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: 10 visas; FY2012: 6 visas; FY2013: 20 visas; FY2014: 12 visas; FY2015: 23 visas; FY2016: 14 visas; FY2017: 16 visas; FY2018: 13 visas; FY2019: 24 visas; FY2020: 14 visas; FY2021: 24 visas; FY2022: 21 visas; FY2023: 25 visas; FY2024: 18 visas; FY2025: 26 visas; FY2026: 2 visas so far.
FY2025 was the highest year shown, with 26 visas (+44% on FY2024). That's 8.3% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2019). FY2026 so far (Oct–Dec) is running 71% behind the same months of FY2025.