Data for 2005

Agriculture Orientation Index, 2005

Name: Agriculture Orientation Index, 2005
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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2005, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Agriculture Orientation Index, 2005 covers 150 countries on 3 measures. Trinidad and Tobago is highest, at 3.83; Pakistan is lowest, at 0.01. The middle country reads 0.33. Against 2004, 136 values changed (85 up, 51 down), 3 countries joined, 1 left.

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Agriculture Orientation Index · Data for 2005

HighestTrinidad and Tobago

3.83

LowestPakistan

0.01

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

150countries
3measures per country
2005the year it describes
83distinct 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, 2005, 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, 2005: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	3.83	3.38	0.88
2	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	3.78	0.21	0.06
3	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	3.39	2.77	0.82
4	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	2.99	1.06	0.36
5	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	2.77	4.49	1.62
6	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	2.44	3.59	1.47
7	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	2.40	2.66	1.11
8	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	2.19	0.66	0.30
=9	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	1.82	0.12	0.07
=9	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.82	1.88	1.03
11	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	1.79	4.50	2.51
12	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	1.41	2.17	1.54
13	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	1.39	2.48	1.79
14	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	1.35	3.09	2.28
15	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	1.27	0.41	0.32
16	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	1.21	3.27	2.70
17	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.20	1.64	1.36
18	Mexico`MEX`Central America	1.18	3.46	2.95
19	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.17	1.24	1.06
20	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	1.15	9.51	8.27
21	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.03	0.56	0.54
22	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	1.02	2.33	2.28
23	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.94	3.05	3.25
=24	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0.87	1.11	1.28
=24	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.87	4.16	4.77
26	United States`USA`Northern America	0.84	0.83	0.99
27	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.82	1.71	2.09
28	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.79	1.49	1.88
29	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.75	3.22	4.33
=30	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.73	0.66	0.91
=30	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.73	2.16	2.97
32	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.72	6.59	9.17
33	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.71	2.74	3.87
34	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.70	7.66	10.97
=35	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.69	2.56	3.73
=35	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.69	3.23	4.70
37	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.68	4.33	6.35
38	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	0.67	0.49	0.73
=39	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.62	5.07	8.21
=39	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.62	2.39	3.87
=39	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.62	1.51	2.42
=42	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.61	10.97	18.03
=42	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.61	3.46	5.70
=44	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.60	4.33	7.21
=44	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.60	2.23	3.70
46	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.59	1.95	3.29
=47	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	0.58	3.67	6.37
=47	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.58	1.60	2.76
=47	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.58	5.33	9.19
50	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0.56	17.67	31.38
51	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.52	0.73	1.42
52	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.51	3.98	7.84
=53	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.50	0.78	1.58
=53	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.50	5.14	10.37
=55	Chile`CHL`South America	0.49	1.94	3.92
=55	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0.49	1.62	3.29
57	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.47	1.09	2.30
58	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0.46	4.44	9.74
=59	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.45	3.46	7.69
=59	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.45	14.69	32.91
=61	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.42	1.14	2.73
=61	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.42	1.94	4.65
63	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.41	3.38	8.26
=64	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.39	2.84	7.28
=64	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.39	6.80	17.62
=66	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	0.38	15.93	41.93
=66	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.38	0.78	2.03
=66	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.38	2.49	6.60
=69	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.37	6.78	18.43
=69	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.37	0.43	1.16
71	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.36	5.83	16.27
=72	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.34	1.73	5.06
=72	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.34	2.85	8.49
=72	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.34	3.65	10.64
75	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	0.33	4.98	15.20
=76	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	0.32	2.87	9.09
=76	Honduras`HND`Central America	0.32	3.93	12.47
=76	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0.32	9.49	29.89
=79	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.31	3.65	11.97
=79	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.31	1.60	5.19
=79	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.31	1.38	4.52
=79	Peru`PER`South America	0.31	2.15	6.85
=79	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.31	4.20	13.52
=79	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	0.31	1.32	4.22
=79	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.31	2.06	6.74
=79	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0.31	4.53	14.59
=87	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0.29	4.24	14.44
=87	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0.29	3.87	13.47
=89	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	0.28	5.39	19.32
=89	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.28	2.14	7.73
=91	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.27	2.37	8.62
=91	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.27	3.26	11.93
=91	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.27	1.67	6.15
=91	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0.27	7.17	26.31
95	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	0.26	8.23	32.12
=96	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.25	2.98	12.07
=96	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.25	2.90	11.78
=96	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	0.25	0.48	1.87
=99	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	0.23	4.04	17.89
=99	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	0.23	0.19	0.84
=101	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.22	0.41	1.88
=101	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.22	1.36	6.10
=101	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	0.22	1.97	8.88
=101	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.22	1.96	8.75
=105	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	0.21	1.72	8.30
=105	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	0.21	5.48	25.76
=107	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.20	2.32	11.79
=107	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	0.20	0.23	1.13
=107	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0.20	4.64	22.92
=110	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.19	2.14	11.45
=110	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0.19	3.86	20.29
=110	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0.19	4.61	24.36
113	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	0.18	2.49	13.65
114	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.17	1.77	10.13
=115	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	0.16	7.50	46.69
=115	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	0.16	4.66	28.91
=117	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.15	4.07	26.69
=117	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.15	3.20	21.58
=117	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.15	0.95	6.17
=117	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0.15	2.37	16.21
=117	Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.15	5.50	37.60
=117	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.15	3.99	26.09
=117	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0.15	1.43	9.49
=124	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.14	3.90	27.11
=124	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0.14	1.07	7.73
=126	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	0.13	4.68	35.10
=126	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.13	4.59	34.63
=126	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0.13	2.29	17.58
=126	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	0.13	3.78	28.48
=126	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	0.13	2.70	21.19
=131	Colombia`COL`South America	0.12	0.92	7.53
=131	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.12	2.68	22.27
=133	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.11	2.14	18.85
=133	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.11	1.96	17.15
=133	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.11	1.37	11.97
=133	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.11	2.20	19.98
=133	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.11	3.06	26.71
138	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.10	2.69	26.77
=139	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0.09	2.02	22.59
=139	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.09	0.31	3.58
=139	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0.09	0.78	8.68
=142	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.08	0.35	4.48
=142	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.08	0.54	6.89
144	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.07	0.56	7.94
=145	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.06	1.91	32.09
=145	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.06	1.56	26.27
147	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.04	0.94	21.52
=148	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.02	0.68	28.74
=148	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.02	1.34	57.20
150	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.01	0.28	21.57

02In 2005

At either end

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

Highest

Lowest

150Pakistan0.01
148Liberiashared0.02
148Ghanashared0.02
147Papua New Guinea0.04
145Laosshared0.06

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.33. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Agriculture share of government spending (%)
HighestMali17.67
LowestHong Kong0.12
Middle country: 2.49
Agriculture share of GDP (%)
HighestLiberia57.20
LowestSingapore0.06
Middle country: 7.89

032004 → 2005

Since 2004

What changed between 2004 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+3 / −1countries joined / left
136values changed, of 147 in both
85 · 51rose · fell
11unchanged

Rose most

Botswana1.49 → 2.77+1.28
Trinidad and Tobago2.97 → 3.83+0.86
Luxembourg2.28 → 2.99+0.71
Ireland1.23 → 1.82+0.59
Slovakia1.88 → 2.44+0.56

Fell most

Afghanistan0.43 → 0.13−0.30
Jordan0.86 → 0.59−0.27
Slovenia0.84 → 0.62−0.22
Cyprus1.40 → 1.21−0.19
China0.49 → 0.31−0.18

+ Iraq

+ North Macedonia

+ Niger

− Djibouti

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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Every year in this series comes from FAO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2005.
83 distinct values among 150
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 8 countries share 0.31. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2005). Agriculture Orientation Index, 2005 [data set], describing 2005. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/agriculture-orientation/2005

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