Cereal production index (1999-2001 = 100) by country
Cereal production index covers cereals that are considered edible and that contain nutrients. 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 2004-2006. They are based on the sum of price-weighted...
What the numbers show
Cereal production index (1999-2001 = 100) is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 219.99 1999-2001 = 100 in Rwanda; the lowest is 69.03 1999-2001 = 100 in Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is 125.18 1999-2001 = 100, and the mean is 129.87 1999-2001 = 100.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 40 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Sierra Leone (up 291.0%), and the largest decrease in Cape Verde (down 71.5%).
Cereal production index: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rwanda | 219.99 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 205.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Liberia | 211.24 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 106.8% | rising |
| 3 | Mozambique | 207.22 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 83.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Zambia | 204.77 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 189.9% | rising |
| 5 | Malawi | 203.9 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 109.1% | rising |
| 6 | Botswana | 197.61 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 201.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Mali | 175.13 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 113.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Angola | 173.19 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 9 | Uganda | 172.2 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 83.1% | rising |
| 10 | Cameroon | 164.51 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 133.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Mauritania | 158.01 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 94.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Madagascar | 152 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 94.1% | rising |
| 13 | Benin | 145.83 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 66.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Ethiopia | 143.81 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 90.0% | rising |
| 15 | Ghana | 141.55 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 61.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Sierra Leone | 141.42 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 291.0% | rising |
| 17 | Sao Tome and Principe | 141.29 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 56.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Djibouti | 140.8 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 19 | Tanzania | 140.42 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 83.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Chad | 138.52 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 74.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Guinea-Bissau | 136.66 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 67.8% | rising |
| 22 | Comoros | 135.45 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 23 | Gabon | 134 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 73.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Togo | 128.35 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 33.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Guinea | 125.18 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 62.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Burundi | 120.5 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 27 | Congo | 118.32 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 28 | Tunisia | 115.98 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 63.7% | rising |
| 29 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 115.01 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 31 | Kenya | 114.23 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 32 | Algeria | 110.19 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 60.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Burkina Faso | 108.11 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Niger | 107.76 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 36 | Senegal | 107.75 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 37 | Eritrea | 102.19 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Cote d'Ivoire | 101.39 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 39 | Libya | 99.57 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 40 | Egypt | 98.12 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 41 | Cape Verde | 94.05 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | down 71.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Lesotho | 91.75 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | down 60.5% | falling |
| 43 | Gambia | 90.75 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Zimbabwe | 87.47 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | down 15.6% | flat |
| 45 | Nigeria | 83.59 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Somalia | 83.28 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | down 33.1% | rising |
| 47 | Morocco | 79.66 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 48 | Eswatini | 78.82 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | down 32.9% | rising |
| 49 | Namibia | 78.09 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 50 | Mauritius | 74.87 1999-2001 = 100 | 2011 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Sudan | 69.03 1999-2001 = 100 | 2010 | up 9.7% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa 112.07 1999-2001 = 100
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 100 1999-2001 = 100
- North Africa 100 1999-2001 = 100
- Sub-Saharan Africa 100 1999-2001 = 100
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 100 1999-2001 = 100
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 100 1999-2001 = 100
- Central African Republic 114.64 1999-2001 = 100
- South Africa 108.88 1999-2001 = 100
About this data
Cereal production index covers cereals that are considered edible and that contain nutrients. 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 2004-2006. They are based on the sum of price-weighted quantities of different agricultural commodities produced after deductions of quantities used as seed and feed weighted in a similar manner. The resulting aggregate represents, therefore, disposable production for any use except as seed and feed.