
| 1968 | 40.33 | -10.9% |
| 1969 | 39.63 | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 46.14 | +16.4% |
| 1971 | 45.83 | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 38.97 | -15.0% |
| 1973 | 43.07 | +10.5% |
| 1974 | 46.1 | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 41.84 | -9.2% |
| 1976 | 40.38 | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 45.56 | +12.8% |
| 1978 | 37.97 | -16.7% |
| 1979 | 39.91 | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 41.21 | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 50.36 | +22.2% |
| 1982 | 45.87 | -8.9% |
| 1983 | 39.79 | -13.3% |
| 1984 | 43.44 | +9.2% |
| 1985 | 46.91 | +8.0% |
| 1986 | 44.94 | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 48.21 | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 45 | -6.7% |
| 1989 | 41.54 | -7.7% |
| 1990 | 35.32 | -15.0% |
| 1991 | 39.89 | +12.9% |
| 1992 | 49.43 | +23.9% |
| 1993 | 48.91 | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 50.12 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 54.52 | +8.8% |
| 1996 | 46.11 | -15.4% |
| 1997 | 53.86 | +16.8% |
| 1998 | 52.97 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 49.37 | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 52.67 | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 60.14 | +14.2% |
| 2002 | 53.09 | -11.7% |
| 2003 | 65.12 | +22.7% |
| 2004 | 58.85 | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 57.33 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 58.76 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 73.38 | +24.9% |
| 2008 | 79.51 | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 63.3 | -20.4% |
| 2010 | 75.92 | +19.9% |
| 2011 | 76.29 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 86.87 | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 103.47 | +19.1% |
| 2014 | 102.11 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 105.98 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 91.91 | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 125.4 | +36.4% |
| 2018 | 107.85 | -14.0% |
| 2019 | 132.37 | +22.7% |
| 2020 | 134.53 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 123.03 | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 138.05 | +12.2% |
| 2023 | 139.91 | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 137.89 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.48 | 34.87 | 45.26 | 9 |
| 1970s | 42.58 | 37.97 | 46.14 | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.73 | 39.79 | 50.36 | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.05 | 35.32 | 54.52 | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.21 | 52.67 | 79.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.82 | 75.92 | 132.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 134.68 | 123.03 | 139.91 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number in South America?
- Maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number in South America was 137.89 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 139.91 in 2023.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.87 in 1964.
- How does South America rank for maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number?
- South America ranks 3rd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South 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.