Data for 1986

Food Production Index, 1986

Name: Food Production Index, 1986
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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1986, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Food Production Index, 1986 covers 163 countries. Singapore is highest, at 586.72; Angola is lowest, at 18.10. The middle country reads 57.72. Against 1985, 163 values changed (114 up, 49 down), the same countries are covered.

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Food Production Index · Data for 1986

HighestSingapore

586.72

LowestAngola

18.10

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

163countries
1measure
1986the year it describes
162distinct values2 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Food Production Index, 1986, 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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Food Production Index, 1986: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
derived
1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	586.72
2	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	505.91
3	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	341.62
4	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	189.99
5	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	182.69
6	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	175.43
7	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	170.83
8	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	163.18
9	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	156.59
10	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	139.76
11	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	135.64
12	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	128.35
13	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	127.14
14	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	126.28
15	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	117.86
16	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	117.84
17	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	117.18
18	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	116.61
19	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	115.44
20	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	112.90
21	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	111.64
22	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	110.51
23	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	107.18
24	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	106.51
25	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	106.41
26	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	105.62
27	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	105.47
28	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	102.69
29	France`FRA`Western Europe	99.66
30	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	99.32
31	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	98.93
32	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	98.21
33	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	97.21
34	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	96.25
35	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	96.02
36	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	94.85
37	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	94.59
38	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	94.38
39	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	92.92
40	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	91.46
41	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	91.37
42	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	90.18
43	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	89.37
44	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	89.23
45	Suriname`SUR`South America	89.11
46	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	83.94
47	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	82.92
48	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	82.30
49	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	81.02
50	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	77.11
51	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	76.21
52	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	75.94
53	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	75.45
54	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	74.42
=55	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	74.16
=55	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	74.16
57	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	74.08
58	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	73.71
59	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	72.61
60	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	72.08
61	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	70.16
62	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	69.90
63	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	69.36
64	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	68.76
65	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	68.69
66	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	68.54
67	Venezuela`VEN`South America	68.45
68	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	68.19
69	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	67.58
70	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	66.72
71	Panama`PAN`Central America	66.49
72	United States`USA`Northern America	66.03
73	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	64.72
74	Canada`CAN`Northern America	63.27
75	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	62.84
76	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	62.59
77	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	62.17
78	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	61.39
79	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	60.12
80	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	57.76
81	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	57.73
82	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	57.72
83	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	57.42
84	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	56.71
85	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	56.40
86	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	55.27
87	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	55.11
88	Mexico`MEX`Central America	54.59
89	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	54.03
90	Colombia`COL`South America	53.25
91	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	52.01
92	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	51.75
93	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	51.63
94	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	51.52
95	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	51.35
96	Argentina`ARG`South America	51.12
97	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	51.05
98	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	50.82
99	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	49.85
100	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	49.73
101	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	48.65
102	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	47.74
103	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	47.51
104	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	46.92
105	Honduras`HND`Central America	46.66
106	Uruguay`URY`South America	45.51
107	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	45.14
108	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	44.56
109	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	44.29
110	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	43.77
111	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	43.73
112	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	43.62
113	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	42.99
114	Guyana`GUY`South America	42.87
115	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	42.73
116	Ecuador`ECU`South America	42.59
117	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	41.45
118	India`IND`Southern Asia	41.36
119	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	41.31
120	Belize`BLZ`Central America	41.00
121	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	40.73
122	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	39.51
123	Chile`CHL`South America	39.50
124	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	37.94
125	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	37.85
126	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	37.26
127	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	37.16
128	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	37.03
129	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	36.81
130	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	35.33
131	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	34.85
132	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	34.39
133	Brazil`BRA`South America	33.88
134	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	33.51
135	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	32.73
136	Bolivia`BOL`South America	32.53
137	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	32.48
138	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	32.38
139	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	32.01
140	Peru`PER`South America	30.94
141	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	30.35
142	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	29.80
143	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	29.68
144	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	29.24
145	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	28.38
146	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	28.33
147	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	28.00
148	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	27.87
149	Niger`NER`Western Africa	27.74
150	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	27.58
151	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	27.26
152	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	26.76
153	Paraguay`PRY`South America	26.55
154	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	26.52
155	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	26.43
156	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	25.95
157	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	24.91
158	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	23.61
159	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	22.54
160	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	20.08
161	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	18.69
162	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	18.43
163	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	18.10

02In 1986

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Singapore586.72
2Saint Kitts and Nevis505.91
3Saint Lucia341.62
4Hong Kong189.99
5Maldives182.69

Lowest

163Angola18.10
162Malawi18.43
161Laos18.69
160Cambodia20.08
159Chad22.54

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 57.72. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031985 → 1986

Since 1985

What changed between 1985 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
163values changed, of 163 in both
114 · 49rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Saint Lucia288.54 → 341.62+53.08
Fiji130.96 → 156.59+25.63
Bulgaria144.26 → 163.18+18.92
Dominica85.76 → 102.69+16.93
Barbados126.64 → 139.76+13.12

Fell most

Singapore648.46 → 586.72−61.74
Hong Kong207.26 → 189.99−17.27
Saint Kitts and Nevis516.19 → 505.91−10.28
Greece104.28 → 97.21−7.07
Brunei32.79 → 27.26−5.53

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

Read before you use

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 1986.
162 distinct values among 163
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 74.16. 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) (1986). Food Production Index, 1986 [data set], describing 1986. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/food-production-index/1986

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