Data for 1970

Crop Production Index, 1970

Name: Crop Production Index, 1970
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: https://www.fao.org/contact-us/terms/db-terms-of-use/en/

1970, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Crop Production Index, 1970 covers 163 countries. Saint Kitts and Nevis is highest, at 758.82; Kuwait is lowest, at 2.33. The middle country reads 41.27. Against 1969, 163 values changed (105 up, 58 down), the same countries are covered.

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Crop Production Index · Data for 1970

HighestSaint Kitts and Nevis

758.82

LowestKuwait

2.33

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

163countries
1measure
1970the year it describes
163distinct 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, 1970, 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, 1970: 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	758.82
2	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	532.04
3	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	384.44
4	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	377.97
5	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	376.24
6	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	370.60
7	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	318.45
8	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	312.16
9	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	241.82
10	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	145.94
11	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	144.32
12	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	142.01
13	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	138.51
14	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	136.89
15	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	130.55
16	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	126.87
17	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	123.87
18	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	122.69
19	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	116.55
20	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	116.27
21	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	115.72
22	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	111.35
23	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	109.55
24	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	109.46
25	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	108.86
26	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	108.85
27	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	105.63
28	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	103.59
29	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	102.84
30	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	100.96
31	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	97.68
32	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	94.78
33	Panama`PAN`Central America	94.20
34	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	90.71
35	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	88.75
36	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	86.25
37	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	85.54
38	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	85.49
39	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	85.07
40	France`FRA`Western Europe	83.98
41	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	83.30
42	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	81.43
43	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	79.21
44	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	73.78
45	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	72.86
46	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	71.03
47	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	70.70
48	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	70.38
49	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	68.01
50	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	66.43
51	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	65.66
52	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	62.95
53	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	62.67
54	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	62.66
55	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	61.34
56	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	60.55
57	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	60.37
58	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	59.46
59	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	58.93
60	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	58.08
61	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	57.85
62	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	57.56
63	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	54.26
64	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	53.98
65	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	53.76
66	Suriname`SUR`South America	53.72
67	Venezuela`VEN`South America	53.59
68	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	51.15
69	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	51.11
70	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	51.10
71	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	49.59
72	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	47.59
73	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	47.54
74	Ecuador`ECU`South America	46.05
75	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	45.35
76	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	44.51
77	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	42.59
78	Guyana`GUY`South America	42.50
79	United States`USA`Northern America	42.23
80	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	42.09
81	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	41.58
82	Honduras`HND`Central America	41.27
83	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	40.08
84	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	39.61
85	Colombia`COL`South America	39.25
86	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	39.14
87	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	39.00
88	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	38.56
89	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	37.99
90	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	37.84
91	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	37.61
92	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	37.13
93	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	36.46
94	Mexico`MEX`Central America	35.47
95	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	34.98
96	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	34.93
97	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	34.85
98	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	34.71
99	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	34.45
100	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	34.07
101	Peru`PER`South America	31.97
102	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	31.94
103	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	31.90
104	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	31.36
105	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	31.25
106	Canada`CAN`Northern America	30.69
107	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	30.60
108	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	30.56
109	India`IND`Southern Asia	30.19
110	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	29.81
111	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	29.59
112	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	29.48
113	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	29.34
114	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	29.10
115	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	28.65
116	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	28.58
117	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	28.33
118	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	28.10
119	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	27.88
120	Chile`CHL`South America	27.75
121	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	27.60
122	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	27.20
123	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	27.15
124	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	26.33
125	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	26.31
126	Belize`BLZ`Central America	26.08
127	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	25.79
128	Argentina`ARG`South America	25.20
129	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	25.18
130	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	25.06
131	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	24.60
132	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	24.57
133	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	24.37
134	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	23.83
135	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	23.63
136	Uruguay`URY`South America	23.59
137	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	23.20
138	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	23.15
139	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	23.07
140	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	22.22
141	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	21.94
142	Brazil`BRA`South America	21.66
143	Bolivia`BOL`South America	21.11
144	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	20.73
145	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	19.90
146	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	19.10
147	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	18.06
148	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	17.83
149	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	17.74
150	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	16.44
151	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	16.26
152	Niger`NER`Western Africa	15.72
153	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	15.68
154	Paraguay`PRY`South America	13.84
155	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	13.24
156	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	12.86
157	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	12.44
158	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	12.18
159	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	12.05
160	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	11.42
161	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	4.03
162	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	3.63
163	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	2.33

02In 1970

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Lowest

163Kuwait2.33
162Djibouti3.63
161United Arab Emirates4.03
160Laos11.42
159Malawi12.05

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 41.27. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031969 → 1970

Since 1969

What changed between 1969 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
163values changed, of 163 in both
105 · 58rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Saint Kitts and Nevis583.33 → 758.82+175.49
Barbados467.51 → 532.04+64.53
Cuba76.16 → 126.87+50.71
Faroe Islands79.22 → 105.63+26.41
Hong Kong353.85 → 376.24+22.39

Fell most

Saint Lucia388.66 → 318.45−70.21
Seychelles334.38 → 312.16−22.22
Cyprus262.65 → 241.82−20.83
Zimbabwe81.20 → 61.34−19.86
New Caledonia131.18 → 111.35−19.83

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 1970.
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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Cite this edition

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (1970). Crop Production Index, 1970 [data set], describing 1970. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/crop-production-index/1970

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