Highlights archive

24/01/2022

The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agriculture and rural areas. The data provides information on the status in employment, divisions of agriculture and hours worked of the people employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing and in rural are...

18/01/2022
FAO’s new open data policy makes fact-finding and information-sharing easier
07/01/2022
FAO releases new data and analysis on the region’s hunger and malnutrition situation in a shorter, more compact format
07/01/2022
Leaders of three regional agencies call for more action on agrifood systems transformation in the face of worsening hunger and malnutrition
07/01/2022
According to the 2021 Asia and the Pacific Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition by FAO and UNICEF
07/01/2022
New report calls for radical changes to the Arab region’s agrifood systems to deliver food security and nutrition for all
07/01/2022
The publication presents comprehensive and detailed fishery and aquaculture statistics, covering production, utilization, consumption, trade, employment and fishing fleet.
04/01/2022

Land cover statistics provide information on the bio-physical aspects of the land surface. They codify the observable features of its living and non-living components, including natural and managed ecosystems such as croplands, forests, and urban areas, into simplified classes such as herbaceo...

21/12/2021
FAOSTAT's new domain complements the global SDG database administered by the United Nations Statistical Division, as well as FAO’s SDG indicators portal, by providing access to the available data for each of the 21 indicators under FAO custodianship. 
26/11/2021
The organization’s work on measuring and monitoring SDG indicator 15.4.2, the Mountain Green Cover Index (MGCI), awarded at GEO Week 2021
23/11/2021
Making agri-food systems more resilient to shocks and stresses
21/11/2021
APCAS brings together senior statistics officials from FAO member countries of the Asia and Pacific region, who are responsible for the development of agricultural statistics in their respective countries.
15/11/2021
AFCAS brings together senior statistics officials from FAO member countries of the African continent, who are responsible for the development of agricultural statistics in their respective countries.
12/11/2021
FAO’s new Food Outlook report examines drivers of rising prices of food commodities, freight and agricultural inputs
08/11/2021
FAO presents new data base to track carbon emissions from agri-food systems around the world
08/11/2021
FAO Remote Sensing Survey reveals new findings
05/11/2021
Global cereal production poised to hit an all-time high, stocks set to decline