Ibdices of total and per capita agricultural and food production for 1973-82 are presented for 109 countries 2nd the world. Country indices are calculated by the L.aspeyres! base-weighted aggregate formula. Selected production data are given in 1,000 metric tons by country. World agricultural production grew at a compound annual rate of 2.5 percent since 1950, while the rate on a per capita basis was only 0.6 percent.