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: 16 visas; FY2012: 39 visas; FY2013: 21 visas; FY2014: 21 visas; FY2015: 17 visas; FY2016: 24 visas; FY2017: 12 visas; FY2018: 26 visas; FY2019: 34 visas; FY2020: 15 visas; FY2021: 25 visas; FY2022: 48 visas; FY2023: 62 visas; FY2024: 41 visas; FY2025: 48 visas; FY2026: 18 visas so far.
FY2025 had 48 visas (+17% on FY2024). That's 23% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2012). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 18% behind the same months of FY2025.