Maize (corn) — Gross per capita Production Index Number in United States of America
United States of America: Maize (corn) — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 95.64 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Gross per capita Production Index Number in United States of America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 95.64 for maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number in United States of America peaked at 109.56 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 39.14, in 1983.
That places United States of America 20th 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 United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 43.57 | — |
| 1962 | 42.92 | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 47.05 | +9.6% |
| 1964 | 40.15 | -14.7% |
| 1965 | 46.6 | +16.1% |
| 1966 | 46.71 | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 53.81 | +15.2% |
| 1968 | 48.7 | -9.5% |
| 1969 | 50.73 | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 44.4 | -12.5% |
| 1971 | 59.63 | +34.3% |
| 1972 | 58.25 | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 58.61 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 48.13 | -17.9% |
| 1975 | 59.23 | +23.1% |
| 1976 | 63.19 | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 64.75 | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 71.65 | +10.7% |
| 1979 | 77.41 | +8.0% |
| 1980 | 64.19 | -17.1% |
| 1981 | 77.69 | +21.0% |
| 1982 | 78.01 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 39.14 | -49.8% |
| 1984 | 71.23 | +82.0% |
| 1985 | 81.6 | +14.6% |
| 1986 | 74.93 | -8.2% |
| 1987 | 64.37 | -14.1% |
| 1988 | 44.09 | -31.5% |
| 1989 | 66.77 | +51.4% |
| 1990 | 69.58 | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 64.76 | -6.9% |
| 1992 | 81.12 | +25.3% |
| 1993 | 53.62 | -33.9% |
| 1994 | 84.13 | +56.9% |
| 1995 | 61.31 | -27.1% |
| 1996 | 75.74 | +23.5% |
| 1997 | 74.81 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 78.54 | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 75.17 | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 78.27 | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 74.28 | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 69.41 | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 77.32 | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 89.6 | +15.9% |
| 2005 | 83.5 | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 78.34 | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 95.98 | +22.5% |
| 2008 | 87.75 | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 94.27 | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 88.76 | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 87.12 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 75.36 | -13.5% |
| 2013 | 96 | +27.4% |
| 2014 | 97.76 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 92.67 | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 109.56 | +18.2% |
| 2017 | 97.72 | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 95.11 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 89.6 | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 92.38 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 98.11 | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 88.82 | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 99.25 | +11.7% |
| 2024 | 95.64 | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.69 | 40.15 | 53.81 | 9 |
| 1970s | 60.52 | 44.4 | 77.41 | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.2 | 39.14 | 81.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.88 | 53.62 | 84.13 | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.87 | 69.41 | 95.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.97 | 75.36 | 109.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.84 | 88.82 | 99.25 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number in United States of America?
- Maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number in United States of America was 95.64 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 109.56 in 2016.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.14 in 1983.
- How does United States of America rank for maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number?
- United States of America ranks 20th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of 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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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.