Maize (corn) — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Maize (corn) — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 145.43 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Southern Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number in Southern Asia stood at 145.43. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number in Southern Asia peaked at 145.43 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.86, in 1987.
Southern Asia ranks 2nd 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 Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 55.51 | — |
| 1962 | 56.6 | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 55.4 | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 55.02 | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 55.11 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 54.54 | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 65.03 | +19.2% |
| 1968 | 58.36 | -10.3% |
| 1969 | 57.49 | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 68.61 | +19.3% |
| 1971 | 50.2 | -26.8% |
| 1972 | 58.38 | +16.3% |
| 1973 | 53.92 | -7.6% |
| 1974 | 51.23 | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 60.57 | +18.2% |
| 1976 | 53.94 | -10.9% |
| 1977 | 49.94 | -7.4% |
| 1978 | 50.09 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 44.91 | -10.3% |
| 1980 | 52.67 | +17.3% |
| 1981 | 50.52 | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 47.42 | -6.1% |
| 1983 | 53.76 | +13.4% |
| 1984 | 55.05 | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 44.77 | -18.7% |
| 1986 | 48.76 | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 38.86 | -20.3% |
| 1988 | 50.06 | +28.8% |
| 1989 | 55.68 | +11.2% |
| 1990 | 52.04 | -6.5% |
| 1991 | 47.06 | -9.6% |
| 1992 | 50.32 | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 53.48 | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 49.05 | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 52.87 | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 54.25 | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 56.32 | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 55.9 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 56.44 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 57.42 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 60.43 | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 55.13 | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 66.69 | +21.0% |
| 2004 | 67.68 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 71.88 | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 69.53 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 86.17 | +23.9% |
| 2008 | 82.06 | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 77.03 | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 87.82 | +14.0% |
| 2011 | 91.58 | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 90.68 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 96.79 | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 100.1 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 95.93 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 103.96 | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 106.59 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 111.55 | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 113.35 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 124.92 | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 130.78 | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 138.17 | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 138.9 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 145.43 | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.01 | 54.54 | 65.03 | 9 |
| 1970s | 54.18 | 44.91 | 68.61 | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.76 | 38.86 | 55.68 | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.77 | 47.06 | 56.44 | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.4 | 55.13 | 86.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.84 | 87.82 | 113.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 135.64 | 124.92 | 145.43 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number in Southern Asia?
- Maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number in Southern Asia was 145.43 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 145.43 in 2024.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.86 in 1987.
- How does Southern Asia rank for maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number?
- Southern Asia ranks 2nd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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.