Data for 2021

Food Production Index, 2021

Name: Food Production Index, 2021
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: https://www.fao.org/contact-us/terms/db-terms-of-use/en/

2021, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Food Production Index, 2021 covers 195 countries. Senegal is highest, at 179.91; Gambia is lowest, at 65.74. The middle country reads 105.65. Against 2020, 194 values changed (120 up, 74 down), the same countries are covered.

Download CSV Cite this year

Share this page

Food Production Index · Data for 2021

HighestSenegal

179.91

LowestGambia

65.74

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

195countries
1measure
2021the year it describes
188distinct 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, 2021, as published. FAO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

Search this table

Showing 25 of 195 countries · select a heading to sort

Food Production Index, 2021: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
derived
1	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	179.91
2	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	169.63
3	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	167.23
4	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	162.56
5	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	153.68
6	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	151.83
7	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	151.24
8	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	149.45
9	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	144.90
10	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	142.95
11	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	138.90
12	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	138.17
13	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	135.35
14	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	133.72
15	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	130.56
16	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	130.54
17	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	128.13
18	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	128.07
19	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	127.65
20	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	127.49
21	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	126.99
22	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	126.98
23	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	126.83
24	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	126.50
25	India`IND`Southern Asia	126.11
26	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	124.71
27	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	124.25
28	Peru`PER`South America	123.55
29	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	123.29
30	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	123.11
31	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	122.86
32	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	121.99
33	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	121.75
34	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	121.59
35	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	121.38
36	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	120.96
37	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	120.77
38	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	120.52
39	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	120.12
40	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	119.97
41	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	119.69
42	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	119.32
43	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	119.25
44	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	119.22
45	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	119.16
46	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	118.00
47	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	117.85
48	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	117.50
49	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	117.43
50	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	117.39
51	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	117.33
52	Bolivia`BOL`South America	116.96
53	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	116.79
54	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	116.58
55	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	116.45
56	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	115.29
57	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	115.07
58	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	114.96
59	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	114.44
60	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	114.32
61	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	114.24
62	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	114.19
63	Mexico`MEX`Central America	114.11
64	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	113.92
65	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	113.71
66	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	113.48
67	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	112.95
68	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	112.81
69	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	112.69
70	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	112.29
71	Brazil`BRA`South America	112.13
72	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	111.75
73	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	111.63
74	Panama`PAN`Central America	111.52
75	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	111.40
76	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	111.12
77	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	110.70
78	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	110.69
79	Paraguay`PRY`South America	110.12
80	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	109.96
81	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	109.89
82	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	109.70
83	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	109.51
84	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	109.25
85	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	109.20
86	Colombia`COL`South America	108.96
87	Honduras`HND`Central America	108.70
88	Argentina`ARG`South America	108.40
89	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	107.39
90	Niger`NER`Western Africa	107.34
91	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	107.15
92	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	107.03
93	Chile`CHL`South America	106.73
94	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	106.69
95	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	106.40
96	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	106.13
97	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	105.93
98	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	105.65
99	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	105.51
100	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	105.50
101	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	105.30
102	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	105.06
103	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	104.92
104	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	104.83
105	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	104.82
=106	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	104.57
=106	United States`USA`Northern America	104.57
108	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	104.44
109	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	104.24
110	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	103.93
111	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	103.90
112	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	103.80
113	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	103.74
114	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	103.49
115	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	103.26
116	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	102.97
=117	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	102.85
=117	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	102.85
=117	Guyana`GUY`South America	102.85
120	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	102.82
121	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	102.80
122	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	102.46
123	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	102.41
124	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	102.22
125	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	102.16
126	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	102.00
127	Ecuador`ECU`South America	101.69
=128	Belize`BLZ`Central America	101.58
=128	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	101.58
130	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	101.55
131	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	101.44
132	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	101.36
133	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	101.32
134	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	101.30
135	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	101.00
136	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	100.87
137	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	100.59
138	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	100.53
139	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	100.48
=140	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	100.47
=140	Uruguay`URY`South America	100.47
142	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	100.37
143	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	100.29
144	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	100.25
145	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	100.20
146	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	100.10
147	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	100.07
148	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	99.82
149	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	99.57
150	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	99.40
151	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	98.72
=152	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	98.28
=152	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	98.28
154	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	98.20
155	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	97.80
156	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	97.52
157	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	97.45
=158	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	97.37
=158	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	97.37
160	France`FRA`Western Europe	96.72
161	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	96.45
162	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	96.14
163	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	96.06
164	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	95.71
165	Canada`CAN`Northern America	95.47
166	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	95.04
167	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	94.83
168	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	94.70
169	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	94.60
170	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	94.49
171	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	94.38
172	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	93.54
173	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	92.45
174	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	92.11
175	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	91.37
176	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	90.04
177	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	89.77
178	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	89.60
179	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	89.53
180	Venezuela`VEN`South America	88.64
181	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	88.07
182	Suriname`SUR`South America	87.81
183	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	84.84
184	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	84.82
185	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	84.08
186	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	83.60
187	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	80.94
188	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	80.46
189	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	79.41
190	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	78.34
191	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	75.92
192	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	75.60
193	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	70.86
194	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	69.06
195	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	65.74

02In 2021

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Senegal179.91
2Qatar169.63
3Saudi Arabia167.23
4Hong Kong162.56
5Mozambique153.68

Lowest

195Gambia65.74
194Cuba69.06
193Macau70.86
192Malta75.60
191Cabo Verde75.92

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 105.65. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032020 → 2021

Since 2020

What changed between 2020 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
194values changed, of 195 in both
120 · 74rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Moldova81.46 → 123.11+41.65
Sierra Leone91.46 → 130.56+39.10
Seychelles129.34 → 151.24+21.90
Australia87.12 → 107.15+20.03
Portugal108.16 → 128.07+19.91

Fell most

Hong Kong219.98 → 162.56−57.42
Mongolia168.69 → 126.98−41.71
Iraq149.13 → 127.65−21.48
Niger128.32 → 107.34−20.98
Tunisia122.90 → 103.49−19.41

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 2021.
188 distinct values among 195
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 3 countries share 102.85. 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.

05The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

.csv
For a spreadsheet or code
195 rows · 5.5 KB · UTF-8, opens in Excel
Opens with 11 lines of source notes; the table starts on row 13.
Download food-production-index-2021-nations-inquiry.csv
↗
The publisher’s original
FAO’s own file, on its own site.
AG.PRD.FOOD.XD

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: CC BY 4.0 · what it allows, in plain words

Cite this edition

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2021). Food Production Index, 2021 [data set], describing 2021. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/food-production-index/2021

0662 held

Other years

‹ The year before
Food Production Index, 2020
195 countries
The year after ›
Food Production Index, 2022
195 countries
All of them
Food Production Index: every year
62 held, with the data dictionary, coverage and licence.
How it has moved, charted by country

07Questions