Data for 2016

Food Production Index, 2016

Name: Food Production Index, 2016
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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2016, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Food Production Index, 2016 covers 195 countries. Marshall Islands is highest, at 126.67; Iraq is lowest, at 81.03. The middle country reads 101.39. Against 2015, 195 values changed (117 up, 78 down), the same countries are covered.

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Food Production Index · Data for 2016

HighestMarshall Islands

126.67

LowestIraq

81.03

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

195countries
1measure
2016the year it describes
187distinct 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, 2016, 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, 2016: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	126.67
2	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	118.46
3	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	117.89
4	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	113.34
5	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	112.88
6	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	111.99
7	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	110.91
8	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	110.88
9	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	110.51
10	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	109.16
11	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	109.07
12	Niger`NER`Western Africa	108.95
13	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	108.01
14	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	107.59
15	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	107.33
16	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	107.28
17	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	107.23
18	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	106.95
19	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	106.90
20	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	106.78
21	Canada`CAN`Northern America	106.55
22	Honduras`HND`Central America	106.51
23	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	106.41
24	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	106.36
25	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	106.30
26	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	106.20
27	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	106.16
28	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	106.12
29	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	106.03
30	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	105.96
31	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	105.71
32	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	105.70
33	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	105.65
34	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	105.62
35	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	105.61
36	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	105.48
37	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	105.45
38	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	105.29
39	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	105.16
40	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	104.97
41	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	104.88
42	United States`USA`Northern America	104.86
43	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	104.85
44	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	104.60
45	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	104.50
46	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	104.42
47	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	104.39
=48	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	104.36
=48	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	104.36
50	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	104.32
51	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	104.21
52	Mexico`MEX`Central America	104.11
=53	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	104.06
=53	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	104.06
55	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	104.03
56	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	103.90
57	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	103.78
58	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	103.50
59	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	103.38
60	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	103.27
61	Peru`PER`South America	103.23
62	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	103.17
63	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	103.09
64	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	103.07
65	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	102.98
66	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	102.94
67	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	102.86
68	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	102.79
69	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	102.78
70	Colombia`COL`South America	102.65
71	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	102.64
72	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	102.45
73	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	102.44
74	India`IND`Southern Asia	102.31
75	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	102.26
76	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	102.24
77	Bolivia`BOL`South America	102.17
78	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	102.15
=79	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	102.07
=79	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	102.07
=81	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	102.05
=81	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	102.05
=81	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	102.05
84	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	102.04
85	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	102.02
86	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	101.88
87	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	101.87
88	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	101.82
89	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	101.79
90	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	101.78
91	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	101.77
92	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	101.73
93	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	101.64
94	Paraguay`PRY`South America	101.59
95	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	101.48
96	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	101.47
97	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	101.40
98	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	101.39
99	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	101.36
100	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	101.33
101	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	101.23
102	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	101.19
103	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	101.10
104	Chile`CHL`South America	101.07
105	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	101.05
106	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	101.03
107	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	101.02
108	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	100.97
109	Argentina`ARG`South America	100.95
110	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	100.94
111	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	100.89
112	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	100.85
113	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	100.84
114	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	100.76
115	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	100.74
116	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	100.68
117	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	100.67
118	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	100.61
119	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	100.60
120	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	100.59
121	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	100.52
122	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	100.51
123	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	100.46
124	Panama`PAN`Central America	100.45
125	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	100.39
126	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	100.23
127	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	100.15
128	Suriname`SUR`South America	100.14
129	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	100.05
130	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	99.99
131	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	99.67
132	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	99.58
133	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	99.43
134	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	99.42
135	Brazil`BRA`South America	99.34
136	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	99.31
137	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	99.29
138	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	99.16
139	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	99.10
140	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	99.08
141	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	99.03
142	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	98.97
143	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	98.84
144	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	98.83
145	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	98.80
146	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	98.77
147	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	98.69
148	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	98.66
149	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	98.64
150	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	98.50
151	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	98.47
152	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	98.34
153	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	98.27
154	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	98.24
155	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	98.23
156	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	98.18
157	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	98.08
158	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	98.06
=159	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	97.98
=159	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	97.98
=159	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	97.98
162	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	97.96
163	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	97.87
164	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	97.79
165	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	97.76
166	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	97.70
167	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	97.54
168	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	97.51
169	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	97.25
170	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	97.23
171	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	96.87
172	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	96.34
173	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	96.06
174	Uruguay`URY`South America	96.00
175	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	95.95
176	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	95.71
177	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	95.67
=178	Guyana`GUY`South America	95.63
=178	Venezuela`VEN`South America	95.63
180	Belize`BLZ`Central America	95.61
181	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	95.59
182	France`FRA`Western Europe	95.29
183	Ecuador`ECU`South America	95.20
184	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	94.72
185	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	94.55
186	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	93.93
187	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	93.60
188	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	92.56
189	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	92.32
190	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	92.03
191	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	91.45
192	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	89.19
193	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	88.53
194	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	83.01
195	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	81.03

02In 2016

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Marshall Islands126.67
2Kiribati118.46
3Bahrain117.89
4Djibouti113.34
5Mali112.88

Lowest

195Iraq81.03
194Fiji83.01
193Macau88.53
192Samoa89.19
191Estonia91.45

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 101.39. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032015 → 2016

Since 2015

What changed between 2015 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
195values changed, of 195 in both
117 · 78rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Marshall Islands90.00 → 126.67+36.67
Djibouti83.93 → 113.34+29.41
Kiribati91.10 → 118.46+27.36
Bahrain98.70 → 117.89+19.19
Moldova90.67 → 107.23+16.56

Fell most

Fiji109.41 → 83.01−26.40
Estonia111.23 → 91.45−19.78
Tunisia114.82 → 95.59−19.23
Morocco108.01 → 92.03−15.98
Guyana110.76 → 95.63−15.13

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 2016.
187 distinct values among 195
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 3 countries share 102.05. 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 195 countries has every column.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2016). Food Production Index, 2016 [data set], describing 2016. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/food-production-index/2016

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