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: 169 visas; FY2012: 158 visas; FY2013: 125 visas; FY2014: 144 visas; FY2015: 154 visas; FY2016: 158 visas; FY2017: 117 visas; FY2018: 166 visas; FY2019: 141 visas; FY2020: 65 visas; FY2021: 102 visas; FY2022: 218 visas; FY2023: 167 visas; FY2024: 154 visas; FY2025: 144 visas; FY2026: 29 visas so far.
FY2025 had 144 visas (−6.5% on FY2024). That's 15% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2011). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 41% behind the same months of FY2025.