Data for 1981

Crop Production Index, 1981

Name: Crop Production Index, 1981
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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1981, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Crop Production Index, 1981 covers 163 countries. Saint Kitts and Nevis is highest, at 789.75; Kuwait is lowest, at 7.31. The middle country reads 56.25. Against 1980, 161 values changed (108 up, 53 down), the same countries are covered.

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Crop Production Index · Data for 1981

HighestSaint Kitts and Nevis

789.75

LowestKuwait

7.31

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

163countries
1measure
1981the 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, 1981, 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, 1981: 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	789.75
2	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	372.03
3	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	339.98
4	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	283.78
5	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	235.49
6	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	232.96
7	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	229.56
8	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	224.36
9	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	204.85
10	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	169.04
11	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	159.67
12	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	147.46
13	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	145.16
14	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	135.64
15	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	135.36
16	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	126.89
17	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	123.98
18	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	120.10
19	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	119.66
20	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	118.13
21	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	117.37
22	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	115.30
23	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	113.23
24	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	110.25
25	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	109.88
26	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	108.06
27	Panama`PAN`Central America	106.92
28	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	103.21
29	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	100.48
30	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	100.03
31	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	98.68
32	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	98.33
33	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	96.11
34	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	94.78
35	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	94.30
36	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	93.96
37	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	93.64
38	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	92.91
39	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	91.73
40	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	91.60
41	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	87.15
42	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	85.99
43	Suriname`SUR`South America	85.59
44	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	84.82
45	France`FRA`Western Europe	84.22
46	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	84.11
47	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	83.94
48	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	82.95
49	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	81.67
50	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	81.25
51	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	81.01
52	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	80.89
53	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	80.83
54	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	79.86
55	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	79.82
56	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	79.67
57	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	78.36
58	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	71.95
59	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	71.76
60	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	71.30
61	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	70.94
62	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	69.33
63	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	68.73
64	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	68.61
65	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	68.38
66	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	68.36
67	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	68.26
68	United States`USA`Northern America	67.43
69	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	67.32
70	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	63.86
71	Colombia`COL`South America	62.80
72	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	62.02
73	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	61.91
74	Venezuela`VEN`South America	61.53
75	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	60.89
76	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	60.88
77	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	60.84
78	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	60.46
79	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	58.80
80	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	56.84
81	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	56.42
82	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	56.25
83	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	55.97
84	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	55.54
85	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	55.32
86	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	54.73
87	Honduras`HND`Central America	54.23
88	Mexico`MEX`Central America	53.26
89	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	52.21
90	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	51.57
91	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	51.53
92	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	51.28
93	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	50.89
94	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	50.85
95	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	49.42
96	Guyana`GUY`South America	48.73
97	Canada`CAN`Northern America	48.70
98	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	48.45
99	Ecuador`ECU`South America	48.25
100	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	45.79
101	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	45.71
102	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	44.62
103	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	43.93
104	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	43.06
105	Belize`BLZ`Central America	42.95
106	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	42.54
107	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	42.28
108	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	41.87
109	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	41.43
110	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	41.29
111	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	41.12
112	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	40.30
113	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	38.91
114	India`IND`Southern Asia	38.34
115	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	38.08
116	Chile`CHL`South America	38.00
117	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	37.75
118	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	37.65
119	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	36.89
120	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	36.78
121	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	35.76
122	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	34.49
123	Argentina`ARG`South America	34.28
124	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	34.09
125	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	33.85
=126	Brazil`BRA`South America	33.74
=126	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	33.74
=128	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	32.63
=128	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	32.63
130	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	32.51
131	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	32.39
132	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	31.59
133	Peru`PER`South America	30.83
134	Bolivia`BOL`South America	29.49
135	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	29.18
136	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	29.02
137	Uruguay`URY`South America	28.35
138	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	28.33
139	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	28.08
140	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	27.87
141	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	27.76
142	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	27.71
143	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	27.32
144	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	27.21
145	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	26.76
146	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	26.74
147	Paraguay`PRY`South America	25.09
148	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	25.07
149	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	23.81
150	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	23.20
151	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	23.04
152	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	22.24
153	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	21.81
154	Niger`NER`Western Africa	20.12
155	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	19.59
156	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	19.10
157	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	17.70
158	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	16.25
159	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	14.64
160	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	14.47
161	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	13.01
162	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	12.59
163	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	7.31

02In 1981

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Lowest

163Kuwait7.31
162Angola12.59
161Cambodia13.01
160Mali14.47
159Laos14.64

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 56.25. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031980 → 1981

Since 1980

What changed between 1980 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
161values changed, of 163 in both
108 · 53rose · fell
2unchanged

Rose most

Gambia60.38 → 91.73+31.35
Poland89.00 → 120.10+31.10
Senegal37.85 → 60.84+22.99
Zimbabwe92.77 → 109.88+17.11
Dominica66.45 → 82.95+16.50

Fell most

Bahrain184.88 → 81.67−103.21
Barbados452.44 → 372.03−80.41
Trinidad and Tobago272.72 → 235.49−37.23
Saint Kitts and Nevis818.69 → 789.75−28.94
Finland92.55 → 69.33−23.22

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 1981.
161 distinct values among 163
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 33.74. 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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Cite this edition

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (1981). Crop Production Index, 1981 [data set], describing 1981. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/crop-production-index/1981

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