Highlights archive
Global food prices overall hold steady in November
02/12/2022
FAO Food Price Index is now only 0.3 percent higher than a year earlier
New data tool explores where the “food dollar” goes
28/11/2022
FAOSTAT’s new Food Value Chain domain analyzes resource flows beyond the farm sector and across agrifood systems
New data to measure cropland nutrient budgets
15/11/2022
FAOSTAT, the International Fertilizer Association and leading research universities offer new reference point for assessing agricultural, environment and sustainability priorities
Alarming signs as the global food import bill set to rise to nearly US$2 trillion due to higher prices
11/11/2022
FAO Food Outlook forecasts point to somewhat easing world market conditions, but increasing uncertainties
Estimating the prevalence of nutrient inadequacy from household consumption and expenditure surveys
07/11/2022
New FAO Statistics Working Paper
Greenhouse gas emissions from agrifood systems (Global, regional and country trends, 2000–2020)
04/11/2022
Emissions from agri-food systems are those generated by farm production activities (crops and livestock), land use change and pre- and post-production processes. Emissions generated in agri-food systems beyond the farm gate have recently started to be quantified in an effort to facil...
Benchmark for world food prices was broadly steady in October
04/11/2022
International quotations of food commodity groups covered by FAO Food Price Index all declined, except for cereals
New FAO dashboard to access updated data on livestock and greenhouse gas emissions
18/10/2022
The GLEAM Dashboard is an interactive web platform to visualize and analyze livestock emissions with a high level of detail. It is a useful tool for livestock stakeholders as well as the general public, to better understand the sector’s impact and to make informed decisions regarding li...
FAO Food Price Index drops for the sixth consecutive month
07/10/2022
Prices of vegetable oils lead the decline in September
Yearly data released in the new dissemination system of AQUASTAT
04/10/2022
AQUASTAT, FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, just released a new dissemination system that provides free access to over 180 variables and indicators by country and by year since 1960.
Development flows to agriculture (2011–2020) Global and regional trends
22/09/2022
New FAOSTAT data release
Food crisis tightens its grip on 19 ‘hunger hotspots’ as famine looms in the Horn of Africa – new report
22/09/2022
Rising conflict, weather extremes, and economic instability aggravated by the lingering impacts of COVID-19 and the ripple effects of the war in Ukraine are among the key drivers
New FAO report paints a bleak picture of SDG achievements
19/09/2022
As the world faces multiple crises dominated by new conflicts, the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, economic shocks and growing inequalities, development has been halted or even reversed across several domains, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Did you know? FAO provides a wide range of information on prices
05/09/2022
FAO’s statistical and market outlook work is key to help monitor, analyse, and disseminate food price data along the food supply chain, from producers to consumers, through both domestic and international markets.
World food commodity prices dip for fifth month in a row in August
05/09/2022
FAO Food Price Index dips by 1.9 percent while new FAO forecasts point to lower global cereals output in 2022
Ninth International Conference on Agricultural Statistics (ICAS IX), 17-19 May 2023
05/08/2022
Call for papers now open!