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: 17 visas; FY2012: 19 visas; FY2013: 19 visas; FY2014: 18 visas; FY2015: 20 visas; FY2016: 25 visas; FY2017: 32 visas; FY2018: 33 visas; FY2019: 29 visas; FY2020: 21 visas; FY2021: 11 visas; FY2022: 28 visas; FY2023: 34 visas; FY2024: 36 visas; FY2025: 38 visas; FY2026: 7 visas so far.
FY2025 was the highest year shown, with 38 visas (+5.6% on FY2024). That's 15% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2018). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 59% behind the same months of FY2025.