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Access to high-quality data is crucial to the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of biodiversity for food and agriculture. 

One of the main functions of FAO is to collect and disseminate timely and reliable food and agricultural statistics globally. It develops statistical methodologies and standards and helps member countries to develop statistical systems through technical assistance and capacity development. 

FAO is the custodian agency for a range of indicators used to measure progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals and the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF). It also hosts databases that monitor many of the variables required to inform evidence-based policies and interventions that help ensure food security and safeguard biodiversity. 

Indicators under FAO responsibility in the monitoring framework for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (CBD Decisions 15/5 and 16/31)

Headline indicators 
Component and complementary indicators 
Complementary
A.CY.3 (a) Mountain Green Cover Index

SDG 15.4.2, Goal A

Component
11.CT.3 Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources

SDG 6.4.2, Target 11

Complementary
8.CY.1 Above-ground biomass stock in forest

Sub-indicator of SDG 15.2.1, Target 8

Complementary
9.CY.2 Volume of production per labour unit by classes of farming/pastoral/forestry enterprise size

SDG 2.3.1, Target 9

Component and complementary
4.CT.4 Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction

SDG 2.5.2, Goal A, Targets 4 and 10

Complementary
22.CY.3 (a) Women’s ownership of agricultural land

SDG 5.a.1, Target 22 and 23

Complementary
22.CY.4 Women’s equal rights to land ownership

SDG 5.a.2, Target 22 and 23

Fertilizer use
Component
10.CT.1 Average income of small-scale food producers, by sex and indigenous status

SDG 2.3.2

Complementary
13.CY.1 Total number of transfers of crop material from the Multilateral System of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture received in a country
Complementary
16.CY.5 Change in water use efficiency over time

SDG 6.4.1, Target 16

Complementary
A.CY.1 Forest area as a percent of total land area

SDG 15.1.1, Goal A

Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population, based on the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (SDG Indicator 2.1.2)
Complementary
B.CY.2 FAOSTAT Forestry Production and Trade

Goal B

Component and complementary
5.CT.2 Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing

SDG 14.6.1, Target 5 and 9

Component
7.CT.1 FAOSTAT Cropland Nutrient Balance

Target 7

Component and complementary
4.CT.1 Number of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture secured in medium- or long-term conservation facilities

SDG 2.5.1.a, Goal A, Target 4 and 9

Component and complementary
4.CT.1 Number of animal genetic resources for food and agriculture secured in medium or long term conservation facilities

SDG 2.5.1.b, Goal A, Target 4 and 9

Key databases and information systems