Data for 2022

Food Production Index, 2022

Name: Food Production Index, 2022
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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2022, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Food Production Index, 2022 covers 195 countries. Senegal is highest, at 177.49; Gambia is lowest, at 71.08. The middle country reads 106.08. Against 2021, 194 values changed (117 up, 77 down), the same countries are covered.

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Food Production Index · Data for 2022

HighestSenegal

177.49

LowestGambia

71.08

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

195countries
1measure
2022the year it describes
194distinct 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, 2022, 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, 2022: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	177.49
2	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	172.66
3	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	170.06
4	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	161.67
5	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	157.87
6	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	150.12
7	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	149.83
8	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	147.99
9	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	146.13
10	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	145.71
11	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	144.80
12	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	141.66
13	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	139.65
14	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	136.03
15	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	135.53
16	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	135.50
17	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	133.00
18	Niger`NER`Western Africa	132.61
19	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	131.01
20	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	130.87
21	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	130.28
22	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	129.17
23	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	129.02
24	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	128.92
25	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	128.24
26	Peru`PER`South America	128.07
27	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	127.92
28	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	127.89
29	India`IND`Southern Asia	127.82
30	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	127.76
31	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	126.44
32	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	126.25
33	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	125.20
34	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	124.86
35	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	124.09
36	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	123.74
37	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	123.18
38	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	122.79
39	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	122.43
40	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	122.25
41	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	121.86
42	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	121.68
43	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	121.63
44	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	121.51
45	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	119.91
46	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	119.85
47	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	119.30
48	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	119.15
49	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	118.84
50	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	118.29
51	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	117.31
52	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	117.14
53	Mexico`MEX`Central America	117.03
54	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	116.51
55	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	116.41
56	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	116.31
=57	Bolivia`BOL`South America	115.45
=57	Panama`PAN`Central America	115.45
59	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	115.11
60	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	114.89
61	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	114.84
62	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	114.76
63	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	114.43
64	Brazil`BRA`South America	113.77
65	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	113.65
66	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	113.64
67	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	113.39
68	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	113.26
69	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	113.24
70	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	112.75
71	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	112.38
72	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	112.10
73	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	112.03
74	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	111.76
75	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	111.75
76	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	111.71
77	Guyana`GUY`South America	111.69
78	Canada`CAN`Northern America	111.63
79	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	111.43
80	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	111.22
81	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	110.82
82	Colombia`COL`South America	110.64
83	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	110.34
84	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	110.25
85	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	109.90
86	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	109.55
87	Argentina`ARG`South America	109.39
88	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	109.07
89	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	108.71
90	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	107.89
91	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	107.84
92	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	107.25
93	Honduras`HND`Central America	107.00
94	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	106.65
95	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	106.62
96	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	106.36
97	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	106.13
98	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	106.08
99	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	106.07
100	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	105.96
101	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	105.91
102	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	105.76
103	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	105.75
104	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	105.65
105	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	105.48
106	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	105.40
107	Chile`CHL`South America	105.36
108	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	104.72
109	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	104.20
110	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	104.14
111	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	103.93
112	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	103.83
113	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	103.43
114	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	102.81
115	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	102.80
116	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	102.76
117	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	102.72
118	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	102.71
119	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	102.68
120	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	102.67
121	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	102.53
122	Belize`BLZ`Central America	102.28
123	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	102.07
124	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	101.69
125	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	101.24
126	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	101.21
127	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	101.15
128	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	101.11
129	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	101.00
130	United States`USA`Northern America	100.86
131	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	100.85
132	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	100.74
133	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	100.68
134	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	100.57
135	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	100.56
136	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	100.55
137	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	100.53
138	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	100.51
139	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	100.49
140	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	100.45
141	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	100.36
142	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	100.27
143	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	100.00
144	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	99.71
145	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	99.53
146	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	99.24
147	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	99.17
148	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	98.94
149	Ecuador`ECU`South America	98.86
150	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	98.83
151	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	98.67
152	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	98.37
153	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	98.15
154	Uruguay`URY`South America	97.82
155	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	97.78
156	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	97.66
157	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	97.39
158	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	97.32
159	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	96.98
160	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	96.97
161	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	96.87
162	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	95.25
163	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	94.76
164	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	94.49
165	France`FRA`Western Europe	94.02
166	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	94.00
167	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	93.08
168	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	92.71
169	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	92.69
170	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	90.84
171	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	90.59
172	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	89.95
173	Venezuela`VEN`South America	89.88
174	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	89.67
175	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	89.50
176	Suriname`SUR`South America	87.89
177	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	87.83
178	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	86.71
179	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	86.15
180	Paraguay`PRY`South America	85.44
181	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	85.18
182	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	84.40
183	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	83.89
184	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	83.87
185	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	83.05
186	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	82.96
187	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	81.34
188	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	77.85
189	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	77.75
190	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	76.96
191	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	75.95
192	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	74.78
193	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	74.66
194	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	71.39
195	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	71.08

02In 2022

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Senegal177.49
2Saudi Arabia172.66
3Oman170.06
4Mozambique161.67
5Mongolia157.87

Lowest

195Gambia71.08
194Cuba71.39
193Hungary74.66
192Cabo Verde74.78
191Malta75.95

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 106.08. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032021 → 2022

Since 2021

What changed between 2021 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
194values changed, of 195 in both
117 · 77rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Oman138.90 → 170.06+31.16
Mongolia126.98 → 157.87+30.89
Niger107.34 → 132.61+25.27
Fiji115.07 → 139.65+24.58
Kuwait111.40 → 130.87+19.47

Fell most

Moldova123.11 → 89.67−33.44
Ukraine113.92 → 87.83−26.09
Sierra Leone130.56 → 104.72−25.84
Paraguay110.12 → 85.44−24.68
Qatar169.63 → 145.71−23.92

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 2022.
194 distinct values among 195
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 115.45. 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) (2022). Food Production Index, 2022 [data set], describing 2022. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/food-production-index/2022

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