Maize (corn) — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Western Asia
Western Asia: Maize (corn) — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 112.93 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Western Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number in Western Asia stood at 112.93.
That represents a change of down 12.1% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number in Western Asia peaked at 128.53 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42.6, in 1981.
Western Asia ranks 7th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 57.3 | — |
| 1962 | 44.32 | -22.7% |
| 1963 | 52.59 | +18.7% |
| 1964 | 51.43 | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 47.28 | -8.1% |
| 1966 | 48.54 | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 49.36 | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 45.65 | -7.5% |
| 1969 | 44.41 | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 44.95 | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 48.64 | +8.2% |
| 1972 | 43.24 | -11.1% |
| 1973 | 45.92 | +6.2% |
| 1974 | 48.86 | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 48.23 | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 52.9 | +9.7% |
| 1977 | 51.26 | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 50.59 | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 49.79 | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 45.18 | -9.3% |
| 1981 | 42.6 | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 46.6 | +9.4% |
| 1983 | 47.45 | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 47.71 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 60.27 | +26.3% |
| 1986 | 70.04 | +16.2% |
| 1987 | 70.37 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 59.54 | -15.4% |
| 1989 | 60.01 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 64.2 | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 67.28 | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 67.2 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 71.75 | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 59.98 | -16.4% |
| 1995 | 59.4 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 64.31 | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 66.83 | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 67.94 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 66.47 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 60.82 | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 61.02 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 60.93 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 73.67 | +20.9% |
| 2004 | 77.88 | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 96.75 | +24.2% |
| 2006 | 85.35 | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 81.32 | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 92.01 | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 85.86 | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 81.39 | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 83.85 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 89.83 | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 111.1 | +23.7% |
| 2014 | 100.57 | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 100.03 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 99.4 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 89.37 | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 85.89 | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 94.64 | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 100.8 | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 101.97 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 124.22 | +21.8% |
| 2023 | 128.53 | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 112.93 | -12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.99 | 44.32 | 57.3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 48.44 | 43.24 | 52.9 | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.98 | 42.6 | 70.37 | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.54 | 59.4 | 71.75 | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.56 | 60.82 | 96.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.61 | 81.39 | 111.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 113.69 | 100.8 | 128.53 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number in Western Asia?
- Maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number in Western Asia was 112.93 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 128.53 in 2023.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.6 in 1981.
- How does Western Asia rank for maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number?
- Western Asia ranks 7th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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.