Data for 1962

Crop Production Index, 1962

Name: Crop Production Index, 1962
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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1962, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Crop Production Index, 1962 covers 163 countries. Saint Kitts and Nevis is highest, at 903.43; Kuwait is lowest, at 0.84. The middle country reads 35.69. Against 1961, 161 values changed (118 up, 43 down), the same countries are covered.

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Crop Production Index · Data for 1962

HighestSaint Kitts and Nevis

903.43

LowestKuwait

0.84

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

163countries
1measure
1962the year it describes
161distinct values2 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Crop Production Index, 1962, 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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Crop Production Index, 1962: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	903.43
2	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	542.36
3	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	530.98
4	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	339.95
5	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	333.28
6	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	329.96
7	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	268.99
8	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	268.80
9	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	190.19
10	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	165.79
11	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	149.78
12	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	142.28
13	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	133.65
14	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	133.39
15	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	127.07
16	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	121.87
17	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	119.35
18	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	117.27
19	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	116.03
20	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	106.60
21	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	105.53
22	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	102.72
23	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	102.24
24	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	100.53
25	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	99.61
26	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	97.55
27	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	97.43
28	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	97.06
29	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	95.66
30	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	94.43
31	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	93.06
32	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	92.73
33	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	89.99
34	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	89.47
35	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	88.16
36	France`FRA`Western Europe	83.29
37	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	81.45
38	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	80.06
39	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	71.35
40	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	71.16
41	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	71.04
42	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	68.47
43	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	65.05
44	Panama`PAN`Central America	62.12
45	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	62.01
46	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	61.41
47	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	61.10
48	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	59.22
=49	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	56.57
=49	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	56.57
51	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	55.49
52	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	54.24
53	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	52.50
54	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	51.63
55	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	50.11
56	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	49.36
57	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	49.31
58	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	49.17
59	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	49.01
60	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	48.96
61	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	48.22
62	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	46.87
63	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	45.58
64	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	45.45
65	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	44.58
66	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	44.54
67	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	44.13
68	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	44.06
69	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	43.90
70	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	43.09
71	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	42.59
72	Guyana`GUY`South America	42.52
73	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	41.89
74	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	40.87
75	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	40.53
76	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	39.82
77	Ecuador`ECU`South America	39.43
78	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	39.02
79	United States`USA`Northern America	37.22
80	Venezuela`VEN`South America	37.19
81	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	36.75
82	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	35.69
83	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	34.94
84	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	34.89
85	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	34.65
86	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	33.86
87	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	33.76
88	Colombia`COL`South America	32.97
89	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	32.64
90	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	32.40
91	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	31.09
92	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	30.88
93	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	30.81
94	Suriname`SUR`South America	30.21
95	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	29.53
96	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	28.88
97	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	28.80
98	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	28.71
99	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	28.13
100	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	28.08
101	Chile`CHL`South America	28.07
102	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	27.32
103	Canada`CAN`Northern America	27.21
=104	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	26.78
=104	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	26.78
106	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	26.13
107	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	26.12
108	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	26.10
109	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	25.80
110	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	25.49
111	Honduras`HND`Central America	25.46
112	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	25.03
113	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	24.89
114	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	24.88
115	Peru`PER`South America	24.63
116	Mexico`MEX`Central America	24.59
117	India`IND`Southern Asia	24.48
118	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	24.08
119	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	23.66
120	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	23.12
121	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	23.09
122	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	22.02
123	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	20.45
124	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	20.41
125	Uruguay`URY`South America	20.40
126	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	20.31
127	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	20.19
128	Argentina`ARG`South America	20.05
129	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	19.40
130	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	19.37
131	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	18.65
132	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	18.60
133	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	18.31
134	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	18.08
135	Brazil`BRA`South America	17.87
136	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	17.83
137	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	17.39
138	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	17.26
139	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	16.92
140	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	16.62
141	Niger`NER`Western Africa	15.84
142	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	15.46
143	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	14.97
144	Bolivia`BOL`South America	14.89
145	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	14.87
146	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	14.69
147	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	14.44
148	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	14.39
149	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	13.71
150	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	12.84
151	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	12.70
152	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	12.60
153	Belize`BLZ`Central America	12.01
154	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	11.04
155	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	10.92
156	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	10.18
157	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	10.03
158	Paraguay`PRY`South America	9.06
159	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	6.91
160	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	6.88
161	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	2.11
162	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	1.76
163	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.84

02In 1962

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Lowest

163Kuwait0.84
162United Arab Emirates1.76
161Djibouti2.11
160Laos6.88
159Qatar6.91

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 35.69. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031961 → 1962

Since 1961

What changed between 1961 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
161values changed, of 163 in both
118 · 43rose · fell
2unchanged

Rose most

Mongolia19.09 → 44.58+25.49
Saint Lucia305.46 → 329.96+24.50
Barbados506.74 → 530.98+24.24
Seychelles310.27 → 333.28+23.01
Fiji100.88 → 121.87+20.99

Fell most

Saint Kitts and Nevis955.93 → 903.43−52.50
Puerto Rico572.08 → 542.36−29.72
Trinidad and Tobago369.26 → 339.95−29.31
Botswana71.69 → 45.45−26.24
Hong Kong294.66 → 268.99−25.67

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 1962.
161 distinct values among 163
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 56.57. 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 163 countries has every column.

05The files

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (1962). Crop Production Index, 1962 [data set], describing 1962. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/crop-production-index/1962

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