These Guidelines offer methodological and practical guidance for the production of direct and indirect disaggregated estimates of SDG indicators having surveys as their main or preferred data source. Furthermore, the publication provides tools to assess the accuracy of these estimates and present...
The 18th edition of FAO Statistical Development Series offers both a distinctive panorama of country census practices across the regions of the world and an international view enabling comparison of the structural characteristics of national agricultural sectors. FAO hopes that this exceptional i...
This year’s report presents new estimates on the pervasiveness of water scarcity in irrigated agriculture and of water shortages in rainfed agriculture. It provides guidance on how countries can prioritize policies and interventions to overcome water constraints in agriculture.
Food Outlook is published by the Markets and Trade Division of FAO as part of the Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS). It is a biannual publication focusing on developments in global food markets. Food Outlook maintains a close synergy with Crop Prospects and Food Situa...
FAO Statistical Yearbook is a primary tool for policy makers, researchers and analysts, as well as the general public interested in the past, present and future path of food and agriculture.
The publication presents comprehensive and detailed fishery and aquaculture statistics, covering production, utilization, consumption, trade, employment and fishing fleet.
The 2020 FAO Survey of Pulp and Paper Capacities presents statistics on pulp and paper production capacity and short-term forecast estimates from main producing countries, data on pulp and paper production, and information about utilization of recovered paper.
This second report - compiled jointly by international organizations, under the aegis of the Committee for the Coordination of Statistical Activities (CCSA) – updates some of the global and regional trends presented in the first volume and offers a snapshot of how COVID-19 continues to affect the...
Since the first assessment in 1948, the report has evolved into a comprehensive evaluation of forest resources and their condition, management and uses, covering all the thematic elements of sustainable forest management. One of the key findings in this edition is that while deforestation continu...
Explore the new Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) 2020, including the main report, individual reports for 236 countries and territories of the world, and an interactive FRA online platform available at the FRA website.
The number of people affected by hunger globally has been rising since 2014. This report spotlights the links between food security and nutrition, introduces new analysis of the affordability of healthy diets, presents health and climate-change costs associated with food consumption and concludes...
This annual report utilizes the commodity, policy and country expertise of both OECD and FAO and Member Countries to assess prospects for the coming decade’s global agricultural commodity markets. This year’s edition features a short scenario on COVID-19.