Food production index in World

Food production in the world stood at 100.0 (2014-16 = 100) in 2020.

Measure: Food production index (2014 to 2016 = 100) Unit: Index, 2014 to 2016 = 100 Data: 1961 to 2020 Source: World Bank
World is a group: All economies covered by the World Bank. The value is the aggregate published by World Bank, not an average calculated on this site.
World, 2020 100.0 Index, 2014 to 2016 = 100
Change from 2019 0% 2019: 100.0 (2014-16 = 100)
European Union, 2020 100.0 (2014-16 = 100) Official aggregate

Food production index in World over time

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Index, 2014 to 2016 = 100. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Food production index (2014 to 2016 = 100) (index, 2014 to 2016 = 100), 2000 to 2020
Period WorldEuropean Union
2020 100.0 (2014-16 = 100) 100.0 (2014-16 = 100)
2019 100.0 (2014-16 = 100) 100.0 (2014-16 = 100)
2018 100.0 (2014-16 = 100) 100.0 (2014-16 = 100)
2017 100.0 (2014-16 = 100) 100.0 (2014-16 = 100)
2016 100.0 (2014-16 = 100) 100.0 (2014-16 = 100)
2015 100.0 (2014-16 = 100) 100.0 (2014-16 = 100)
2014 99.3 (2014-16 = 100) 100.0 (2014-16 = 100)
2013 99.3 (2014-16 = 100) 100.0 (2014-16 = 100)
2012 99.3 (2014-16 = 100) 100.0 (2014-16 = 100)
2011 104.6 (2014-16 = 100) 100.0 (2014-16 = 100)
2010 99.5 (2014-16 = 100) 100.0 (2014-16 = 100)
2009 102.8 (2014-16 = 100) 100.0 (2014-16 = 100)
2008 101.1 (2014-16 = 100) 100.0 (2014-16 = 100)
2007 100.5 (2014-16 = 100) 100.0 (2014-16 = 100)
2006 101.2 (2014-16 = 100) 100.0 (2014-16 = 100)
2005 100.3 (2014-16 = 100) 100.0 (2014-16 = 100)
2004 97.5 (2014-16 = 100) 100.0 (2014-16 = 100)
2003 98.6 (2014-16 = 100) 100.0 (2014-16 = 100)
2002 91.7 (2014-16 = 100) 100.0 (2014-16 = 100)
2001 89.9 (2014-16 = 100) 100.0 (2014-16 = 100)
2000 83.2 (2014-16 = 100) 100.0 (2014-16 = 100)

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2019.
  • Since 2010, when it was 99.5 (2014-16 = 100), the figure has changed by +0.5%.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2020 was 100.0 (2014-16 = 100).

Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
AG.PRD.FOOD.XD · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1961 to 2020 for World
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)