Maize (corn): Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … US in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Maize (corn): Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … US was 2.49 million 1000 USD in 2024. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value in Southern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — gross production value in Southern Africa is 2.49 million 1000 USD, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 22.2% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — gross production value in Southern Africa peaked at 3.41 million 1000 USD in 2017 and was at its lowest, 636,339 1000 USD, in 1992.
That places Southern Africa 22nd out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn): Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … US in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.03 million 1000 USD | — |
| 1962 | 1.17 million 1000 USD | +13.9% |
| 1963 | 1.19 million 1000 USD | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 838,894 1000 USD | -29.5% |
| 1965 | 896,861 1000 USD | +6.9% |
| 1966 | 1.01 million 1000 USD | +12.2% |
| 1967 | 1.90 million 1000 USD | +88.6% |
| 1968 | 1.04 million 1000 USD | -45.0% |
| 1969 | 1.05 million 1000 USD | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 1.20 million 1000 USD | +14.5% |
| 1971 | 1.68 million 1000 USD | +39.8% |
| 1972 | 1.85 million 1000 USD | +10.1% |
| 1973 | 824,068 1000 USD | -55.4% |
| 1974 | 2.15 million 1000 USD | +161.3% |
| 1975 | 1.78 million 1000 USD | -17.4% |
| 1976 | 1.47 million 1000 USD | -17.2% |
| 1977 | 1.91 million 1000 USD | +29.4% |
| 1978 | 1.98 million 1000 USD | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 1.65 million 1000 USD | -17.0% |
| 1980 | 2.14 million 1000 USD | +30.2% |
| 1981 | 2.88 million 1000 USD | +34.6% |
| 1982 | 1.71 million 1000 USD | -40.8% |
| 1983 | 862,571 1000 USD | -49.5% |
| 1984 | 937,997 1000 USD | +8.7% |
| 1985 | 1.63 million 1000 USD | +73.9% |
| 1986 | 1.67 million 1000 USD | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 1.52 million 1000 USD | -8.6% |
| 1988 | 1.49 million 1000 USD | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 2.42 million 1000 USD | +62.8% |
| 1990 | 1.78 million 1000 USD | -26.3% |
| 1991 | 1.68 million 1000 USD | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 636,339 1000 USD | -62.2% |
| 1993 | 1.94 million 1000 USD | +204.4% |
| 1994 | 2.58 million 1000 USD | +33.0% |
| 1995 | 948,873 1000 USD | -63.2% |
| 1996 | 1.97 million 1000 USD | +107.9% |
| 1997 | 1.98 million 1000 USD | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.49 million 1000 USD | -24.6% |
| 1999 | 1.54 million 1000 USD | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 2.22 million 1000 USD | +44.0% |
| 2001 | 1.51 million 1000 USD | -31.9% |
| 2002 | 1.96 million 1000 USD | +29.6% |
| 2003 | 1.88 million 1000 USD | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 1.88 million 1000 USD | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 2.28 million 1000 USD | +20.9% |
| 2006 | 1.36 million 1000 USD | -40.1% |
| 2007 | 1.39 million 1000 USD | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 2.47 million 1000 USD | +77.2% |
| 2009 | 2.35 million 1000 USD | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 2.49 million 1000 USD | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 2.02 million 1000 USD | -18.8% |
| 2012 | 2.37 million 1000 USD | +17.1% |
| 2013 | 2.29 million 1000 USD | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 2.77 million 1000 USD | +21.0% |
| 2015 | 2.07 million 1000 USD | -25.4% |
| 2016 | 1.60 million 1000 USD | -22.6% |
| 2017 | 3.41 million 1000 USD | +112.9% |
| 2018 | 2.55 million 1000 USD | -25.2% |
| 2019 | 2.30 million 1000 USD | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 3.09 million 1000 USD | +34.5% |
| 2021 | 3.19 million 1000 USD | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 3.03 million 1000 USD | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 3.20 million 1000 USD | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 2.49 million 1000 USD | -22.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn): Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … US in Southern Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +204.4% | 636,339 1000 USD | 1.94 million 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.12 million 1000 USD | 838,894 1000 USD | 1.90 million 1000 USD | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.65 million 1000 USD | 824,068 1000 USD | 2.15 million 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.73 million 1000 USD | 862,571 1000 USD | 2.88 million 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.65 million 1000 USD | 636,339 1000 USD | 2.58 million 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.93 million 1000 USD | 1.36 million 1000 USD | 2.47 million 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.39 million 1000 USD | 1.60 million 1000 USD | 3.41 million 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.00 million 1000 USD | 2.49 million 1000 USD | 3.20 million 1000 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 19 Ghana 1.42 million 1000 USD compare
- 20 Kenya 1.29 million 1000 USD compare
- 21 Italy 1.27 million 1000 USD compare
- 22 Angola 1.10 million 1000 USD compare
- 23 Hungary 1.08 million 1000 USD compare
- 24 Côte d'Ivoire 646,709 1000 USD compare
- 24 Thailand 980,202 1000 USD compare
- 25 Bangladesh 960,840 1000 USD compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — gross production value in Southern Africa?
- Maize (corn) — gross production value in Southern Africa was 2.49 million 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize (corn) — gross production value recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.41 million 1000 USD in 2017.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — gross production value recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 636,339 1000 USD in 1992.
- How does Southern Africa rank for maize (corn) — gross production value?
- Southern Africa ranks 22nd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — gross production value rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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