Data for 2021

Agriculture Orientation Index, 2021

Name: Agriculture Orientation Index, 2021
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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2021, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Agriculture Orientation Index, 2021 covers 175 countries on 3 measures. Singapore is highest, at 7.54; Guinea is lowest, at 0.01. The middle country reads 0.26. Against 2020, 157 values changed (85 up, 72 down), 3 left.

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Agriculture Orientation Index · Data for 2021

HighestSingapore

7.54

LowestGuinea

0.01

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

175countries
3measures per country
2021the year it describes
87distinct values2 decimals, as published
Sep 11, 2026read from the publisher
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01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Agriculture Orientation Index, 2021, 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, 2021: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	7.54	0.23	0.03
2	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	3.73	0.71	0.19
3	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	2.99	1.88	0.63
4	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	2.20	0.17	0.08
5	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	2.06	2.08	1.01
6	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	1.95	3.49	1.79
7	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	1.90	3.16	1.67
8	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.78	0.85	0.48
9	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	1.67	2.08	1.24
10	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	1.65	2.28	1.38
11	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	1.64	4.01	2.44
12	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	1.48	2.60	1.76
13	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	1.32	1.20	0.91
14	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	1.29	0.61	0.47
15	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	1.17	2.00	1.71
16	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	1.11	0.92	0.83
17	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	1.01	0.54	0.53
18	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	0.98	0.95	0.97
19	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.96	1.44	1.50
=20	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0.93	2.14	2.29
=20	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	0.93	6.23	6.71
22	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.91	2.40	2.66
=23	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.90	1.57	1.75
=23	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.90	0.84	0.94
25	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.86	6.54	7.57
26	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	0.84	4.24	5.03
27	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.81	1.22	1.51
28	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.80	0.22	0.28
=29	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.77	12.21	15.79
=29	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0.77	0.54	0.71
31	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	0.73	2.35	3.22
32	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.70	3.66	5.21
33	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	0.69	1.10	1.60
34	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0.68	2.11	3.10
35	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.67	5.79	8.69
36	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.65	0.81	1.26
37	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.64	5.46	8.57
38	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	0.63	0.62	0.99
39	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.61	1.99	3.28
=40	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0.58	0.71	1.22
=40	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0.58	4.15	7.15
=40	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.58	5.83	10.14
43	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.54	5.03	9.29
44	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0.53	1.15	2.16
45	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0.50	0.97	1.92
=46	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.49	1.02	2.08
=46	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	0.49	5.68	11.63
=48	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.48	6.47	13.49
=48	United States`USA`Northern America	0.48	0.46	0.97
50	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.47	4.17	8.79
=51	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0.46	1.31	2.83
=51	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0.46	1.10	2.39
53	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	0.45	0.33	0.74
=54	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.43	1.85	4.33
=54	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0.43	14.97	35.17
=56	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.42	0.95	2.25
=56	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.42	2.35	5.53
58	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.41	1.05	2.56
59	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.40	2.89	7.23
=60	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.39	6.76	17.37
=60	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.39	9.89	25.53
62	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.38	0.69	1.82
63	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.37	4.70	12.60
=64	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.36	2.02	5.67
=64	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.36	2.17	5.96
=64	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0.36	6.96	19.15
=64	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.36	4.36	11.98
=64	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	0.36	7.87	22.02
69	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.35	1.16	3.36
70	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	0.34	1.72	5.02
71	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.33	1.43	4.36
=72	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.32	1.46	4.61
=72	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.32	2.03	6.29
=74	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.31	1.86	5.97
=74	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	0.31	1.21	3.86
=74	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.31	7.28	23.30
=77	Chile`CHL`South America	0.30	1.07	3.50
=77	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.30	0.72	2.39
=77	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.30	3.75	12.47
=80	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.29	1.57	5.34
=80	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.29	0.97	3.40
=82	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.28	0.51	1.83
=82	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.28	0.60	2.16
=82	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.28	4.31	15.55
=85	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.27	0.40	1.46
=85	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.27	0.93	3.46
=85	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.27	1.01	3.78
=88	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	0.26	4.43	16.96
=88	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.26	1.08	4.21
=88	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	0.26	2.71	10.59
=88	Peru`PER`South America	0.26	1.83	7.12
=88	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.26	0.72	2.77
=93	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.25	2.78	11.24
=93	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.25	3.81	15.28
=93	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.25	0.28	1.11
=96	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.24	2.43	10.07
=96	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	0.24	2.02	8.54
=98	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.23	3.99	17.29
=98	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.23	0.31	1.31
=98	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	0.23	2.70	11.81
=101	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.22	0.59	2.67
=101	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	0.22	1.24	5.73
=101	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.22	3.70	16.96
=101	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.22	1.06	4.81
=101	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0.22	1.43	6.46
=101	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	0.22	0.36	1.65
=107	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	0.21	2.34	11.34
=107	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	0.21	0.14	0.65
=107	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.21	3.61	17.20
=107	Honduras`HND`Central America	0.21	2.26	10.89
=107	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.21	3.21	15.13
=107	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	0.21	5.10	24.62
=113	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0.19	6.71	35.76
=113	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.19	0.82	4.37
=113	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0.19	4.22	22.52
116	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.18	2.36	13.28
=117	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0.17	2.74	16.18
=117	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.17	0.61	3.53
=117	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.17	1.61	9.56
=117	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0.17	3.06	18.46
=121	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.16	1.33	8.34
=121	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.16	2.58	15.95
=121	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.16	1.56	9.57
=124	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.15	2.76	18.36
=124	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.15	1.01	6.77
=124	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.15	1.71	11.28
=124	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.15	3.58	24.07
=124	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.15	0.39	2.68
129	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.14	1.28	8.90
130	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.13	2.99	22.66
=131	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.12	0.98	7.88
=131	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.12	3.30	28.53
=131	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.12	0.81	6.56
=131	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	0.12	1.40	11.44
=131	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.12	0.57	4.79
=131	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0.12	2.48	21.48
=131	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.12	2.69	23.36
=131	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.12	2.95	24.07
=139	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	0.11	3.80	34.07
=139	Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.11	4.08	36.48
=139	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.11	3.82	35.04
=139	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	0.11	0.98	8.67
=143	Colombia`COL`South America	0.10	0.76	7.77
=143	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	0.10	2.27	22.45
=143	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.10	0.81	7.95
=146	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	0.09	3.16	33.92
=146	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.09	1.78	19.84
=146	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.09	0.82	9.18
=146	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.09	1.16	13.16
=150	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.08	0.60	8.00
=150	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	0.08	3.17	37.58
=150	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.08	1.80	23.58
=150	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	0.08	0.94	12.41
=150	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0.08	1.21	15.44
=150	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.08	1.51	18.99
=156	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0.07	1.50	20.62
=156	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.07	0.93	12.39
=156	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	0.07	0.77	10.89
=159	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.06	0.73	11.59
=159	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.06	1.21	19.66
=159	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0.06	2.71	44.75
=159	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0.06	0.33	5.31
=163	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.05	0.40	7.29
=163	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.05	1.24	24.72
=163	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.05	0.30	5.78
=163	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0.05	1.37	26.79
=167	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.04	0.14	3.31
=167	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.04	0.79	18.49
=167	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.04	1.30	33.65
=170	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.03	0.20	7.70
=170	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0.03	0.93	26.89
=172	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	0.02	0.76	33.60
=172	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	0.02	1.00	52.87
=172	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0.02	0.72	40.13
175	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0.01	0.29	27.07

02In 2021

At either end

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

Highest

Lowest

175Guinea0.01
172Syriashared0.02
172Somaliashared0.02
172Afghanistanshared0.02
170Mozambiqueshared0.03

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.26. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Agriculture share of government spending (%)
HighestMali14.97
Lowest2 share it
Middle country: 1.51
Agriculture share of GDP (%)
HighestSomalia52.87
LowestSingapore0.03
Middle country: 7.23

032020 → 2021

Since 2020

What changed between 2020 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −3countries joined / left
157values changed, of 175 in both
85 · 72rose · fell
18unchanged

Rose most

Singapore4.51 → 7.54+3.03
Seychelles0.35 → 1.64+1.29
Hong Kong1.41 → 2.20+0.79
South Sudan0.04 → 0.73+0.69
Bahamas1.19 → 1.78+0.59

Fell most

Saint Kitts and Nevis3.45 → 1.67−1.78
Antigua and Barbuda1.19 → 0.49−0.70
Zambia1.12 → 0.68−0.44
Suriname0.56 → 0.14−0.42
United States0.88 → 0.48−0.40

− Micronesia

− Myanmar

− Qatar

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 2021.
87 distinct values among 175
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 8 countries share 0.12. 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 175 countries has every column.

05The files

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2021). Agriculture Orientation Index, 2021 [data set], describing 2021. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/agriculture-orientation/2021

0624 held

Other years

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Agriculture Orientation Index, 2020
178 countries
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Agriculture Orientation Index, 2022
173 countries
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Agriculture Orientation Index: every year
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How it has moved, charted by country

07Questions