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Per Capita Food Supply Variability, 2016

2016, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Per Capita Food Supply Variability, 2016 covers 157 countries. Sri Lanka is highest, at 193; Gabon is lowest, at 8. The middle country reads 33. Against 2015, 151 values changed (87 up, 64 down), the same countries are covered.

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Per Capita Food Supply Variability · Data for 2016

HighestSri Lanka

193

LowestGabon

8

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end. A higher value is the worse result.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Per Capita Food Supply Variability, 2016, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 157 countries · select a heading to sort

Per Capita Food Supply Variability, 2016: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia193
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa165
RwandaRWAEastern Africa156
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa155
VenezuelaVENSouth America107
GuyanaGUYSouth America101
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa93
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa91
JordanJORWestern Asia87
OmanOMNWestern Asia87
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe85
IranIRNSouthern Asia76
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe75
ColombiaCOLSouth America71
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa71
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa70
GhanaGHAWestern Africa70
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa67
PolandPOLEastern Europe66
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia63
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa62
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe61
GambiaGMBWestern Africa61
IndiaINDSouthern Asia60
LebanonLBNWestern Asia60

02In 2016

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Sri Lanka193
  2. Mozambique165
  3. Rwanda156
  4. Guinea-Bissau155
  5. Venezuela107

Lowest

  1. Gabon8
  2. Netherlandsshared9
  3. Kenyashared9
  4. Tunisiashared10
  5. Kyrgyzstanshared10

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 33. “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
  • 151values changed, of 157 in both
  • 87 · 64rose · fell
  • 6unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

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.

The site’s method

  • 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.

  • 65 distinct values among 157

    Values are stored exactly as published. 8 countries share 21. Countries sharing a value share a position too.

  • Which end is better

    A higher value is the worse result.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 157 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

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. Share, adapt and use commercially. Credit the publisher and say if you changed anything.

Cite this edition

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2016). Per Capita Food Supply Variability, 2016 [data set], describing 2016. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/food-supply-variability/2016

0624 held

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07Questions

Per Capita Food Supply Variability, 2016: questions and answers

Which country has the highest food supply variability in Per Capita Food Supply Variability, 2016?

Sri Lanka, at 193, of the 157 countries in the file.

What year does Per Capita Food Supply Variability, 2016 describe?

2016.

How many countries does Per Capita Food Supply Variability, 2016 cover?

157.

Where can I download Per Capita Food Supply Variability, 2016?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is Per Capita Food Supply Variability, 2016 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Per Capita Food Supply Variability, 2024.

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