FAO's Statistics Division compiles Food Balance Sheet (FBS) statistics for 181 countries. For the first time since 2011, the Supply And Utilization Account (SUA) data are also published on FAOSTAT. 

A country’s Food Balance Sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of fo...

New FAOSTAT data release

Europe and Central Asia Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition 2020

FAO released for the first time soil nutrient budget data for 205 countries over the 1961–2018 period. The data help quantify soil nutrient surpluses (leading to environmental risks) or deficits (which limit crop yield).

The FAOSTAT domain “Soil nutrient budget” disseminates nutrient flo...

The FAOSTAT Temperature Change domain disseminates statistics of land surface air temperature change by country, with annual updates. The current dissemination covers the period 1961–2020. Statistics are available for monthly, sea...

This third report - compiled jointly by international organizations, under the aegis of the Committee for the Coordination of Statistical Activities (CCSA) - provides an updated snapshot of some of the latest information available on how COVID-19 is affecting different aspects of p...

The FAOSTAT emissions databaset is composed of several data domains. It helps document the main trends and impacts of food and agriculture on atmospheric greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations over the period 1961–2018.

FAO emissions estimates are available over the period 1961–20...

FAO's recurring report The Impact of Disasters and Crises on Agriculture and Food Security presents the most recent trends in agricultural production loss attributed to disasters across all agricultural sectors. The 2021 edition covers 457 disasters in 109 countries across all ...

A new methodological manual for classifying the entire territory of a country along the urban-rural continuum produced by six organisations — the European Commission, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the Unite...

The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains statistics on the agricultural use of major pesticide groups and of relevant chemical families. Data are disseminated by country, with global coverage, over the period 1990-2018, with annual updates. This brief analyses the latest update of the dataset.

How local and global agricultural markets can contribute to sustainable development while leaving no one behind.

New FAOSTAT data release

In addition to supporting the regular collection of high-quality dietary data following standardized methodologies, the publication also aims to promote dialogues on and appropriate application of the data towards informing policy and programming decisions and monitoring and evaluation of nutriti...

The Statistics Division (ESS), through its newly revamped website, collects and disseminates timely and reliable food and agricultural statistics globally. The Food and Agriculture Statistics website is the most important source of information related to food security and nutrition, crop and live...