Maize (corn) — Gross Production Index Number in Eswatini
Eswatini: Maize (corn) — Gross Production Index Number was 96.15 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Index Number in Eswatini, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — gross production index number in Eswatini is 96.15, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.0% on the previous year and down 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — gross production index number in Eswatini peaked at 220.34 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 33.55, in 2007.
Eswatini ranks 96th of 147 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Index Number in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 38.45 | — |
| 1962 | 44.69 | +16.2% |
| 1963 | 40.71 | -8.9% |
| 1964 | 39.08 | -4.0% |
| 1965 | 40.71 | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 44.89 | +10.3% |
| 1967 | 80.25 | +78.8% |
| 1968 | 66.29 | -17.4% |
| 1969 | 74.5 | +12.4% |
| 1970 | 80.25 | +7.7% |
| 1971 | 134.22 | +67.3% |
| 1972 | 154.22 | +14.9% |
| 1973 | 112.61 | -27.0% |
| 1974 | 150.33 | +33.5% |
| 1975 | 120.4 | -19.9% |
| 1976 | 124.95 | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 88.16 | -29.4% |
| 1978 | 123.5 | +40.1% |
| 1979 | 83.71 | -32.2% |
| 1980 | 124.02 | +48.2% |
| 1981 | 120.12 | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 67.01 | -44.2% |
| 1983 | 38.3 | -42.8% |
| 1984 | 189.45 | +394.6% |
| 1985 | 220.34 | +16.3% |
| 1986 | 128.33 | -41.8% |
| 1987 | 125.51 | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 173.74 | +38.4% |
| 1989 | 121.22 | -30.2% |
| 1990 | 133.63 | +10.2% |
| 1991 | 76 | -43.1% |
| 1992 | 119.19 | +56.8% |
| 1993 | 107.46 | -9.8% |
| 1994 | 107.25 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 191.27 | +78.3% |
| 1996 | 152.6 | -20.2% |
| 1997 | 176.57 | +15.7% |
| 1998 | 151.38 | -14.3% |
| 1999 | 159.05 | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 144.59 | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 105.82 | -26.8% |
| 2002 | 86.72 | -18.0% |
| 2003 | 88.81 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 87.29 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 95.56 | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 86.06 | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 33.55 | -61.0% |
| 2008 | 76.94 | +129.3% |
| 2009 | 96.24 | +25.1% |
| 2010 | 108.57 | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 96.69 | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 105.04 | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 152.4 | +45.1% |
| 2014 | 152.56 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 105.13 | -31.1% |
| 2016 | 42.31 | -59.8% |
| 2017 | 107.69 | +154.5% |
| 2018 | 144.87 | +34.5% |
| 2019 | 121.79 | -15.9% |
| 2020 | 111.54 | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 128.21 | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 162.82 | +27.0% |
| 2023 | 109.23 | -32.9% |
| 2024 | 96.15 | -12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.17 | 38.45 | 80.25 | 9 |
| 1970s | 117.23 | 80.25 | 154.22 | 10 |
| 1980s | 130.8 | 38.3 | 220.34 | 10 |
| 1990s | 137.44 | 76 | 191.27 | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.16 | 33.55 | 144.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 113.7 | 42.31 | 152.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 121.59 | 96.15 | 162.82 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Eswatini
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0641 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 263.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4281 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7328 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 6.41 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 6.41 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.2% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — gross production index number in Eswatini?
- Maize (corn) — gross production index number in Eswatini was 96.15 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize (corn) — gross production index number recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 220.34 in 1985.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — gross production index number recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.55 in 2007.
- How does Eswatini rank for maize (corn) — gross production index number?
- Eswatini ranks 96th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — gross production index number rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Maize (corn) — Gross 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.