Data for 1996

Food Production Index, 1996

Name: Food Production Index, 1996
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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1996, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Food Production Index, 1996 covers 189 countries. Saint Kitts and Nevis is highest, at 425.36; Laos is lowest, at 21.50. The middle country reads 71.02. Against 1995, 188 values changed (133 up, 55 down), the same countries are covered.

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Food Production Index · Data for 1996

HighestSaint Kitts and Nevis

425.36

LowestLaos

21.50

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

189countries
1measure
1996the year it describes
189distinct 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 Food Production Index, 1996, 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, 1996: 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	425.36
2	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	326.76
3	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	167.42
4	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	152.00
5	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	150.18
6	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	147.92
7	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	147.42
8	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	143.05
9	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	141.01
10	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	135.27
11	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	135.11
12	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	133.81
13	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	130.88
14	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	122.49
15	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	115.20
16	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	114.48
17	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	113.42
18	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	113.06
19	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	108.86
20	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	108.57
21	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	106.94
22	France`FRA`Western Europe	105.96
23	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	105.66
24	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	104.83
25	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	104.78
26	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	103.96
27	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	103.65
28	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	103.18
29	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	102.91
30	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	102.10
31	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	101.84
32	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	100.96
33	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	98.56
34	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	98.52
35	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	98.45
36	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	98.00
37	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	96.81
38	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	96.71
39	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	96.34
40	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	96.01
41	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	95.46
42	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	95.16
43	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	95.02
44	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	94.95
45	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	94.80
46	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	94.57
47	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	94.48
48	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	93.59
49	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	92.28
50	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	92.22
51	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	91.71
52	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	91.13
53	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	91.11
54	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	89.91
55	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	89.69
56	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	87.92
57	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	87.75
58	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	87.06
59	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	86.70
60	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	86.08
61	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	85.58
62	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	84.91
63	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	84.80
64	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	83.67
65	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	82.26
66	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	81.60
67	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	81.45
68	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	81.25
69	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	80.46
70	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	79.84
71	Venezuela`VEN`South America	79.64
72	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	78.05
73	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	77.98
74	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	77.10
75	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	76.91
76	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	76.62
77	United States`USA`Northern America	76.50
78	Suriname`SUR`South America	76.43
79	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	76.14
80	Panama`PAN`Central America	75.95
81	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	75.94
82	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	75.88
83	Belize`BLZ`Central America	74.21
84	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	73.72
85	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	73.45
86	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	73.24
87	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	73.06
88	Honduras`HND`Central America	72.77
89	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	72.74
90	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	72.36
91	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	71.98
92	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	71.65
93	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	71.42
94	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	71.31
95	Ecuador`ECU`South America	71.02
96	Colombia`COL`South America	70.69
97	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	70.67
98	Canada`CAN`Northern America	70.43
99	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	69.99
100	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	69.98
101	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	69.83
102	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	68.86
103	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	68.35
104	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	68.21
105	Chile`CHL`South America	67.74
106	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	67.58
107	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	67.50
108	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	67.49
109	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	67.33
110	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	67.12
111	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	67.07
112	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	66.91
113	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	66.62
114	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	66.04
115	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	65.94
116	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	65.20
117	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	65.19
118	Mexico`MEX`Central America	64.61
119	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	64.24
120	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	64.21
121	Uruguay`URY`South America	63.42
122	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	63.36
123	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	62.90
124	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	62.87
125	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	61.62
126	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	61.61
127	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	61.55
128	Guyana`GUY`South America	61.32
129	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	60.10
130	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	59.86
131	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	59.68
132	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	59.12
133	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	58.47
134	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	58.18
135	India`IND`Southern Asia	57.47
136	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	57.19
137	Argentina`ARG`South America	57.09
138	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	56.26
139	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	55.69
140	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	55.68
141	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	55.29
142	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	53.24
143	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	52.59
144	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	52.58
145	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	52.39
146	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	52.34
147	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	52.32
148	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	52.29
149	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	52.13
150	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	51.81
151	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	50.99
152	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	50.09
153	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	49.99
154	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	49.06
155	Brazil`BRA`South America	48.83
156	Bolivia`BOL`South America	48.37
157	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	48.14
158	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	46.94
159	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	46.19
160	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	46.17
161	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	45.81
162	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	45.73
163	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	45.69
164	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	44.53
165	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	44.35
166	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	44.02
167	Peru`PER`South America	43.69
168	Niger`NER`Western Africa	42.44
169	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	42.27
170	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	42.24
171	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	41.67
172	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	40.67
173	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	40.08
174	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	39.87
175	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	39.74
176	Paraguay`PRY`South America	39.24
177	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	38.57
178	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	38.41
179	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	36.16
180	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	36.12
181	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	32.63
182	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	31.27
183	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	29.54
184	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	27.07
185	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	26.79
186	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	26.64
187	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	26.57
188	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	24.17
189	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	21.50

02In 1996

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Lowest

189Laos21.50
188Angola24.17
187Brunei26.57
186Tajikistan26.64
185Kuwait26.79

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 71.02. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031995 → 1996

Since 1995

What changed between 1995 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
188values changed, of 189 in both
133 · 55rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Tunisia46.72 → 80.46+33.74
Saint Kitts and Nevis393.94 → 425.36+31.42
Barbados111.82 → 133.81+21.99
Morocco41.32 → 62.87+21.55
Lesotho75.72 → 95.46+19.74

Fell most

Marshall Islands175.00 → 147.92−27.08
Singapore127.93 → 102.91−25.02
Bulgaria116.57 → 94.48−22.09
Saint Lucia345.55 → 326.76−18.79
Moldova119.88 → 103.96−15.92

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 1996.
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Nothing missing
Every one of the 189 countries has every column.

05The files

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (1996). Food Production Index, 1996 [data set], describing 1996. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/food-production-index/1996

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