Data for 2008

Agriculture Orientation Index, 2008

Name: Agriculture Orientation Index, 2008
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Agriculture Orientation Index, 2008 covers 155 countries on 3 measures. Singapore is highest, at 5.50; Central African Republic is lowest, at 0.03. The middle country reads 0.39. Against 2007, 132 values changed (60 up, 72 down), 4 countries joined, 2 left.

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Agriculture Orientation Index · Data for 2008

HighestSingapore

5.50

LowestCentral African Republic

0.03

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

155countries
3measures per country
2008the year it describes
90distinct values2 decimals, as published
Sep 11, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Agriculture Orientation Index, 2008, 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, 2008: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	5.50	0.23	0.04
2	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	5.33	0.85	0.16
3	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	4.20	0.23	0.05
4	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	3.38	2.87	0.85
5	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	3.12	2.45	0.78
6	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	3.10	1.72	0.55
7	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	2.98	0.92	0.31
8	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	2.31	4.71	2.04
9	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	2.27	2.39	1.05
10	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	1.99	4.26	2.14
11	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	1.89	2.63	1.39
12	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	1.68	1.80	1.07
13	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	1.66	3.18	1.92
14	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	1.49	6.09	4.07
15	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	1.48	3.49	2.36
16	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	1.40	4.33	3.09
17	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.37	1.49	1.08
18	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	1.32	2.77	2.09
19	Mexico`MEX`Central America	1.12	3.38	3.03
20	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	1.11	0.30	0.26
21	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	1.07	0.66	0.61
=22	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.94	3.08	3.28
=22	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.94	1.65	1.76
24	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.93	9.32	10.00
25	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.92	0.96	1.04
=26	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	0.91	7.64	8.42
=26	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.91	1.61	1.77
28	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0.90	1.98	2.21
29	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	0.89	4.74	5.32
30	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0.88	0.79	0.89
31	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.86	3.58	4.16
32	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.80	2.10	2.64
=33	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.79	5.20	6.59
=33	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.79	7.49	9.48
35	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.73	2.83	3.88
36	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.72	1.85	2.57
37	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.70	1.62	2.30
=38	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0.68	0.95	1.39
=38	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.68	9.83	14.49
=40	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.66	3.52	5.32
=40	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.66	3.23	4.90
=42	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.64	1.51	2.35
=42	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.64	5.88	9.16
44	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.63	4.36	6.98
=45	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.62	10.35	16.79
=45	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0.62	19.85	32.07
47	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.61	3.84	6.34
=48	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	0.58	0.48	0.84
=48	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	0.58	4.78	8.17
=48	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.58	3.68	6.30
51	Chile`CHL`South America	0.57	1.94	3.42
52	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0.56	0.38	0.67
53	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0.55	1.86	3.40
54	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0.54	6.17	11.45
55	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.53	4.19	7.85
=56	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.52	0.50	0.97
=56	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.52	5.20	10.07
58	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.51	0.72	1.42
=59	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.50	3.66	7.32
=59	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	0.50	8.81	17.45
=59	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.50	15.11	29.98
=59	United States`USA`Northern America	0.50	0.49	0.99
63	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.49	7.18	14.52
64	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.48	4.75	9.97
65	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.47	4.95	10.56
=66	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	0.45	2.53	5.60
=66	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.45	1.93	4.25
=68	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.44	2.12	4.81
=68	Peru`PER`South America	0.44	3.12	7.16
=70	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.43	2.43	5.59
=70	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.43	2.12	4.90
72	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	0.42	1.57	3.72
=73	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.41	1.44	3.48
=73	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.41	2.49	6.04
=73	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.41	3.01	7.42
76	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.40	3.66	9.27
=77	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0.39	4.44	11.44
=77	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.39	0.77	1.96
79	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.38	0.71	1.87
80	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0.36	7.37	20.68
=81	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.35	1.60	4.57
=81	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.35	1.71	4.89
=81	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.35	7.13	20.35
=84	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.34	1.98	5.87
=84	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.34	2.57	7.53
=84	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.34	1.55	4.51
=84	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	0.34	2.23	6.54
=88	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	0.32	0.27	0.84
=88	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.32	5.01	15.81
90	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.31	0.88	2.88
91	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.30	0.37	1.26
=92	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0.28	4.51	15.98
=92	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.28	2.06	7.44
=94	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	0.27	4.09	15.28
=94	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.27	2.83	10.57
=94	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.27	0.69	2.50
=97	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.26	1.92	7.35
=97	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	0.26	0.43	1.65
=99	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	0.25	0.18	0.71
=99	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.25	2.89	11.76
=101	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	0.24	1.72	7.21
=101	Honduras`HND`Central America	0.24	2.95	12.15
=101	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0.24	6.38	27.05
104	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.23	2.50	10.86
=105	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.22	1.88	8.52
=105	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	0.22	5.58	24.81
=105	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	0.22	9.92	46.01
=105	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.22	0.41	1.81
=105	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0.22	3.18	14.31
=105	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0.22	1.54	6.88
111	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.21	5.29	25.28
=112	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	0.19	7.68	40.28
=112	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.19	3.44	18.18
114	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.18	2.43	13.42
115	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	0.17	5.16	30.16
=116	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.16	1.11	7.09
=116	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0.16	2.57	16.26
=116	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0.16	3.04	18.76
=119	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.15	4.07	26.83
=119	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.15	1.38	9.44
=119	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	0.15	4.11	27.68
=119	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.15	3.57	24.07
=123	Colombia`COL`South America	0.14	0.93	6.69
=123	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	0.14	1.76	12.63
=123	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.14	4.54	31.73
=123	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.14	0.53	3.85
=123	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0.14	3.77	26.85
=123	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.14	0.68	5.01
=129	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.13	3.56	27.74
=129	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.13	3.03	22.62
=129	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	0.13	1.19	8.85
=129	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	0.13	0.53	3.96
=129	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0.13	3.10	24.58
=129	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.13	1.20	9.17
=135	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0.12	2.28	18.52
=135	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0.12	0.89	7.44
=137	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.11	3.01	27.31
=137	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	0.11	2.96	26.20
=139	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	0.10	2.97	29.17
=139	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.10	1.65	16.84
=139	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	0.10	1.97	19.87
=142	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.09	1.89	20.01
=142	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0.09	0.89	9.98
=144	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0.07	1.65	22.68
=144	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.07	0.90	13.20
=144	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.07	1.80	24.65
=144	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	0.07	1.67	23.48
=144	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.07	1.55	22.96
=144	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.07	1.36	20.17
=150	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.06	1.92	29.78
=150	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.06	3.38	53.19
=152	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.05	0.14	2.90
=152	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.05	0.24	4.52
154	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.04	0.97	27.77
155	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0.03	1.22	40.36

02In 2008

At either end

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

Highest

1Singapore5.50
2Kuwait5.33
3Hong Kong4.20
4Ireland3.38
5Switzerland3.12

Lowest

155Central African Republic0.03
154Ghana0.04
152Lebanonshared0.05
152Greeceshared0.05
150Liberiashared0.06

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.39. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Agriculture share of government spending (%)
HighestMali19.85
LowestGreece0.14
Middle country: 2.43
Agriculture share of GDP (%)
HighestLiberia53.19
LowestSingapore0.04
Middle country: 7.09

032007 → 2008

Since 2007

What changed between 2007 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+4 / −2countries joined / left
132values changed, of 151 in both
60 · 72rose · fell
19unchanged

Rose most

Kuwait3.22 → 5.33+2.11
Ireland1.73 → 3.38+1.65
Mauritius0.67 → 1.49+0.82
Latvia0.80 → 1.40+0.60
Malta1.14 → 1.68+0.54

Fell most

Hong Kong6.89 → 4.20−2.69
Seychelles1.69 → 0.27−1.42
Singapore6.89 → 5.50−1.39
Trinidad and Tobago4.43 → 3.10−1.33
Equatorial Guinea1.27 → 0.88−0.39

+ Central African Republic

+ Micronesia

+ Marshall Islands

+ Palau

− Bolivia

− Niger

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 2008.
90 distinct values among 155
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 6 countries share 0.22. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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Every one of the 155 countries has every column.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2008). Agriculture Orientation Index, 2008 [data set], describing 2008. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/agriculture-orientation/2008

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