Accelerate > Data portals
Browse FAO's data portals, for the most up-to-date information and analysis on the condition of global agrifood systems and advancements made towards achieving SDG targets. These data portals provide valuable insights to inform decision-making and facilitate the acceleration of the 2030 Agenda.
Gender-Lex
11/12/2023
Gender-Lex is a cross-cutting thematic database of FAOLEX, providing free access to national and international legal and policy instruments on gender equality and women's empowerment.
FAO Data Explorer
13/09/2023
The FAO Data Explorer is a beta data dissemination platform which contains 60 datasets, providing access to all the relevant information related to the 21 SDG Indicators under FAO custodianship in over 245 countries and territories. The data is drawn from the FAO SDG Indicators Portal, FAOSTAT and the UN SDG Data Portal.
Domestic Animal Diversity Information System (DAD-IS)
01/01/2023
DAD-IS is the Domestic Animal Diversity Information System maintained and developed by FAO. It provides you with access to searchable databases of breed-related information and photos and links to other online resources on livestock diversity. Furthermore, you can find the contact information of all National Coordinators for the Management of Animal Genetic Resources.
Locust Hub
01/01/2023
Along with climate shocks, conflict and acute food insecurity, the East Africa region now faces a hunger threat from Desert Locust. This is a scourge of biblical proportions. This database provides information, maps and resources about the state of the locust upsurge and UN's ongoing response efforts.
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Food and Agriculture Policy Decision Analysis (FAPDA)
01/01/2023
The Food and Agriculture Policy Decision Analysis (FAPDA) initiative provides information on national policy documents through the FAPDA policy database. The database contains over 18 000 national policy decisions and 3 000 national policy frameworks for over 150 countries around the world that support evidence-based decision-making.
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Food and Agriculture Microdata Catalogue (FAM)
01/01/2023
The Food and Agriculture Microdata (FAM) Catalogue provides access to micro datasets collected through farm and household surveys which contain information related to agriculture, food security and nutrition.
AQUASTAT
01/01/2023
AQUASTAT is the FAO global information system on water resources and agricultural water management. It collects, analyses and provides free access to over 180 variables and indicators by country. AQUASTAT plays a key role in the monitoring of the Sustainable Development Goal 6 that sets out to "ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all".
Hand-in-Hand Geospatial Platform
01/01/2023
The Hand-in-Hand (HiH) Geospatial Platform is the enabling tool for the HiH Initiative unlocking over 2 million data layers for more targeted, evidence-based interventions.
AIDmonitor: Development Assistance
01/01/2023
AIDmonitor gathers information from diverse databases to help users analyze Official Development Assistance (ODA) flows with a focus on Food Security, Nutrition, Agriculture and Rural Development, determine priorities for assistance and formulate resource mobilization strategies.
Food Price Monitoring and Analysis
01/01/2023
This web site contains latest information and analysis on domestic prices of basic foods mainly in developing countries, complementing FAO analysis on international markets. It provides early warning on high food prices at country level that may negatively affect food security. All data used in the analysis can be found in the FPMA Tool.
Food Loss and Food Waste Database
01/01/2023
The Food Loss and Waste database is the largest online collection of data on both food loss and food waste and causes reported in scientific journals, academic publications, grey literature, countries among others.
SOILS PORTAL
01/01/2023
SoiLEX is a global database that aims to facilitate access to information on existing legal instruments on soil protection and prevention of soil degradation.
Data in Emergencies Hub
01/01/2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) established the Data in Emergencies (DIEM) Hub in June 2021 to provide a regularly updated and highly accessible picture of food insecurity in fragile environments and to inform FAO’s evidence-based programming.
Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS)
01/01/2023
The Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS) is an inter-agency platform to enhance food market transparency and policy response for food security. It provides market information on four grains particularly important in international food markets: wheat, maize, rice and soybeans.
Daily Food Prices Monitoring and Food Inflation Nowcasting
01/01/2023
The Data Lab monitors daily food prices to warn about possible anomalous dynamics, using analytical and visual tools. Moreover, the Data Lab nowcasts official food consumer price indices, based on daily prices and other high-frequency indicators.
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Crop Calendar
01/01/2023
The Crop Calendar is searchable platform which aids farmers’ decision making on planting and harvesting periods, sowing rates and other cultural practices for crops according to agroecological zones.
FAOLEX
01/01/2023
FAOLEX is a comprehensive and up-to-date legislative and policy database, one of the world's largest online repositories of national laws, regulations and policies on food, agriculture and natural resources management. Users of FAOLEX have direct access to the abstracts and indexing information about each text, as well as to the full text of the legislation and policies contained in the database.
INFOODS
01/01/2023
INFOODS is the International Network of Food Data Systems. It was established in 1984. It is a worldwide network of food composition experts aiming to improve the quality, availability, reliability and use of food composition data. INFOODS also stands as a forum through which international harmonization and support for food composition activities can be achieved and advocated.
Gender and Land Rights Database
01/01/2023
The Gender and Land Rights Database (GLRD) was launched by FAO in 2010 to highlight the major political, legal and cultural factors that influence the realisation of women’s land rights throughout the world.
Empres-i: Global Animal Disease Information System
01/01/2023
EMPRES Global Animal Disease Information System (EMPRES-i) is a web-based application that has been designed by FAO’s Emergency Prevention System (EMPRES) to support veterinary services by facilitating the organization and access to national, regional and global level disease data and information.