Membership of FAO
As of 1 May 2020, the Organization has 194 Member Nations, one Member Organization, and two Associate Members.
Membership of FAO is open to any State or regional economic integration organization meeting the criteria set forth in the FAO Constitution. Territories or groups of territories that are not responsible for the conduct of their international relations may be admitted as Associate Members. Conditions of admission to Membership or Associate Membership of FAO are further detailed in Article II of the FAO Constitution (see Basic Texts).
Member Nations
Member Nations
Effective date of membership | |
|---|---|
Afghanistan | 1 December 1949 |
Albania | 12 November 1973 |
Algeria | 19 November 1963 |
Andorra | 17 November 2007 |
Angola | 14 November 1977 |
Antigua and Barbuda | 7 November 1983 |
Argentina | 21 November 1951 |
Armenia | 8 November 1993 |
Australia | 16 October 1945 |
Austria | 27 August 1947 |
Azerbaijan | 20 October 1995 |
Bahamas | 8 November 1975 |
Bahrain | 8 November 1971 |
Bangladesh | 12 November 1973 |
Barbados | 6 November 1967 |
Belarus | 19 November 2005 |
Belgium | 16 October 1945 |
Belize | 7 November 1983 |
Benin | 9 November 1961 |
Bhutan | 7 November 1981 |
Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 16 October 1945 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 November 1993 |
Botswana | 1 November 1966 |
Brazil | 16 October 1945 |
Brunei Darussalam | 15 June 2013 |
Bulgaria | 6 November 1967 |
Burkina Faso | 9 November 1961 |
Burundi | 19 November 1963 |
Cabo Verde | 8 November 1975 |
Cambodia | 11 November 1950 |
Cameroon | 22 March 1960 |
Canada | 16 October 1945 |
Central African Republic | 9 November 1961 |
Chad | 9 November 1961 |
Chile | 17 May 1946 |
China | 16 October 1945 |
Colombia | 17 October 1945 |
Comoros | 14 November 1977 |
Congo | 9 November 1961 |
Cook Islands | 11 November 1985 |
Costa Rica | 7 April 1948 |
Côte d'Ivoire | 9 November 1961 |
Croatia | 8 November 1993 |
Cuba | 19 October 1945 |
Cyprus | 14 September 1960 |
Czechia | 8 November 1993 |
Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 14 November 1977 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | 9 November 1961 |
Denmark | 16 October 1945 |
Djibouti | 14 November 1977 |
Dominica | 12 November 1979 |
Dominican Republic | 16 October 1945 |
Ecuador | 16 October 1945 |
Egypt | 16 October 1945 |
El Salvador | 19 August 1947 |
Equatorial Guinea | 7 November 1981 |
Eritrea | 8 November 1993 |
Estonia | 11 November 1991 |
Eswatini | 8 November 1971 |
Ethiopia | 1 January 1948 |
Fiji | 8 November 1971 |
Finland | 27 August 1947 |
France | 16 October 1945 |
Gabon | 9 November 1961 |
Gambia | 22 November 1965 |
Georgia | 20 October 1995 |
Germany | 27 November 1950 |
Ghana | 9 November 1957 |
Greece | 16 October 1945 |
Grenada | 8 November 1975 |
Guatemala | 16 October 1945 |
Guinea | 5 November 1959 |
Guinea-Bissau | 26 November 1973 |
Guyana | 22 August 1966 |
Haiti | 16 October 1945 |
Honduras | 16 October 1945 |
Hungary | 6 November 1967 |
Iceland | 16 October 1945 |
India | 16 October 1945 |
Indonesia | 28 November 1949 |
Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1 December 1953 |
Iraq | 16 October 1945 |
Ireland | 3 September 1946 |
Israel | 23 November 1949 |
Italy | 12 September 1946 |
Jamaica | 13 March 1963 |
Japan | 21 November 1951 |
Jordan | 23 January 1951 |
Kazakhstan | 7 November 1997 |
Kenya | 27 January 1964 |
Kiribati | 15 November 1999 |
Kuwait | 9 November 1961 |
Kyrgyzstan | 8 November 1993 |
Lao, People's Democratic Republic | 21 November 1951 |
Latvia | 11 November 1991 |
Lebanon | 27 October 1945 |
Lesotho | 7 November 1966 |
Liberia | 16 October 1945 |
Libya | 24 November 1953 |
Lithuania | 11 November 1991 |
Luxembourg | 16 October 1945 |
Madagascar | 9 November 1961 |
Malawi | 22 November 1965 |
Malaysia | 9 November 1957 |
Maldives | 8 November 1971 |
Mali | 9 November 1961 |
Malta | 5 October 1964 |
Marshall Islands | 12 November 1999 |
Mauritania | 9 November 1961 |
Mauritius | 12 March 1968 |
Mexico | 16 October 1945 |
Micronesia, Federated States of | 29 November 2003 |
Monaco | 2 November 2001 |
Mongolia | 12 November 1973 |
Montenegro | 17 November 2007 |
Morocco | 13 September 1956 |
Mozambique | 14 November 1977 |
Myanmar | 11 September 1947 |
Namibia | 14 November 1977 |
Nauru | 2 November 2001 |
Nepal | 21 November 1951 |
Netherlands (Kindgdom of the) | 16 October 1945 |
New Zealand | 16 October 1945 |
Nicaragua | 26 October 1945 |
Niger | 9 November 1961 |
Nigeria | 11 October 1960 |
Niue | 12 November 1999 |
North Macedonia | 8 November 1993 |
Norway | 16 October 1945 |
Oman | 8 November 1971 |
Pakistan | 7 September 1947 |
Palau | 12 November 1999 |
Panama | 16 October 1945 |
Papua New Guinea | 8 November 1975 |
Paraguay | 30 October 1945 |
Peru | 17 June 1952 |
Philippines | 16 October 1945 |
Poland | 9 November 1957 |
Portugal | 11 September 1946 |
Qatar | 8 November 1971 |
Republic of Korea | 25 November 1949 |
Republic of Moldova | 20 October 1995 |
Romania | 9 November 1961 |
Russian Federation | 11 April 2006 |
Rwanda | 19 November 1963 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 7 November 1983 |
Saint Lucia | 26 November 1979 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7 November 1981 |
Samoa | 12 November 1979 |
San Marino | 12 November 1999 |
Sao Tome and Principe | 14 November 1977 |
Saudi Arabia | 23 November 1948 |
Senegal | 9 November 1961 |
Serbia | 2 November 2001 |
Seychelles | 14 November 1977 |
Sierra Leone | 9 November 1961 |
Singapore | 15 June 2013 |
Slovakia | 8 November 1993 |
Slovenia | 8 November 1993 |
Solomon Islands | 11 November 1985 |
Somalia | 17 November 1960 |
South Africa | 9 November 1993 |
South Sudan | 15 June 2013 |
Spain | 5 April 1951 |
Sri Lanka | 21 May 1948 |
Sudan | 13 September 1956 |
Suriname | 26 November 1975 |
Sweden | 13 February 1950 |
Switzerland | 11 September 1946 |
Syrian Arab Republic | 27 October 1945 |
Tajikistan | 20 October 1995 |
Thailand | 27 August 1947 |
Timor-Leste | 29 November 2003 |
Togo | 23 May 1960 |
Tonga | 7 November 1981 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 19 November 1963 |
Tunisia | 25 November 1955 |
Türkiye | 6 April 1948 |
Turkmenistan | 20 October 1995 |
Tuvalu | 29 November 2003 |
Uganda | 19 November 1963 |
Ukraine | 29 November 2003 |
United Arab Emirates | 12 November 1973 |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 16 October 1945 |
United Republic of Tanzania | 8 February 1962 |
United States of America | 16 October 1945 |
Uruguay | 30 November 1945 |
Uzbekistan | 2 November 2001 |
Vanuatu | 7 November 1983 |
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 16 October 1945 |
Viet Nam | 11 November 1950 |
Yemen | 22 May 1990 |
Zambia | 22 November 1965 |
Zimbabwe | 7 November 1981 |