Maize (corn) — Gross Production Index Number in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Maize (corn) — Gross Production Index Number was 138.46 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Index Number in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — gross production index number in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) is 138.46, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — gross production index number in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 138.46 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.17, in 1961.
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 5th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Index Number in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21.17 | — |
| 1962 | 21.5 | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 21.84 | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 22.65 | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 22.74 | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 23.52 | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 26.18 | +11.3% |
| 1968 | 24.85 | -5.1% |
| 1969 | 27.29 | +9.8% |
| 1970 | 24.74 | -9.3% |
| 1971 | 27.53 | +11.3% |
| 1972 | 29.18 | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 27.88 | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 30.86 | +10.7% |
| 1975 | 31.23 | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 34.86 | +11.6% |
| 1977 | 34.38 | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 34.07 | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 32.87 | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 33.59 | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 36.67 | +9.2% |
| 1982 | 36.73 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 35.51 | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 35.42 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 41.58 | +17.4% |
| 1986 | 42.6 | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 39.66 | -6.9% |
| 1988 | 46.46 | +17.1% |
| 1989 | 47.91 | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 46.38 | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 41.22 | -11.1% |
| 1992 | 38.56 | -6.5% |
| 1993 | 44.16 | +14.5% |
| 1994 | 43.94 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 40.1 | -8.7% |
| 1996 | 47.91 | +19.5% |
| 1997 | 44.56 | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 48.49 | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 52.18 | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 49 | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 53.89 | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 54.86 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 55.56 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 61.64 | +10.9% |
| 2005 | 59.9 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 67.97 | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 67.63 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 70.29 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 73.23 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 84.46 | +15.3% |
| 2011 | 86.29 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 95.92 | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 94.27 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 101.28 | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 98.51 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 100.21 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 111.9 | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 115.14 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 114.66 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 120.13 | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 126.81 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 128.62 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 134.33 | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 138.46 | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.53 | 21.17 | 27.29 | 9 |
| 1970s | 30.76 | 24.74 | 34.86 | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.61 | 33.59 | 47.91 | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.75 | 38.56 | 52.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.4 | 49 | 73.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.26 | 84.46 | 115.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 129.67 | 120.13 | 138.46 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- 2 United Arab Emirates 494.57 compare
- 2 United Republic of Tanzania 161.01 compare
- 3 Algeria 397.68 compare
- 4 Burundi 332.53 compare
- 5 Belarus 326.3 compare
- 5 Türkiye 129.6 compare
- 6 Cambodia 306.8 compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 116.38 compare
- 7 Senegal 262.82 compare
- 8 Mauritius 259.34 compare
- 8 Melanesia 113.17 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — gross production index number in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Maize (corn) — gross production index number in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 138.46 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize (corn) — gross production index number recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 138.46 in 2024.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — gross production index number recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.17 in 1961.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for maize (corn) — gross production index number?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 5th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — gross production index number rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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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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.