Maize (corn) — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Maize (corn) — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 101.74 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Southern Africa, 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 Southern Africa is 101.74, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 23.2% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number in Southern Africa peaked at 249.87 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 40.9, in 1992.
That places Southern Africa 15th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 162.63 | — |
| 1962 | 179.46 | +10.3% |
| 1963 | 177.01 | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 122.03 | -31.1% |
| 1965 | 126.4 | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 137.3 | +8.6% |
| 1967 | 249.19 | +81.5% |
| 1968 | 134.09 | -46.2% |
| 1969 | 130.72 | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 144.16 | +10.3% |
| 1971 | 195.92 | +35.9% |
| 1972 | 209.11 | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 91.9 | -56.1% |
| 1974 | 230.56 | +150.9% |
| 1975 | 184.22 | -20.1% |
| 1976 | 148.42 | -19.4% |
| 1977 | 187.12 | +26.1% |
| 1978 | 189.84 | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 153.1 | -19.4% |
| 1980 | 192.74 | +25.9% |
| 1981 | 249.87 | +29.6% |
| 1982 | 143.09 | -42.7% |
| 1983 | 70.16 | -51.0% |
| 1984 | 75.44 | +7.5% |
| 1985 | 125.76 | +66.7% |
| 1986 | 123.14 | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 109.62 | -11.0% |
| 1988 | 104.97 | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 162.62 | +54.9% |
| 1990 | 117.63 | -27.7% |
| 1991 | 106.34 | -9.6% |
| 1992 | 40.9 | -61.5% |
| 1993 | 118.65 | +190.1% |
| 1994 | 155.12 | +30.7% |
| 1995 | 57.77 | -62.8% |
| 1996 | 117.21 | +102.9% |
| 1997 | 115.36 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 86.34 | -25.2% |
| 1999 | 88.24 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 124.34 | +40.9% |
| 2001 | 84.79 | -31.8% |
| 2002 | 107.51 | +26.8% |
| 2003 | 102.2 | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 101.3 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 120.91 | +19.4% |
| 2006 | 71.74 | -40.7% |
| 2007 | 72.19 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 126.5 | +75.2% |
| 2009 | 118.9 | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 125.46 | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 100.29 | -20.1% |
| 2012 | 115.5 | +15.2% |
| 2013 | 110.62 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 131.22 | +18.6% |
| 2015 | 95.87 | -26.9% |
| 2016 | 72.91 | -23.9% |
| 2017 | 155.46 | +113.2% |
| 2018 | 114.58 | -26.3% |
| 2019 | 100.81 | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 132.88 | +31.8% |
| 2021 | 135.48 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 126.69 | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 132.49 | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 101.74 | -23.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 157.65 | 122.03 | 249.19 | 9 |
| 1970s | 173.44 | 91.9 | 230.56 | 10 |
| 1980s | 135.74 | 70.16 | 249.87 | 10 |
| 1990s | 100.36 | 40.9 | 155.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 103.04 | 71.74 | 126.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 112.27 | 72.91 | 155.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 125.86 | 101.74 | 135.48 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 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
- 15 Lebanon 180.33 compare
- 16 Iraq 166.93 compare
- 17 Timor-Leste 52.9 compare
- 17 Uzbekistan 163.89 compare
- 18 Argentina 153.86 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number in Southern Africa?
- Maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number in Southern Africa was 101.74 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 Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 249.87 in 1981.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.9 in 1992.
- How does Southern Africa rank for maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number?
- Southern Africa ranks 15th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern 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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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.