The long view
State Dept publishes its annual totals by US government fiscal year, which runs October to September.
Point at a year for its exact count.
Striped: the current year so far.
FY2011: 2 visas; FY2012: 6 visas; FY2013: 8 visas; FY2014: 5 visas; FY2015: 3 visas; FY2016: 6 visas; FY2017: 5 visas; FY2018: 4 visas; FY2019: 3 visas; FY2020: 1 visas; FY2021: 1 visas; FY2022: 9 visas; FY2023: 13 visas; FY2024: 8 visas; FY2025: 18 visas; FY2026: 3 visas so far.
FY2025 was the highest year shown, with 18 visas (+125% on FY2024). That's 125% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2013). FY2026 so far (Oct–Jan) is running 75% behind the same months of FY2025.