Data for 2024

Agriculture Orientation Index, 2024

Name: Agriculture Orientation Index, 2024
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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2024, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Agriculture Orientation Index, 2024 covers 132 countries on 3 measures. Singapore is highest, at 5.38; Ghana is lowest, at 0.03. The middle country reads 0.31. Against 2023, 118 values changed (62 up, 56 down), 34 left.

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Agriculture Orientation Index · Data for 2024

HighestSingapore

5.38

LowestGhana

0.03

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

132countries
3measures per country
2024the year it describes
73distinct 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, 2024, 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, 2024: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	5.38	0.15	0.03
2	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	4.32	0.81	0.19
3	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	2.29	1.12	0.49
4	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	2.21	5.40	2.44
=5	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	2.16	3.52	1.63
=5	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	2.16	2.64	1.22
7	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.99	1.01	0.51
8	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	1.88	2.13	1.13
=9	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	1.35	2.80	2.07
=9	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	1.35	2.02	1.50
11	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	1.31	2.32	1.76
12	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	1.28	1.04	0.81
13	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	1.25	1.48	1.18
14	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	1.22	0.86	0.71
15	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	1.19	5.16	4.35
16	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.04	1.10	1.05
17	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0.99	0.55	0.56
18	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.95	7.03	7.43
19	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.89	7.50	8.44
20	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.88	2.25	2.56
21	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.80	2.83	3.55
22	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.79	1.17	1.49
23	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	0.78	8.69	11.16
24	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	0.75	9.09	12.07
25	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	0.74	0.55	0.74
=26	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.72	1.34	1.85
=26	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	0.72	3.22	4.47
=28	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.66	9.98	15.02
=28	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.66	1.19	1.81
30	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.64	0.76	1.20
31	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0.63	0.78	1.23
32	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.59	1.63	2.77
33	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0.58	3.43	5.90
34	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.54	4.74	8.72
35	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	0.52	1.06	2.05
=36	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	0.51	0.42	0.83
=36	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0.51	1.20	2.35
38	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0.50	0.97	1.91
39	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.48	1.25	2.59
40	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	0.47	2.00	4.28
=41	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	0.45	2.53	5.69
=41	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0.45	1.12	2.47
=41	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.45	7.21	15.90
44	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.44	2.45	5.59
=45	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.43	0.45	1.05
=45	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.43	1.22	2.82
47	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.42	2.28	5.41
48	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.41	1.33	3.28
=49	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.40	1.46	3.61
=49	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.40	1.02	2.57
=49	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.40	3.68	9.30
=52	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.39	0.88	2.29
=52	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0.39	1.20	3.05
=54	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.37	3.33	9.08
=54	United States`USA`Northern America	0.37	0.32	0.85
=56	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.36	4.88	13.60
=56	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.36	0.72	1.98
=56	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.36	0.70	1.91
=59	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.35	2.30	6.50
=59	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.35	1.42	4.08
=59	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	0.35	1.21	3.44
=62	Peru`PER`South America	0.34	2.07	6.01
=62	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.34	0.86	2.54
=64	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.33	0.63	1.91
=64	Chile`CHL`South America	0.33	1.32	3.95
66	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.31	1.06	3.41
=67	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.30	1.36	4.53
=67	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.30	0.42	1.43
=67	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.30	8.30	27.77
=67	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.30	2.26	7.59
=67	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.30	0.77	2.52
=72	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	0.29	2.26	7.88
=72	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.29	5.35	18.59
=72	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.29	1.10	3.77
=75	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.28	1.83	6.60
=75	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.28	0.80	2.83
=75	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.28	2.07	7.33
78	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0.27	8.75	32.50
79	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	0.26	2.45	9.38
80	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	0.25	5.46	21.76
=81	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.24	0.80	3.32
=81	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.24	0.48	2.01
=81	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.24	0.98	4.03
=81	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.24	2.66	11.13
=85	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.23	1.72	7.56
=85	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.23	5.47	23.80
=87	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.22	0.78	3.56
=87	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.22	1.76	8.12
=89	Honduras`HND`Central America	0.21	2.31	11.22
=89	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.21	2.60	12.61
=89	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.21	2.06	9.80
=89	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0.21	1.08	5.16
=89	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	0.21	0.36	1.68
94	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.20	0.23	1.15
95	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.19	0.53	2.81
96	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	0.18	3.73	20.89
=97	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	0.17	0.14	0.80
=97	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.17	4.21	24.23
=97	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	0.17	2.34	13.71
=97	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0.17	2.99	18.13
=97	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0.17	2.92	17.15
=102	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.16	1.60	9.86
=102	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.16	3.30	20.35
=104	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.14	0.80	5.58
=104	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	0.14	1.24	8.75
=106	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.13	2.24	17.45
=106	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.13	2.97	23.57
=106	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.13	1.39	10.44
=106	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.13	3.41	25.43
=110	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.12	1.03	8.84
=110	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0.12	2.58	21.35
=110	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0.12	2.69	22.46
=113	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.11	1.79	17.05
=113	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	0.11	2.61	23.39
=113	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.11	2.55	24.12
=113	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.11	0.86	7.85
=117	Colombia`COL`South America	0.10	0.88	9.19
=117	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0.10	4.77	48.41
=117	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0.10	2.50	26.15
=120	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	0.09	2.77	31.35
=120	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	0.09	2.99	34.87
=120	Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.09	4.58	49.73
=120	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.09	2.31	24.99
124	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.07	0.44	5.98
=125	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0.06	1.00	16.94
=125	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.06	0.57	9.10
=125	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.06	2.14	33.98
=128	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.04	0.73	16.43
=128	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0.04	1.10	26.26
=128	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.04	0.23	5.46
=128	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	0.04	0.25	6.97
132	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.03	0.67	20.88

02In 2024

At either end

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

Highest

1Singapore5.38
2Luxembourg4.32
3Malta2.29
4Zambia2.21
5Botswanashared2.16

Lowest

132Ghana0.03
128Ukraineshared0.04
128New Zealandshared0.04
128Mozambiqueshared0.04
128Angolashared0.04

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.31. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Agriculture share of government spending (%)
HighestBhutan9.98
LowestBelgium0.14
Middle country: 1.62
Agriculture share of GDP (%)
HighestNiger49.73
LowestSingapore0.03
Middle country: 5.52

032023 → 2024

Since 2023

What changed between 2023 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −34countries joined / left
118values changed, of 132 in both
62 · 56rose · fell
14unchanged

Rose most

Luxembourg3.35 → 4.32+0.97
Saint Kitts and Nevis1.59 → 2.16+0.57
Turkmenistan0.31 → 0.75+0.44
Bulgaria0.95 → 1.35+0.40
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.43 → 0.80+0.37

Fell most

Malta25.32 → 2.29−23.03
Bahamas2.40 → 1.99−0.41
Singapore5.74 → 5.38−0.36
Seychelles0.85 → 0.59−0.26
Tanzania0.32 → 0.10−0.22

− Afghanistan

− Andorra

− Burundi

− Bahrain

− Belarus

− Switzerland

− Cabo Verde

− Djibouti

− Dominica

− Fiji

− Gabon

− Guinea

− Equatorial Guinea

− Guyana

− Hong Kong

− Haiti

− India

− Jordan

− Japan

− Cambodia

− Kiribati

− South Korea

− Laos

− Lebanon

− Liberia

− Sri Lanka

− Morocco

− Mali

− Mauritania

− Nicaragua

− Papua New Guinea

− Somalia

− São Tomé and Príncipe

− 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 2024.
73 distinct values among 132
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 5 countries share 0.30. 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 132 countries has every column.

05The files

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2024). Agriculture Orientation Index, 2024 [data set], describing 2024. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/agriculture-orientation/2024

0624 held

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