Buckwheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) by country
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.
What the numbers show
Buckwheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) is currently reported for 26 countries. The highest value is 1,270 in Canada; the lowest is 21.47 in Kyrgyzstan.
The median across all reporting countries is 113.28, and the mean is 160.73.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 59.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Canada (up 3,589.2%), and the largest decrease in Bhutan (down 78.0%).
Buckwheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 1,270 | 2024 | up 3,589.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Belarus | 247.73 | 2024 | up 93.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Estonia | 221.86 | 2017 | up 922.4% | volatile |
| 4 | France | 196.37 | 2017 | up 115.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Hungary | 166.24 | 2017 | up 97.5% | falling |
| 6 | Latvia | 139.26 | 2017 | up 74.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Lithuania | 134.01 | 2017 | up 190.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Japan | 131.66 | 2024 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 9 | Kazakhstan | 130.03 | 2024 | up 66.0% | rising |
| 10 | Slovenia | 127.81 | 2017 | up 273.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Poland | 127.8 | 2017 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 12 | Nepal | 124.41 | 2024 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 13 | Slovakia | 117.65 | 2017 | up 142.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Russian Federation | 108.92 | 2024 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 15 | Georgia | 104.86 | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 16 | Brazil | 98.94 | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 17 | China | 97.53 | 2024 | down 12.6% | volatile |
| 18 | China, mainland | 97.48 | 2024 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Czechia | 92.66 | 2017 | up 9.2% | flat |
| 20 | Ukraine | 87.37 | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 21 | South Africa | 83.31 | 2024 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Croatia | 77.93 | 2017 | up 88.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Republic of Korea | 76.4 | 2024 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 71.89 | 2024 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 25 | Bhutan | 25.45 | 2024 | down 78.0% | falling |
| 26 | Kyrgyzstan | 21.47 | 2024 | down 51.5% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Western Europe 195.53
- Asia 98.33
- Central Asia 125.69
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 94.2
- Northern America 115.3
- United Republic of Tanzania 81.59
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 113.69
- Republic of Moldova 0.17
- Americas 107.41
- Eastern Europe 100.01
- Eastern Asia 99.38
- United States of America 98.17
- South America 97.8
- Southern Asia 95.9
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 92.63
- Western Asia 90.08
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 89.11
- Africa 86.44
- Eastern Africa 84.87
- World 84.18
- Southern Africa 83
- Europe 82.94
- Northern Europe 49.29
- Southern Europe 16.4
- European Union (27) 9.68
About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.