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Food production index (gross, 1999-2001 = 100) by country

Food production index covers food crops that are considered edible and that contain nutrients. Coffee and tea are excluded because, although edible, they have no nutritive value.

Countries reporting
53
Highest
186.56 gross, 1999-2001 = 100
Angola
Lowest
85.89 gross, 1999-2001 = 100
Gambia
Median
115.84 gross, 1999-2001 = 100
Years covered
51
1961–2011
Data points
2,689

What the numbers show

Food production index (gross, 1999-2001 = 100) is currently reported for 53 countries. The highest value is 186.56 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 in Angola; the lowest is 85.89 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 in Gambia.

The median across all reporting countries is 115.84 gross, 1999-2001 = 100, and the mean is 120.99 gross, 1999-2001 = 100.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 48 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Angola (up 155.6%), and the largest decrease in Seychelles (down 42.2%).

Food production index: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Angola 186.56 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2011 up 155.6% volatile
2 Malawi 163.88 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2011 up 50.6% volatile
3 Rwanda 157.03 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2011 up 94.8% rising
4 Mali 149.92 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2011 up 88.2% volatile
5 Cameroon 148.31 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2011 up 89.6% rising
6 Zambia 142.2 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2011 up 68.4% rising
7 Niger 137.6 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2011 up 63.6% volatile
8 Guinea-Bissau 136.99 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2011 up 52.8% rising
9 Ethiopia 135.2 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2011 up 74.6% rising
10 Gabon 132.85 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2011 up 35.7% rising
11 Togo 132.5 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2011 up 46.5% rising
12 Algeria 129.29 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2011 up 73.5% rising
13 Tanzania, United Republic of 129.28 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2011 up 71.0% rising
14 Madagascar 129.06 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2011 up 46.3% rising
15 Congo 129 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2011 up 54.3% rising
16 Ghana 128.55 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2011 up 57.1% volatile
17 Cape Verde 128.15 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2011 up 32.4% volatile
18 Sierra Leone 127.84 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2011 up 113.7% rising
19 Botswana 127.75 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2011 up 32.0% rising
20 Morocco 125.03 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2011 up 61.1% rising
21 Liberia 123.14 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2011 up 28.3% rising
22 Kenya 123.1 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2011 up 48.9% rising
23 Central African Republic 121.67 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2011 up 29.2% rising
24 Benin 120.32 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2011 up 39.2% volatile
25 Mozambique 120.02 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2011 up 25.8% rising
26 South Africa 116.97 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2011 up 30.3% rising
27 Sao Tome and Principe 115.84 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2011 up 17.1% rising
28 Uganda 114.99 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2011 up 21.8% rising
29 Equatorial Guinea 114.62 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2011 up 27.0% falling
30 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 114.53 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2011 up 14.4% rising
31 Egypt 114.36 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2011 up 38.7% volatile
32 Guinea 114.13 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2011 up 36.6% rising
33 Djibouti 113.57 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2011 up 32.4% volatile
34 Somalia 113.21 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2011 up 26.6% rising
35 Mauritania 112.43 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2011 up 24.6% rising
36 Burundi 112.33 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2011 up 14.0% rising
37 Comoros 112.13 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2011 up 15.5% rising
38 Chad 111.55 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2011 up 22.8% rising
39 Tunisia 111.39 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2011 up 53.2% rising
40 Libya 110.61 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2011 up 21.4% rising
41 Senegal 110.46 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2011 up 7.5% rising
42 Eritrea 110.45 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2011 up 24.6% rising
43 Côte d'Ivoire 109.94 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2011 up 20.5% rising
44 Burkina Faso 109.63 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2011 up 17.2% volatile
45 Sudan 109.43 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2010 up 63.3% volatile
46 Lesotho 107.02 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2011 down 8.0% rising
47 Eswatini 104.83 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2011 up 22.8% rising
48 Nigeria 102.27 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2011 up 27.6% volatile
49 Zimbabwe 100.17 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2011 down 8.3% rising
50 Mauritius 96.98 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2011 down 10.2% rising
51 Namibia 90.81 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2011 up 4.7% rising
52 Seychelles 86.65 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2011 down 42.2% falling
53 Gambia 85.89 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 2011 down 18.2% rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

  • Africa 111.59 gross, 1999-2001 = 100

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Indicator
Food production index (gross, 1999-2001 = 100)
Unit
gross, 1999-2001 = 100
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
54 places, 2,689 data points, 1961–2011
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Food production index covers food crops that are considered edible and that contain nutrients. Coffee and tea are excluded because, although edible, they have no nutritive value.