Trade of agricultural commodities 2005–2022

22/12/2023

Trade is essential in agrifood systems, enabling the distribution of agricultural commodities worldwide. It enhances access to healthy and affordable food, playing a significant role in food security, nutrition and safety – a vital element for countries that cannot produce enough to meet their domestic demand. Trade impacts numerous economic and social factors, such as market dynamics, agricultural productivity and the diversity of its outputs, the assortment, and the quality and safety of food products, and ultimately, dietary composition.

The FAOSTAT Trade data domain disseminates statistics on the international trade of food and agricultural products for the period of 1961–2022.

The food and agricultural trade datasets are collected, processed and disseminated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) according to the standard international merchandise trade statistics methodology.

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FAOSTAT Crops and livestock products trade domain and Detailed trade matrix