Data for 2021
Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy), 2021
2021, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy), 2021 covers 187 countries on 2 measures. Dominica is highest, at 4.80; 2 countries share the lowest reading, 1.57. The middle country reads 3.14. Against 2020, 83 values changed (44 up, 39 down), the same countries are covered.
Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy) · Data for 2021
HighestDominica
4.80Lowest2 countries share it
1.57Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end. A higher value is the better result.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy), 2021, as published. FAO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 187 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DominicaDMACaribbean | 4.80 | 4.60 |
| 2 |  ItalyITASouthern Europe | 4.71 | 4.43 |
| =3 |  FranceFRAWestern Europe | 4.57 | 4.14 |
| =3 |  GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 4.57 | 4.43 |
| =3 |  GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 4.57 | 4.00 |
| =3 |  HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 4.57 | 4.29 |
| =3 |  LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 4.57 | 4.29 |
| 8 |  GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 4.50 | 3.67 |
| =9 |  AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 4.43 | 4.29 |
| =9 |  CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 4.43 | 4.00 |
| =9 |  CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 4.43 | 4.14 |
| =9 |  DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 4.43 | 4.43 |
| =9 |  SpainESPSouthern Europe | 4.43 | 4.29 |
| 14 |  North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 4.29 | 4.14 |
| =15 |  ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 4.17 | 4.33 |
| =15 |  United StatesUSANorthern America | 4.17 | 4.67 |
| =17 |  MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 4.14 | 3.86 |
| =17 |  PolandPOLEastern Europe | 4.14 | 4.71 |
| =17 |  RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 4.14 | 4.71 |
| =17 |  SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 4.14 | 3.71 |
| =17 |  SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 4.14 | 3.86 |
| =22 |  BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| =22 |  BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 4.00 | 4.71 |
| =22 |  ChileCHLSouth America | 4.00 | 4.43 |
| =22 |  Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 4.00 | 4.14 |
| =22 |  JapanJPNEastern Asia | 4.00 | 2.67 |
| =22 |  PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 4.00 | 3.86 |
| =22 |  Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 4.00 | 3.83 |
| =22 |  SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| =22 |  TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| =31 |  BrazilBRASouth America | 3.86 | 4.57 |
| =31 |  CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 3.86 | 3.29 |
| =31 |  EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 3.86 | 3.57 |
| =31 |  GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 3.86 | 3.71 |
| =31 |  JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 3.86 | 4.43 |
| =31 |  MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 3.86 | 4.71 |
| =31 |  RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 3.86 | 4.57 |
| =31 |  United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 3.86 | 3.57 |
| =39 |  CanadaCANNorthern America | 3.83 | 3.83 |
| =39 |  New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 3.83 | 4.50 |
| =39 |  UkraineUKREastern Europe | 3.83 | 4.50 |
| =42 |  ArgentinaARGSouth America | 3.71 | 3.57 |
| =42 |  SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 3.71 | 3.86 |
| =44 |  AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 3.67 | 4.67 |
| =44 |  AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 3.67 | 4.83 |
| =44 |  IsraelISRWestern Asia | 3.67 | 3.33 |
| =44 |  NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 3.67 | 4.00 |
| =44 |  North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 3.67 | 2.83 |
| =44 |  PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 3.67 | 3.67 |
| =44 |  SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 3.67 | 4.50 |
| =51 |  FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 3.57 | 4.00 |
| =51 |  GuyanaGUYSouth America | 3.57 | 3.57 |
| =51 |  JordanJORWestern Asia | 3.57 | 3.29 |
| =51 |  LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 3.57 | 4.00 |
| =51 |  LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 3.57 | 3.57 |
| =51 |  MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 3.57 | 4.86 |
| =51 |  MexicoMEXCentral America | 3.57 | 4.14 |
| =51 |  NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 3.57 | 4.43 |
| =51 |  Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 3.57 | 3.14 |
| =51 |  SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 3.57 | 3.43 |
| =51 |  TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 3.57 | 3.86 |
| =62 |  AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 3.50 | 3.83 |
| =62 |  BelizeBLZCentral America | 3.50 | 3.17 |
| =62 |  CubaCUBCaribbean | 3.50 | 3.00 |
| =62 |  MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 3.50 | 3.50 |
| =62 |  São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 3.50 | 3.67 |
| =62 |  SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 3.50 | 3.00 |
| =68 |  BahamasBHSCaribbean | 3.43 | 3.14 |
| =68 |  BeninBENWestern Africa | 3.43 | 4.43 |
| =68 |  CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 3.43 | 4.29 |
| =68 |  Costa RicaCRICentral America | 3.43 | 3.43 |
| =68 |  EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 3.43 | 3.71 |
| =68 |  El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 3.43 | 4.43 |
| =68 |  LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 3.43 | 4.00 |
| =68 |  NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 3.43 | 4.14 |
| =68 |  NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 3.43 | 3.57 |
| =68 |  TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 3.43 | 3.43 |
| =78 |  MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 3.33 | 3.83 |
| =78 |  Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 3.33 | 3.67 |
| =80 |  EcuadorECUSouth America | 3.29 | 2.71 |
| =80 |  IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 3.29 | 3.86 |
| =80 |  MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 3.29 | 3.29 |
| =80 |  PeruPERSouth America | 3.29 | 4.14 |
| =80 |  RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 3.29 | 4.43 |
| =80 |  South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 3.29 | 2.43 |
| =80 |  ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 3.29 | 4.00 |
| =87 |  BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 3.17 | 3.50 |
| =87 |  GabonGABMiddle Africa | 3.17 | 4.67 |
| =87 |  GuineaGINWestern Africa | 3.17 | 4.83 |
| =90 |  BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 3.14 | 3.86 |
| =90 |  ColombiaCOLSouth America | 3.14 | 3.57 |
| =90 |  FijiFJIMelanesia | 3.14 | 4.00 |
| =90 |  IraqIRQWestern Asia | 3.14 | 3.86 |
| =90 |  IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 3.14 | 4.00 |
| =90 |  LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 3.14 | 3.57 |
| =90 |  MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 3.14 | 3.29 |
| =90 |  South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 3.14 | 4.00 |
| =90 |  VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 3.14 | 4.14 |
| =99 |  BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 3.00 | 2.86 |
| =99 |  Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 3.00 | 3.43 |
| =99 |  Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 3.00 | 4.14 |
| =99 |  ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 3.00 | 4.29 |
| =99 |  EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 3.00 | 4.00 |
| =99 |  GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 3.00 | 3.86 |
| =99 |  HaitiHTICaribbean | 3.00 | 2.86 |
| =99 |  LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 3.00 | 3.14 |
| =99 |  MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 3.00 | 4.29 |
| =99 |  Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 3.00 | 3.50 |
| =99 |  ParaguayPRYSouth America | 3.00 | 4.14 |
| =99 |  Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| =99 |  SenegalSENWestern Africa | 3.00 | 4.43 |
| =99 |  SurinameSURSouth America | 3.00 | 2.14 |
| =99 |  SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 3.00 | 3.17 |
| =99 |  TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 3.00 | 4.00 |
| =99 |  TogoTGOWestern Africa | 3.00 | 4.43 |
| =116 |  ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 2.86 | 2.29 |
| =116 |  DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 2.86 | 4.29 |
| =116 |  KenyaKENEastern Africa | 2.86 | 3.71 |
| =116 |  NigerNERWestern Africa | 2.86 | 3.71 |
| =116 |  Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 2.86 | 4.00 |
| =116 |  UruguayURYSouth America | 2.86 | 3.71 |
| =122 |  AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 2.83 | 4.17 |
| =122 |  BelarusBLREastern Europe | 2.83 | 3.33 |
| =122 |  Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 2.83 | 4.67 |
| =122 |  Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 2.83 | 3.83 |
| =122 |  Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 2.83 | 3.50 |
| =122 |  IranIRNSouthern Asia | 2.83 | 3.00 |
| =122 |  KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 2.83 | 3.67 |
| =122 |  OmanOMNWestern Asia | 2.83 | 4.50 |
| =130 |  BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 2.71 | 4.00 |
| =130 |  BoliviaBOLSouth America | 2.71 | 4.14 |
| =130 |  BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 2.71 | 4.00 |
| =130 |  GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 2.71 | 3.86 |
| =130 |  HondurasHNDCentral America | 2.71 | 3.43 |
| =130 |  IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 2.71 | 4.14 |
| =130 |  MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 2.71 | 4.29 |
| =130 |  NicaraguaNICCentral America | 2.71 | 4.29 |
| =130 |  PanamaPANCentral America | 2.71 | 3.43 |
| =130 |  Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 2.71 | 4.29 |
| =130 |  UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 2.71 | 3.86 |
| =141 |  Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 2.67 | 2.67 |
| =141 |  Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 2.67 | 3.17 |
| =141 |  KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 2.67 | 1.83 |
| =141 |  MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 2.67 | 3.00 |
| =141 |  United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia | 2.67 | 4.17 |
| =141 |  UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 2.67 | 2.83 |
| =147 |  AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 2.57 | 4.29 |
| =147 |  AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 2.57 | 4.00 |
| =147 |  Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 2.57 | 2.57 |
| =147 |  CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 2.57 | 4.29 |
| =147 |  Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 2.57 | 4.14 |
| =147 |  KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 2.57 | 3.00 |
| =147 |  NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 2.57 | 3.71 |
| =147 |  Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 2.57 | 4.29 |
| =147 |  VenezuelaVENSouth America | 2.57 | 3.00 |
| =156 |  LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 2.50 | 2.67 |
| =156 |  Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 2.50 | 2.00 |
| 158 |  MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 2.43 | 4.14 |
| =159 |  BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 2.33 | 4.00 |
| =159 |  EritreaERIEastern Africa | 2.33 | 4.33 |
| =159 |  KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 2.33 | 2.67 |
| =159 |  NauruNRUMicronesia | 2.33 | 2.50 |
| =159 |  QatarQATWestern Asia | 2.33 | 2.50 |
| =159 |  SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 2.33 | 2.50 |
| =165 |  GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 2.29 | 3.29 |
| =165 |  PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 2.29 | 3.43 |
| =165 |  SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 2.29 | 3.86 |
| =165 |  ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 2.29 | 4.00 |
| =169 |  Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 2.17 | 3.67 |
| =169 |  Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia | 2.17 | 2.50 |
| =171 |  ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 2.14 | 3.71 |
| =171 |  MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 2.14 | 3.29 |
| =171 |  MaliMLIWestern Africa | 2.14 | 3.00 |
| =171 |  MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 2.14 | 4.29 |
| =171 |  TongaTONPolynesia | 2.14 | 2.71 |
| =176 |  DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 2.00 | 3.57 |
| =176 |  MicronesiaFSMMicronesia | 2.00 | 2.60 |
| =176 |  SamoaWSMPolynesia | 2.00 | 3.57 |
| =176 |  South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 2.00 | 3.33 |
| =176 |  ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 2.00 | 3.43 |
| =181 |  BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 1.86 | 3.86 |
| =181 |  EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 1.86 | 2.86 |
| =181 |  YemenYEMWestern Asia | 1.86 | 3.57 |
| =184 |  TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 1.83 | 3.83 |
| =184 |  TuvaluTUVPolynesia | 1.83 | 3.33 |
| =186 |  LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 1.57 | 3.00 |
| =186 |  VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 1.57 | 2.86 |
02In 2021
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Lowest
- 186Vanuatushared1.57
- 186Lesothoshared1.57
- 184Tuvalushared1.83
- 184Turkmenistanshared1.83
- 181Yemenshared1.86
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 3.14. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
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
- 83values changed, of 187 in both
- 44 · 39rose · fell
- 104unchanged
Rose most
- Niger2.14 → 2.86+0.72
- Australia3.17 → 3.67+0.50
- Bulgaria3.57 → 4.00+0.43
- Chile3.71 → 4.00+0.29
- North Macedonia4.00 → 4.29+0.29
Fell most
- Azerbaijan3.50 → 2.83−0.67
- Kyrgyzstan3.00 → 2.57−0.43
- Sri Lanka3.29 → 2.86−0.43
- Slovenia4.00 → 3.57−0.43
- Mali2.57 → 2.14−0.43
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.
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.
36 distinct values among 187
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 17 countries share 3.00. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
FAO publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
A higher value is the better result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 187 countries has every column.
05The files
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0610 held
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How it has moved, charted by country
07Questions
Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy), 2021: questions and answers
Which country has the highest sustainable agriculture score in Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy), 2021?
Dominica, at 4.80, of the 187 countries in the file.
What year does Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy), 2021 describe?
2021.
How many countries does Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy), 2021 cover?
187.
Where can I download Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy), 2021?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy), 2021 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy), 2024.