Data for 2022

Agriculture Orientation Index, 2022

Name: Agriculture Orientation Index, 2022
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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2022, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Agriculture Orientation Index, 2022 covers 173 countries on 3 measures. Singapore is highest, at 6.30; 2 countries share the lowest reading, 0.01. The middle country reads 0.29. Against 2021, 160 values changed (92 up, 68 down), 2 left.

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Agriculture Orientation Index · Data for 2022

HighestSingapore

6.30

Lowest2 countries share it

0.01

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

173countries
3measures per country
2022the year it describes
89distinct 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, 2022, 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, 2022: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	6.30	0.17	0.03
2	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	4.57	7.33	1.60
3	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	3.16	1.95	0.62
4	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	3.08	0.16	0.05
5	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	2.87	0.69	0.24
6	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	2.10	2.14	1.02
7	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	2.09	0.92	0.44
8	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	1.89	2.74	1.45
9	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	1.79	2.13	1.19
10	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	1.77	2.80	1.58
11	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	1.56	2.28	1.46
12	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	1.53	2.51	1.64
13	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	1.52	0.61	0.40
14	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	1.41	2.15	1.52
15	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	1.37	1.61	1.18
16	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	1.35	4.66	3.46
17	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	1.34	3.48	2.59
18	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	1.28	0.98	0.77
19	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	1.24	0.87	0.70
20	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	1.21	0.59	0.49
21	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	1.20	0.91	0.76
22	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	1.18	2.46	2.08
23	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.17	1.29	1.10
24	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	1.14	0.29	0.26
25	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.92	2.41	2.62
26	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	0.87	4.58	5.25
27	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0.84	0.56	0.66
28	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.80	6.16	7.68
29	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.79	1.35	1.71
30	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	0.76	6.12	8.04
31	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	0.75	0.59	0.79
32	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.72	0.79	1.10
=33	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.70	10.23	14.67
=33	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.70	1.24	1.76
35	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0.69	1.64	2.39
36	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.68	2.51	3.71
37	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.64	3.02	4.74
=38	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.63	1.23	1.96
=38	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	0.63	1.04	1.65
40	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.62	6.19	10.03
41	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	0.61	6.89	11.22
=42	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	0.57	2.63	4.61
=42	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.57	4.81	8.50
=44	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0.56	0.77	1.37
=44	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.56	5.10	9.12
46	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0.55	1.23	2.24
47	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.52	2.43	4.64
48	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.51	3.37	6.63
49	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.50	1.39	2.81
=50	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0.48	3.49	7.29
=50	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.48	4.18	8.72
=52	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.46	2.67	5.79
=52	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.46	1.63	3.56
54	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.45	4.44	9.82
55	Chile`CHL`South America	0.43	1.49	3.46
=56	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0.41	1.02	2.50
=56	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.41	6.84	16.64
=56	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.41	2.42	5.95
=56	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.41	0.78	1.91
=60	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	0.40	1.95	4.83
=60	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0.40	0.96	2.44
=60	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.40	0.77	1.93
=60	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.40	1.14	2.83
=64	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.39	0.47	1.19
=64	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.39	2.55	6.48
=66	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.37	10.12	27.65
=66	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.37	2.36	6.46
68	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.36	1.38	3.81
=69	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.35	1.49	4.25
=69	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	0.35	2.86	8.11
=69	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.35	0.82	2.31
=69	United States`USA`Northern America	0.35	0.39	1.12
=73	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0.34	12.02	35.35
=73	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	0.34	4.00	11.61
=75	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.33	3.46	10.61
=75	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	0.33	0.33	1.00
=75	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.33	3.55	10.80
=75	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.33	3.90	11.96
=79	Peru`PER`South America	0.32	2.29	7.15
=79	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.32	5.21	16.34
=79	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.32	0.33	1.04
=82	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.31	1.44	4.68
=82	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.31	3.90	12.71
=82	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.31	0.36	1.16
85	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	0.30	1.17	3.85
=86	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.29	0.98	3.39
=86	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.29	1.19	4.12
=86	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.29	1.15	3.93
89	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	0.28	5.76	20.91
=90	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	0.27	2.78	10.15
=90	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.27	4.52	16.67
=92	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.26	0.46	1.76
=92	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.26	0.96	3.75
=92	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.26	0.81	3.13
=92	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.26	2.12	8.10
=92	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.26	1.00	3.90
=92	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.26	2.73	10.63
=92	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.26	5.78	22.43
=99	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.25	0.48	1.89
=99	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0.25	1.51	6.04
=101	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.24	2.31	9.55
=101	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	0.24	5.66	23.29
=103	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.23	0.59	2.57
=103	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	0.23	7.33	31.99
=103	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.23	1.44	6.29
=103	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.23	4.01	17.83
=103	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.23	3.57	15.57
=103	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	0.23	2.02	8.73
109	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	0.22	0.36	1.64
110	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.21	0.45	2.14
=111	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	0.20	0.14	0.70
=111	Honduras`HND`Central America	0.20	2.53	12.47
=111	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.20	2.52	12.40
=111	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0.20	4.27	21.23
=111	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.20	1.73	8.76
116	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0.19	7.06	36.22
=117	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.18	0.73	4.14
=117	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.18	0.91	5.08
119	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.17	0.99	5.77
=120	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.16	2.73	16.70
=120	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.16	0.38	2.40
=120	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.16	5.55	33.76
=123	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.15	3.92	26.90
=123	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	0.15	1.70	10.95
=123	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0.15	3.16	21.54
=123	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.15	1.32	8.92
=123	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.15	1.92	12.92
=123	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	0.15	3.45	22.93
=129	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.14	2.54	18.62
=129	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.14	1.07	7.76
=129	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	0.14	2.37	16.55
=129	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.14	3.36	23.69
=129	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0.14	3.71	26.14
=134	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0.13	6.12	45.39
=134	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.13	0.62	4.81
=134	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.13	3.29	24.88
=134	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0.13	2.50	18.79
=134	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.13	3.25	24.10
=139	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.12	2.17	17.48
=139	Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.12	5.08	41.35
=139	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.12	2.74	22.35
=139	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.12	1.34	10.90
=139	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	0.12	1.22	10.33
=139	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.12	0.81	6.96
=145	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.11	0.97	9.13
=145	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0.11	2.21	21.04
=147	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.10	0.66	6.64
=147	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.10	1.78	18.50
=147	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	0.10	3.12	32.62
=147	Colombia`COL`South America	0.10	0.85	8.87
=147	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	0.10	1.11	11.00
=147	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.10	1.32	13.03
153	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.09	0.76	8.06
=154	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0.08	1.33	15.78
=154	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.08	0.59	7.18
=154	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	0.08	2.97	37.64
=154	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.08	1.87	22.86
=154	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.08	1.38	16.93
=159	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.07	1.01	13.74
=159	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0.07	0.36	5.06
=161	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0.06	1.16	20.28
=161	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0.06	1.06	16.52
=163	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	0.05	1.82	33.70
=163	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.05	0.23	4.63
=165	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.04	1.20	27.47
=165	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	0.04	0.30	8.57
=167	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0.03	0.94	28.38
=167	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.03	0.72	21.28
=167	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0.03	0.80	25.64
=170	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.02	0.44	19.51
=170	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	0.02	0.97	52.87
=172	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.01	0.48	33.77
=172	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0.01	0.62	43.06

02In 2022

At either end

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

Highest

Lowest

172Syriashared0.01
172Sierra Leoneshared0.01
170Somaliashared0.02
170Ghanashared0.02
167Mozambiqueshared0.03

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.29. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Agriculture share of government spending (%)
HighestMali12.02
LowestBelgium0.14
Middle country: 1.64
Agriculture share of GDP (%)
HighestSomalia52.87
LowestSingapore0.03
Middle country: 6.96

032021 → 2022

Since 2021

What changed between 2021 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −2countries joined / left
160values changed, of 173 in both
92 · 68rose · fell
13unchanged

Rose most

South Sudan0.73 → 4.57+3.84
Hong Kong2.20 → 3.08+0.88
Zambia0.68 → 1.35+0.67
Barbados0.93 → 1.53+0.60
Cyprus0.96 → 1.37+0.41

Fell most

Singapore7.54 → 6.30−1.24
Luxembourg3.73 → 2.87−0.86
Czechia1.48 → 1.18−0.30
Seychelles1.64 → 1.34−0.30
Samoa0.54 → 0.26−0.28

− Iran

− Iraq

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 2022.
89 distinct values among 173
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 7 countries share 0.26. 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 173 countries has every column.

05The files

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2022). Agriculture Orientation Index, 2022 [data set], describing 2022. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/agriculture-orientation/2022

0624 held

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