Data for 2002

Agriculture Orientation Index, 2002

Name: Agriculture Orientation Index, 2002
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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2002, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Agriculture Orientation Index, 2002 covers 136 countries on 3 measures. Singapore is highest, at 3.31; Pakistan is lowest, at 0.03. The middle country reads 0.34. Against 2001, 120 values changed (67 up, 53 down), 9 countries joined, 5 left.

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Agriculture Orientation Index · Data for 2002

HighestSingapore

3.31

LowestPakistan

0.03

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.

136countries
3measures per country
2002the year it describes
78distinct values2 decimals, as published
Sep 11, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Agriculture Orientation Index, 2002, as published. FAO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Agriculture Orientation Index, 2002: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	3.31	0.24	0.07
2	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	3.23	3.02	0.93
3	Mexico`MEX`Central America	2.38	7.41	3.11
4	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	1.85	1.28	0.69
5	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.80	2.48	1.38
6	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	1.75	4.12	2.35
7	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	1.72	3.25	1.89
8	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	1.68	5.18	3.08
9	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	1.54	4.81	3.13
10	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.48	2.18	1.47
11	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.43	2.48	1.74
12	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	1.38	2.63	1.91
13	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	1.35	0.12	0.09
14	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	1.32	0.68	0.52
15	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	1.20	4.48	3.72
16	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	1.14	9.45	8.30
17	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	1.04	10.19	9.77
18	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	1.03	4.50	4.37
19	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.94	8.14	8.69
=20	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0.88	2.32	2.65
=20	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0.88	2.35	2.67
22	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.87	9.58	11.00
23	United States`USA`Northern America	0.82	0.72	0.88
=24	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0.79	1.25	1.59
=24	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.79	1.19	1.51
=24	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.79	3.91	4.97
27	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.78	2.25	2.89
28	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.76	1.60	2.11
29	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.74	1.47	1.99
30	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	0.71	0.64	0.90
31	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.68	4.62	6.81
32	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.67	3.12	4.63
33	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.65	0.37	0.57
34	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0.64	2.27	3.55
35	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.63	0.66	1.05
=36	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.62	4.59	7.39
=36	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.62	2.94	4.77
=38	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.59	7.42	12.50
=38	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.59	3.82	6.46
40	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0.57	0.51	0.89
41	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.53	1.57	2.96
=42	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.52	5.24	10.04
=42	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.52	1.42	2.72
44	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.51	1.21	2.37
=45	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.50	1.45	2.89
=45	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.50	6.82	13.59
=45	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0.50	16.05	32.18
=48	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.46	3.48	7.49
=48	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.46	1.59	3.48
=50	Chile`CHL`South America	0.45	1.81	4.07
=50	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.45	1.19	2.61
52	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.44	1.24	2.81
=53	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.43	9.03	20.82
=53	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.43	2.08	4.84
=53	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.43	1.63	3.81
56	Peru`PER`South America	0.42	3.15	7.52
57	Honduras`HND`Central America	0.41	5.01	12.18
=58	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	0.40	3.19	8.00
=58	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.40	0.81	2.03
=60	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	0.38	4.47	11.73
=60	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.38	3.37	8.85
=60	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.38	3.62	9.47
=63	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.37	3.48	9.31
=63	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.37	0.71	1.90
65	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.36	2.49	6.99
=66	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.35	6.70	19.04
=66	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.35	1.91	5.54
=66	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0.35	4.99	14.37
=69	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.33	1.80	5.48
=69	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.33	0.61	1.82
=69	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0.33	8.24	24.86
72	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.31	2.75	8.99
=73	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	0.30	0.63	2.09
=73	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.30	6.60	22.10
75	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0.28	6.43	22.73
=76	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.27	2.64	9.71
=76	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.27	3.61	13.45
=78	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.26	1.50	5.82
=78	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.26	1.55	5.85
=80	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.25	2.13	8.43
=80	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	0.25	13.70	54.53
=80	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.25	3.65	14.54
=80	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	0.25	3.17	12.60
84	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.24	1.65	6.83
85	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.23	9.09	38.82
=86	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.22	2.90	13.13
=86	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	0.22	1.19	5.53
=88	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.21	2.68	12.96
=88	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.21	1.19	5.52
=88	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.21	0.37	1.75
=91	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	0.20	2.83	13.95
=91	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.20	2.75	13.58
=91	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.20	3.00	15.21
=94	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	0.19	4.19	21.93
=94	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.19	1.79	9.60
=94	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	0.19	4.61	24.69
=97	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	0.18	4.02	22.00
=97	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0.18	3.00	16.50
=97	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.18	1.39	7.53
=100	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.17	3.72	22.03
=100	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	0.17	0.18	1.03
=100	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	0.17	0.29	1.75
=100	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.17	2.33	14.09
=100	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	0.17	5.91	35.69
=100	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.17	4.17	24.97
=106	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.16	4.07	25.38
=106	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	0.16	5.37	34.45
=106	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	0.16	6.44	39.40
=109	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0.15	2.29	15.54
=109	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.15	0.58	3.85
=111	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.14	3.01	21.52
=111	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	0.14	3.05	22.24
=111	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0.14	1.60	11.52
=114	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.12	3.24	26.58
=114	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.12	1.17	9.43
=114	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	0.12	4.20	34.40
=114	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0.12	4.24	34.72
=114	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0.12	2.96	25.41
=119	Colombia`COL`South America	0.11	0.91	8.29
=119	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.11	1.29	11.34
=119	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0.11	1.62	15.36
=122	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.10	2.76	26.37
=122	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0.10	0.57	6.01
=124	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.09	0.52	5.84
=124	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.09	0.37	4.10
=124	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	0.09	1.73	19.48
127	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.08	0.73	8.85
=128	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.07	1.98	29.55
=128	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.07	1.92	28.31
=128	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.07	1.49	22.34
=128	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.07	1.67	24.14
132	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.06	0.32	5.22
=133	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.05	1.56	30.78
=133	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0.05	0.55	10.82
135	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.04	1.02	26.98
136	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.03	0.69	22.70

02In 2002

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

1Singapore3.31
2Switzerland3.23
3Mexico2.38
4Luxembourg1.85
5Japan1.80

Lowest

136Pakistan0.03
135Ghana0.04
133Montenegroshared0.05
133Laosshared0.05
132Greece0.06

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.34. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Agriculture share of government spending (%)
HighestMali16.05
LowestHong Kong0.12
Middle country: 2.48
Agriculture share of GDP (%)
HighestMyanmar54.53
LowestSingapore0.07
Middle country: 7.77

032001 → 2002

Since 2001

What changed between 2001 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+9 / −5countries joined / left
120values changed, of 127 in both
67 · 53rose · fell
7unchanged

Rose most

Mexico1.06 → 2.38+1.32
Singapore2.01 → 3.31+1.30
Djibouti0.39 → 1.54+1.15
Hungary0.71 → 1.03+0.32
Iran0.41 → 0.62+0.21

Fell most

Jordan1.50 → 0.45−1.05
Slovakia2.16 → 1.38−0.78
Seychelles1.08 → 0.43−0.65
United Kingdom1.14 → 0.57−0.57
Luxembourg2.36 → 1.85−0.51

+ Burkina Faso

+ Hong Kong

+ Morocco

+ Montenegro

+ New Zealand

+ São Tomé and Príncipe

+ Chad

+ Tanzania

+ Yemen

− Dominica

− Saint Kitts and Nevis

− Senegal

− Türkiye

− Vietnam

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from FAO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2002.
78 distinct values among 136
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 6 countries share 0.17. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
FAO publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 136 countries has every column.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2002). Agriculture Orientation Index, 2002 [data set], describing 2002. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/agriculture-orientation/2002

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