New FAO Statistics Working Paper

New structural data from the latest World Programme for the Census of Agriculture released for 21 countries

Data users, policymakers and analysts have a new and improved platform to facilitate data analysis and evidence-based policymaking

FAO report shows cereal supplies still likely to tighten in 2022/23

Part V: Household food consumption

Case study on SDG Indicators 2.3.1 and 2.3.2

Towards improving affordability of healthy diets

FAO Food Price Index ends 2022 lower than a year earlier

The FAO Yearbook of Forest Products is a compilation of statistical data on basic forest products for all countries and territories of the world.

FAOSTAT provides harmonized agricultural production data collected for 199 countries and territories for the period 2000-2021. FAOSTAT agricultural production domain covers data on crop and livestock commodities from production volumes to harvested areas and animal slaughtering rates. In ...

Trade is a vital part of agrifood systems, as it ensures the flow of agricultural commodities across the globe and especially to countries that may not produce enough of these commodities to meet domestic demand. The variability of international prices, which are affected by the fundamentals o...

New FAOSTAT data release

New FAOSTAT data release

New FAOSTAT data release

FAO's Statistics Division compiles Food Balance Sheet (FBS) statistics for 181 countries. FBS present a comprehensive picture of the agrifood situation of a country in a specified reference period, showing the pattern of a country's food supply and utilizations. 

The new release of ...

New FAOSTAT data release

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...

FAO Statistical Yearbook is a primary tool for policymakers, researchers and analysts, as well as the general public interested in the past, present and future path of food and agriculture.

FAO joined forces with the International Labour Organization and the Thünen-Institute of Forestry to estimate the global workforce in forest-related activities and provide insights on labour market trends in this sector. 

Overfishing in the Mediterranean and Black Sea has fallen significantly in the past decade, but exploitation of most commercial species is far from sustainable, according to a report by the General Fisheries Commission of the Mediterranean (GFCM) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the Un...