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Local Freshness

Score 0–100 reflecting access to fresh, locally-produced food — composite of organic farming share of total agricultural land (FiBL/IFOAM World of Organic Agriculture 2024) and farmer/fresh market density per 100,000 inhabitants (FAO STAT, EuroStat Rural Development Indicators). Austria scores 88 — world leader in organic farming (26% of farmland is organic), dense network of farmer markets (Bauernmärkte) in every village. Switzerland 88: 18% organic farmland, protected designation of origin system (AOC/AOP), robust direct-from-farm market culture. Denmark, Sweden, Germany 82–85: strong organic movements, weekly farmer markets, reliable "bio" certification systems. France 82: Label Rouge, AOC, weekly marchés in every French town. Countries scoring low: desert nations (Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE) score 32–42 — highly food-import dependent with negligible domestic farming; Pacific micro-states 22–35 — virtually no farmland, reliant on imports; North Korea 28 — collective farming system with no private organic sector.

#↑ Country↕ Raw Value↕ Score↕
1 Denmark88 88 87
1 Austria88 88 87
1 Switzerland88 88 87
4 Sweden85 85 84
5 Finland82 82 81
5 Norway82 82 81
5 Germany82 82 81
5 Netherlands82 82 81
5 France82 82 81
10 Spain78 78 77
10 Portugal78 78 77
10 Italy78 78 77
10 Greece78 78 77
14 Belgium75 75 75
14 Liechtenstein75 75 75
16 Australia72 72 72
16 Ireland72 72 72
16 Scotland72 72 72
16 Estonia72 72 72
16 Lithuania72 72 72
16 Luxembourg72 72 72
16 Faroe Islands72 72 72
16 Poland72 72 72
16 Slovenia72 72 72
16 Iceland72 72 72
16 New Zealand72 72 72
16 Japan72 72 72
28 England70 70 70
28 Wales70 70 70
28 Latvia70 70 70
28 Canada70 70 70
28 Korea Republic70 70 70
33 Northern Ireland68 68 68
33 Czech Republic68 68 68
33 Slovakia68 68 68
33 San Marino68 68 68
33 Hungary68 68 68
33 Croatia68 68 68
33 Israel68 68 68
33 Chinese Taipei68 68 68
33 Costa Rica68 68 68
42 United States65 65 65
42 Malta65 65 65
42 Monaco65 65 65
42 Ukraine65 65 65
42 Romania65 65 65
42 Serbia65 65 65
42 Cyprus65 65 65
42 Montenegro65 65 65
42 Turkey65 65 65
51 Singapore62 62 62
51 Thailand62 62 62
51 Andorra62 62 62
51 India62 62 62
51 Bulgaria62 62 62
51 Réunion62 62 62
51 Vietnam62 62 62
51 Bosnia and Herzegovina62 62 62
51 Georgia62 62 62
51 Peru62 62 62
51 Chile62 62 62
62 Belarus60 60 60
62 Mexico60 60 60
62 North Macedonia60 60 60
62 Colombia60 60 60
62 Ecuador60 60 60
62 Indonesia60 60 60
62 Bhutan60 60 60
69 Uruguay58 58 58
69 Russia58 58 58
69 Sri Lanka58 58 58
69 Malaysia58 58 58
69 China58 58 58
69 Moldova58 58 58
69 Morocco58 58 58
69 Lebanon58 58 58
69 Albania58 58 58
78 Kosovo55 55 55
78 Brazil55 55 55
78 Cambodia55 55 55
78 Hong Kong55 55 55
78 Saint Pierre and Miquelon55 55 55
78 Laos55 55 55
78 Mauritius55 55 55
78 Egypt55 55 55
78 Tunisia55 55 55
78 Argentina55 55 55
78 Fiji55 55 55
78 Armenia55 55 55
78 New Caledonia55 55 55
78 Dominica55 55 55
78 Martinique55 55 55
78 Guadeloupe55 55 55
78 Nepal55 55 55
95 Seychelles52 52 52
95 French Guiana52 52 52
95 Zanzibar52 52 52
95 Uganda52 52 52
95 Gibraltar52 52 52
95 Uzbekistan52 52 52
95 Panama52 52 52
95 Tahiti52 52 52
95 Bolivia52 52 52
95 Azerbaijan52 52 52
95 Grenada52 52 52
95 Jamaica52 52 52
95 Myanmar52 52 52
95 Iran52 52 52
95 Philippines52 52 52
110 Bermuda50 50 50
110 Paraguay50 50 50
110 Bangladesh50 50 50
110 Kazakhstan50 50 50
110 Kenya50 50 50
110 Rwanda50 50 50
110 Cuba50 50 50
110 São Tomé and Príncipe50 50 50
110 Cook Islands50 50 50
110 Puerto Rico50 50 50
110 Dominican Republic50 50 50
110 Kyrgyzstan50 50 50
110 Guatemala50 50 50
110 Vanuatu50 50 50
124 Senegal48 48 48
124 Guyana48 48 48
124 South Africa48 48 48
124 Tanzania48 48 48
124 Ethiopia48 48 48
124 Belize48 48 48
124 Samoa48 48 48
124 Pakistan48 48 48
124 Nicaragua48 48 48
124 Papua New Guinea48 48 48
134 Ghana45 45 45
134 Madagascar45 45 45
134 Nigeria45 45 45
134 Maldives45 45 45
134 Ivory Coast45 45 45
134 Suriname45 45 45
134 Macau45 45 45
134 Brunei45 45 45
134 Jordan45 45 45
134 Cayman Islands45 45 45
134 Honduras45 45 45
134 Trinidad and Tobago45 45 45
134 Algeria45 45 45
134 U.S. Virgin Islands45 45 45
134 Saint-Martin45 45 45
134 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines45 45 45
134 Saint Lucia45 45 45
134 Mayotte45 45 45
134 Tajikistan45 45 45
134 El Salvador45 45 45
134 Solomon Islands45 45 45
155 United Arab Emirates42 42 42
155 Cape Verde42 42 42
155 Barbados42 42 42
155 Mongolia42 42 42
155 Anguilla42 42 42
155 American Samoa42 42 42
155 British Virgin Islands42 42 42
155 Antigua and Barbuda42 42 42
155 Niue42 42 42
155 Guam42 42 42
155 Tonga42 42 42
166 Gambia40 40 40
166 Namibia40 40 40
166 Togo40 40 40
166 Cameroon40 40 40
166 Aruba40 40 40
166 Curacao40 40 40
166 Turks and Caicos Islands40 40 40
166 Palau40 40 40
166 Comoros40 40 40
166 Palestine40 40 40
166 Wallis and Futuna40 40 40
166 Saint Kitts and Nevis40 40 40
166 Northern Mariana Islands40 40 40
166 Timor-Leste40 40 40
180 Burkina Faso38 38 38
180 Benin38 38 38
180 Botswana38 38 38
180 Gabon38 38 38
180 Congo38 38 38
180 Sierra Leone38 38 38
180 Guinea38 38 38
180 Congo DR38 38 38
180 Zambia38 38 38
180 Bahrain38 38 38
180 Bahamas38 38 38
180 Oman38 38 38
180 Iraq38 38 38
180 Kiribati38 38 38
180 Turkmenistan38 38 38
180 Mozambique38 38 38
180 Malawi38 38 38
180 Sint Maarten38 38 38
180 Montserrat38 38 38
199 Mali35 35 35
199 Liberia35 35 35
199 Guinea-Bissau35 35 35
199 Equatorial Guinea35 35 35
199 Zimbabwe35 35 35
199 Kuwait35 35 35
199 Libya35 35 35
199 Saudi Arabia35 35 35
199 Micronesia35 35 35
208 Swaziland32 32 32
208 Qatar32 32 32
208 Burundi32 32 32
211 Niger30 30 30
211 Angola30 30 30
211 Lesotho30 30 30
211 Marshall Islands30 30 30
211 Venezuela30 30 30
216 Syria28 28 28
216 Mauritania28 28 28
216 Central African Republic28 28 28
216 Sudan28 28 28
216 Tuvalu28 28 28
216 Korea DPR28 28 28
216 Eritrea28 28 28
216 Afghanistan28 28 28
216 Djibouti28 28 28
216 Haiti28 28 28
226 Chad25 25 26
226 Nauru25 25 26
228 Somalia22 22 23
229 South Sudan20 20 21
230 Yemen18 18 19
230 Western Sahara18 18 19