FAO · Food Production Index
Food production index by country
How much food does a country produce compared with its own recent past?
Senegal placed first of the 195 countries compared in 2022, at 177.49, and Gambia last, at 71.08. In the middle country the figure was 106.08. Among the 163 countries measured in every edition since 1961, the middle one moved from 32.09 to 106.13.
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Food production index · 2022
Context statistic
Highest of 195Senegal
177.49012022 · position · derived
Who leads
The three countries at the highest end of 195 compared, the three at the other end, and the first on each continent.
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2Photo: Mardetanha · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3Photo: Alfred Weidinger from Vienna, Austria derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
02Every measured country
Food production index on a map
Each country is shaded by its value, in five groups holding the same number of countries. Hover a country for its value, or select it to open its profile. Below the map, each continent’s middle country.
Darker is a higher value — the better end.
- 71.08–97.39
- 97.66–102.71
- 102.72–111.43
- 111.63–122.25
- 122.43–177.49
- No reading in 2022
- Africa
115.54
the middle country, of 54 measured · 55 members
Senegal177.49
Gambia71.08Highest and lowest reading in Africa.
- Asia
113.20
the middle country, of 50 measured · 52 members
Saudi Arabia172.66
Myanmar76.96Highest and lowest reading in Asia.
- Americas
102.48
the middle country, of 36 measured · 48 members
Peru128.07
Cuba71.39Highest and lowest reading in Americas.
- Europe
100.62
the middle country, of 40 measured · 49 members
Russia126.44
Hungary74.66Highest and lowest reading in Europe.
- Oceania
100.49
the middle country, of 15 measured · 21 members
Fiji139.65
Vanuatu82.96Highest and lowest reading in Oceania.
- Every region
22 sub-regions, highest middle country first
- Western Africa
122.06
the middle country, of 16 measured · 16 members
Senegal177.49Gambia71.08Highest and lowest reading in Western Africa.
- Eastern Africa
116.81
the middle country, of 18 measured · 19 members
Mozambique161.67
Mauritius84.40Highest and lowest reading in Eastern Africa.
- Western Asia
115.97
the middle country, of 18 measured · 19 members
Saudi Arabia172.66
Armenia83.87Highest and lowest reading in Western Asia.
- Central Asia
114.43
the middle country, of 5 measured · 5 members
Tajikistan150.12
Turkmenistan112.03Highest and lowest reading in Central Asia.
- South-eastern Asia
113.65
the middle country, of 11 measured · 11 members
Singapore131.01Myanmar76.96Highest and lowest reading in South-eastern Asia.
- Southern Asia
111.43
the middle country, of 9 measured · 9 members
India127.82
Bhutan77.75Highest and lowest reading in Southern Asia.
- Northern Africa
109.31
the middle country, of 6 measured · 6 members
Sudan116.41
Libya105.75Highest and lowest reading in Northern Africa.
- Middle Africa
107.84
the middle country, of 9 measured · 9 members
Central African Republic147.99
Equatorial Guinea103.43Highest and lowest reading in Middle Africa.
- Central America
107.45
the middle country, of 8 measured · 8 members
Nicaragua127.92
Costa Rica100.36Highest and lowest reading in Central America.
- South America
107.38
the middle country, of 12 measured · 12 members
Peru128.07
Paraguay85.44Highest and lowest reading in South America.
- Northern Europe
102.72
the middle country, of 11 measured · 13 members
Ireland121.51
Finland98.15Highest and lowest reading in Northern Europe.
- Eastern Asia
101.21
the middle country, of 7 measured · 8 members
Mongolia157.87
Macau81.34Highest and lowest reading in Eastern Asia.
- Southern Africa
100.53
the middle country, of 5 measured · 5 members
South Africa113.24
Botswana96.87Highest and lowest reading in Southern Africa.
- Melanesia
100.49
the middle country, of 5 measured · 5 members
Fiji139.65Vanuatu82.96Highest and lowest reading in Melanesia.
- Western Europe
100.00
the middle country, of 7 measured · 9 members
Luxembourg114.89
Germany92.71Highest and lowest reading in Western Europe.
- Southern Europe
99.70
the middle country, of 12 measured · 17 members
Bosnia and Herzegovina113.39
Malta75.95Highest and lowest reading in Southern Europe.
- Caribbean
97.21
the middle country, of 14 measured · 24 members
Dominican Republic127.89Cuba71.39Highest and lowest reading in Caribbean.
- Eastern Europe
93.66
the middle country, of 10 measured · 10 members
Russia126.44Hungary74.66Highest and lowest reading in Eastern Europe.
- Australia and New Zealand
2 of 2 measured — too few for a middle: Australia, New Zealand.
Australia112.10
New Zealand100.57Highest and lowest reading in Australia and New Zealand.
- Micronesia
4 of 7 measured — too few for a middle: Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru.
Micronesia121.63
Marshall Islands90.84Highest and lowest reading in Micronesia.
- Northern America
2 of 4 measured — too few for a middle: Canada, United States.
Canada111.63
United States100.86Highest and lowest reading in Northern America.
- Polynesia
4 of 7 measured — too few for a middle: French Polynesia, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu.
Tuvalu110.82
Samoa83.05Highest and lowest reading in Polynesia.
03The whole field at once
The spread
195 countries, one dot each, on one scale — further right is a higher value. Half the countries are above 106.08; a quarter are above 118.57, and a quarter below 99.21. The bar in each row marks that continent’s middle country.
04All 195 ever measured
Every country
In order, highest value first. “=” marks a position shared with another country. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. Every country is indexed against ITSELF, and this is the one thing to understand before reading the table: 200 means twice the food this country grew a decade ago, not twice as much food as the country below it. The table compares rates of change, not harvests.
Showing 25 of 195 countries
Values for 2022. The change column compares 2022 with 2021 only; the sparkline covers the recent editions.
051961–2022 · 62 reference years
Over time
Each point is one year from 1961, measured against this country’s own 2014–2016 baseline, so the line is a record of that country’s own growth.
- the middle country
- the middle half of countries
- the middle of the 163 countries measured every time
- each continent’s middle country
The same, year by year
| Year | Countries | Middle country | Middle half | Measured every time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 195 | 106.08 | 99.21 – 118.57 | 106.13 |
| 2021 | 195 | 105.65 | 100.09 – 117.41 | 105.93 |
| 2020 | 195 | 105.72 | 99.29 – 114.97 | 104.88 |
| 2019 | 195 | 104.62 | 99.88 – 111.94 | 104.26 |
| 2018 | 195 | 103.42 | 97.95 – 110.25 | 103.41 |
| 2017 | 195 | 102.21 | 98.52 – 107.15 | 102.37 |
| 2016 | 195 | 101.39 | 98.73 – 104.34 | 101.05 |
| 2015 | 195 | 100.07 | 98.50 – 101.51 | 100.09 |
| 2014 | 195 | 98.68 | 95.66 – 101.05 | 98.85 |
| 2013 | 195 | 96.65 | 92.96 – 100.66 | 97.01 |
| 2012 | 195 | 93.89 | 88.27 – 99.41 | 95.06 |
| 2011 | 193 | 93.28 | 87.40 – 99.62 | 93.15 |
| 2010 | 193 | 91.26 | 85.24 – 98.59 | 91.51 |
| 2009 | 193 | 90.19 | 80.89 – 98.31 | 89.82 |
| 2008 | 193 | 89.09 | 78.02 – 98.19 | 89.09 |
| 2007 | 193 | 86.50 | 76.21 – 97.77 | 86.89 |
| 2006 | 193 | 84.46 | 72.96 – 96.63 | 84.33 |
| 2005 | 191 | 82.55 | 70.60 – 96.23 | 82.23 |
| 2004 | 191 | 81.17 | 66.71 – 98.84 | 81.55 |
| 2003 | 191 | 78.59 | 65.02 – 94.50 | 78.96 |
| 2002 | 191 | 75.65 | 62.97 – 94.00 | 76.67 |
| 2001 | 191 | 74.97 | 60.96 – 95.93 | 75.36 |
| 2000 | 191 | 73.66 | 58.84 – 94.46 | 74.13 |
| 1999 | 189 | 74.55 | 59.72 – 94.91 | 74.55 |
| 1998 | 189 | 72.80 | 58.13 – 92.92 | 72.11 |
| 1997 | 189 | 71.81 | 54.69 – 93.30 | 70.90 |
| 1996 | 189 | 71.02 | 53.24 – 93.59 | 70.67 |
| 1995 | 189 | 68.96 | 51.63 – 90.18 | 67.84 |
| 1994 | 189 | 66.90 | 50.08 – 88.57 | 66.02 |
| 1993 | 188 | 66.00 | 47.96 – 94.43 | 64.27 |
| 1992 | 184 | 66.82 | 48.14 – 92.37 | 63.08 |
| 1991 | 165 | 62.33 | 45.84 – 92.12 | 62.33 |
| 1990 | 164 | 60.94 | 42.70 – 92.79 | 61.55 |
| 1989 | 163 | 59.29 | 42.74 – 89.49 | 59.29 |
| 1988 | 163 | 59.59 | 40.90 – 86.88 | 59.59 |
| 1987 | 163 | 60.88 | 39.55 – 87.67 | 60.88 |
| 1986 | 163 | 57.72 | 39.50 – 90.78 | 57.72 |
| 1985 | 163 | 56.17 | 37.61 – 88.79 | 56.17 |
| 1984 | 163 | 55.45 | 36.11 – 86.30 | 55.45 |
| 1983 | 163 | 55.47 | 34.84 – 80.10 | 55.47 |
| 1982 | 163 | 53.58 | 34.53 – 82.73 | 53.58 |
| 1981 | 163 | 54.34 | 33.16 – 81.23 | 54.34 |
| 1980 | 163 | 51.49 | 32.87 – 78.54 | 51.49 |
| 1979 | 163 | 49.21 | 32.59 – 80.24 | 49.21 |
| 1978 | 163 | 49.13 | 31.62 – 77.80 | 49.13 |
| 1977 | 163 | 47.92 | 32.14 – 74.68 | 47.92 |
| 1976 | 163 | 47.15 | 30.63 – 73.53 | 47.15 |
| 1975 | 163 | 45.58 | 29.24 – 72.80 | 45.58 |
| 1974 | 163 | 45.33 | 28.09 – 74.53 | 45.33 |
| 1973 | 163 | 42.53 | 26.42 – 73.51 | 42.53 |
| 1972 | 163 | 41.54 | 26.34 – 74.83 | 41.54 |
| 1971 | 163 | 42.25 | 25.87 – 74.35 | 42.25 |
| 1970 | 163 | 40.17 | 25.38 – 71.63 | 40.17 |
| 1969 | 163 | 40.69 | 24.43 – 73.61 | 40.69 |
| 1968 | 163 | 38.91 | 24.01 – 71.40 | 38.91 |
| 1967 | 163 | 39.82 | 23.26 – 72.62 | 39.82 |
| 1966 | 163 | 37.64 | 22.10 – 69.32 | 37.64 |
| 1965 | 163 | 38.00 | 22.06 – 69.62 | 38.00 |
| 1964 | 163 | 33.50 | 21.70 – 67.59 | 33.50 |
| 1963 | 163 | 34.37 | 20.74 – 65.94 | 34.37 |
| 1962 | 163 | 33.22 | 20.16 – 67.06 | 33.22 |
| 1961 | 163 | 32.09 | 19.27 – 65.56 | 32.09 |
062021 → 2022
Who rose and fell
The biggest changes in value between the two newest editions — reference years recalculated in one report, not two separate publications. Places are shown second, because they also move when other countries do.
Improved most
before → afterDeclined most
before → after
Moldova123.11 → 89.67 · 30th → 174th−33.44
Ukraine113.92 → 87.83 · 64th → 177th−26.09
Sierra Leone130.56 → 104.72 · 15th → 108th−25.84- Paraguay110.12 → 85.44 · 79th → 180th−24.68
Qatar169.63 → 145.71 · 2nd → 10th−23.92
195 countries were measured in both 2021 and 2022.
07Across every edition
Food production index in records
The extremes of the statistic. A record reached by more than one country names none of them.
Highest reading on record
754.48
Food production index (2014–2016 = 100)
Lowest reading on record
3.08
Food production index (2014–2016 = 100)
Biggest improvement between editions
+159.55
435.12 → 594.67
Biggest decline between editions
−241.57
502.14 → 260.57
Most improved since first measured
+162.17
10.49 → 172.66
At the top most often
27 of 62
editions, alone at the first-listed end
08The measure
About food production index
The FAO’s Food Production Index tracks how much food a country grows against its own 2014–2016 average, set at 100. Only crops and livestock that are edible and carry nutrients are counted — coffee and tea are excluded deliberately, because they feed nobody.
What the number is: Food production index (2014–2016 = 100).
09Where it fits
Connections
Its part in the Country Index, the statistics whose values line up most closely with it across countries, and others on the same subject.
In the Country Index
Context, with no vote
This statistic is published in full under Economy & Innovation and Food & Agriculture, but does not help decide any Country Index standing.
Economy & InnovationFood & AgricultureWhich statistics vote, and why
Moves with
Where food production index is higher, these tend to be higher too.
- Crop Production IndexFAO · 195 countries in commonρ 0.82
- Livestock Production IndexFAO · 194 countries in commonρ 0.66
- Multidimensional Poverty MeasureWorld Bank Group · 139 countries in commonρ 0.48
Moves against
Where food production index is higher, these tend to be lower.
- Planetary pressures-adjusted HDIUNDP Human Development Report Office · 156 countries in commonρ −0.52
- Population Aged 65 and OverUN DESA Population Division · 195 countries in commonρ −0.47
- World Energy Trilemma IndexKeyWorld Energy Council · 126 countries in commonρ −0.45
Rank correlation (ρ, from −1 to 1) across countries, on each statistic’s newest edition, out of 383 statistics sharing at least 80 countries with this one. Two statistics that move together do not cause each other.
10Keep reading
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The subject
11Questions
Food production index: questions and answers
Which country has the highest food production index?
Senegal, at 177.49, among the 195 countries compared in 2022.
Which country has the lowest food production index?
Gambia, at 71.08, among the 195 countries compared in 2022.
How many countries does the Food Production Index cover?
195 in 2022. The number measured varies from 163 to 195 between editions.
What is the world average food production index?
This site does not calculate a world average, which would depend on how countries are weighted. In the middle country of the 195 compared in 2022, the figure was 106.08.
Is this Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)’s own ranking?
No. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) publishes the values but ranks nobody; the position on this page is derived by Nations Inquiry by ordering the published values, and equal values share a position.
How often is the Food Production Index published?
This site holds 62 reference years, 1961–2022, all recalculated in Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)’s 2026 report on one method — not 62 separate publications.
Where does the data come from, and can I download it?
From Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), under CC BY 4.0. From FAOSTAT via the World Bank’s indicator API (AG.PRD.FOOD.XD). The crop and livestock indices beside it split the same measure in two. Every edition is on this site’s Datasets pages as a full table, and downloads as a CSV file with every value unrounded.
12Method
Sources, method and citation
Source
Food Production Index — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
From FAOSTAT via the World Bank’s indicator API (AG.PRD.FOOD.XD). The crop and livestock indices beside it split the same measure in two.
Newest edition
Report year 2022Data year 2022
Cite the source as: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. FAOSTAT. Rome: FAO.
Licence: CC BY 4.0, checked 2026-09-06.
How this page reads the numbers
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) ranks nobody on this measure. The position is derived by Nations Inquiry by ordering the published values; equal values share a position.
- Which end is better follows the publisher’s own reading of the measure.
- A country is named at an end only when it holds that value alone. Where several share it, the page says how many and names none first.
- Values are stored exactly as published and trimmed only for display. “The middle country” is the median of the countries measured, not a world average.
The file itself, column by column — where it came from, what each column holds, and every edition as a CSV — is on its dataset page.
Photographs
The countries at the top of this statistic, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Senegal — Arensond, CC0
- Saudi Arabia — Mardetanha, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Oman — Alfred Weidinger from Vienna, Austria derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Food production index by country: Food Production Index, data from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). https://nationsinquiry.com/statistics/food-production-index