Food production index data measures edible crops containing nutrients, explicitly excluding coffee and tea. The index uses a baseline of 2014-2016 = 100 for comparison. It is compiled by the World Bank's World Development Indicators organization.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in the food production index to assess a country's agricultural output stability.
- Compare index values across countries to identify regions with significant growth or decline in food crop production.
- Correlate the food production index with other development indicators like GDP or population growth.
- Model the impact of policy or climate events by observing deviations from the 2014-2016 baseline period.
Strengths
- Index uses a standardized baseline (2014-2016 = 100) for consistent cross-time and cross-country comparison.
- Data definition clearly specifies inclusion of only edible, nutrient-containing crops, improving consistency.
Limitations
- The dataset excludes coffee and tea, which are significant agricultural commodities for many economies, creating a potential bias.
- Specific row count, column details, and temporal coverage beyond the baseline are unknown.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank, World Development Indicators
- Collection Method
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- Time Range
- Baseline period is 2014-2016.
- Freshness
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- Geography
- Likely global coverage of countries, but specific scope is unknown.