Data for 1997

Food Production Index, 1997

Name: Food Production Index, 1997
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1997, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Food Production Index, 1997 covers 189 countries. Saint Kitts and Nevis is highest, at 578.71; Laos is lowest, at 24.31. The middle country reads 71.81. Against 1996, 189 values changed (117 up, 72 down), the same countries are covered.

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Food Production Index · Data for 1997

HighestSaint Kitts and Nevis

578.71

LowestLaos

24.31

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

189countries
1measure
1997the year it describes
186distinct 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, 1997, 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, 1997: 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	578.71
2	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	293.07
3	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	181.93
4	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	154.84
5	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	147.82
6	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	140.50
7	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	137.50
8	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	137.08
9	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	136.89
10	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	135.84
11	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	134.29
12	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	127.85
13	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	126.20
14	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	122.72
15	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	114.18
16	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	112.08
17	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	110.99
18	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	109.49
19	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	109.41
20	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	107.45
21	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	106.93
22	France`FRA`Western Europe	106.73
23	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	106.30
24	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	106.02
25	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	104.26
26	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	103.39
27	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	102.50
28	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	101.66
29	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	100.30
30	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	99.91
31	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	99.70
32	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	99.55
33	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	99.20
34	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	98.89
35	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	98.74
36	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	98.68
37	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	98.65
38	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	98.46
39	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	98.37
40	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	97.74
41	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	96.31
42	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	96.20
43	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	96.18
44	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	95.20
45	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	93.88
46	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	93.67
47	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	93.63
48	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	93.30
49	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	93.00
50	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	92.61
51	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	92.49
52	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	92.47
53	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	91.17
54	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	90.93
55	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	90.80
56	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	89.65
57	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	88.72
58	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	88.53
59	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	88.49
60	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	88.20
61	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	87.57
62	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	87.04
63	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	86.50
64	Venezuela`VEN`South America	85.28
65	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	84.57
66	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	83.62
67	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	83.32
=68	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	82.70
=68	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	82.70
70	Belize`BLZ`Central America	81.16
71	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	81.14
72	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	80.86
73	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	79.67
74	United States`USA`Northern America	79.11
75	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	78.86
=76	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	78.74
=76	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	78.74
78	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	78.32
79	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	76.76
80	Suriname`SUR`South America	76.62
81	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	76.45
82	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	76.26
83	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	75.83
84	Ecuador`ECU`South America	75.37
85	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	75.31
86	Panama`PAN`Central America	74.75
87	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	74.58
88	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	73.87
89	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	73.50
90	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	73.38
91	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	72.45
92	Colombia`COL`South America	72.23
93	Honduras`HND`Central America	71.86
94	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	71.84
95	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	71.81
96	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	71.79
97	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	70.90
98	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	70.82
99	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	70.72
100	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	70.22
101	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	70.03
102	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	69.97
103	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	69.69
104	Canada`CAN`Northern America	69.47
105	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	69.35
106	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	69.08
107	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	68.43
108	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	68.39
=109	Chile`CHL`South America	67.92
=109	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	67.92
111	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	67.43
112	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	67.34
113	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	67.03
114	Uruguay`URY`South America	66.90
115	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	66.50
116	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	66.46
117	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	66.12
118	Mexico`MEX`Central America	65.99
119	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	65.23
120	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	65.17
121	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	64.67
122	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	64.41
123	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	63.73
124	Guyana`GUY`South America	63.58
125	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	63.39
126	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	63.32
127	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	62.67
128	Argentina`ARG`South America	61.91
129	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	61.79
130	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	61.69
131	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	61.50
132	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	60.18
133	India`IND`Southern Asia	59.21
134	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	59.14
135	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	58.78
136	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	58.42
137	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	58.36
138	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	56.89
139	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	56.44
140	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	55.85
141	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	55.00
142	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	54.69
143	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	54.59
144	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	54.56
145	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	53.59
146	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	53.35
147	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	52.47
148	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	51.51
149	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	51.32
150	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	51.27
151	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	51.25
152	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	51.11
153	Brazil`BRA`South America	50.75
154	Bolivia`BOL`South America	49.84
155	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	49.40
156	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	48.99
157	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	48.86
158	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	47.83
159	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	47.55
160	Peru`PER`South America	47.51
161	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	47.06
162	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	46.82
163	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	46.08
164	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	45.30
165	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	44.86
166	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	44.85
167	Paraguay`PRY`South America	43.87
168	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	40.90
169	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	40.71
170	Niger`NER`Western Africa	40.51
171	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	40.49
172	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	39.96
173	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	39.91
174	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	39.69
175	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	39.08
176	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	38.96
177	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	37.84
178	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	37.28
179	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	37.23
180	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	36.64
181	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	35.84
182	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	33.66
183	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	33.12
184	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	33.05
185	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	32.01
186	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	27.49
187	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	25.87
188	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	24.39
189	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	24.31

02In 1997

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Lowest

189Laos24.31
188Angola24.39
187Malawi25.87
186Tajikistan27.49
185Cambodia32.01

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 71.81. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031996 → 1997

Since 1996

What changed between 1996 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
189values changed, of 189 in both
117 · 72rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Saint Kitts and Nevis425.36 → 578.71+153.35
Singapore102.91 → 140.50+37.59
United Arab Emirates77.98 → 93.88+15.90
Bosnia and Herzegovina56.26 → 70.82+14.56
Seychelles167.42 → 181.93+14.51

Fell most

Saint Lucia326.76 → 293.07−33.69
Tunisia80.46 → 56.44−24.02
Maldives152.00 → 136.89−15.11
Syria98.45 → 83.62−14.83
Cyprus141.01 → 126.20−14.81

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 1997.
186 distinct values among 189
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 82.70. 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 189 countries has every column.

05The files

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (1997). Food Production Index, 1997 [data set], describing 1997. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/food-production-index/1997

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