The Agriculture, forestry and fishery statistics statistical book provides a selection of topical data. Information is presented for the European Union (EU) and its Member States, and is supplemented (when available) with data for EFTA members and for the acceding and candidate countries to the EU. This publication aims to cover some of the most popular data within the domain of agriculture, forestry and fishery statistics. It may be viewed as an introduction to European statistics in this area and provides a starting point for those who wish to explore the wide range of data that is freely available on Eurostat’s website at: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat. Eurostat is the statistical office of the EU, situated in Luxembourg. Its task is to provide the EU with statistics at a European level that enable comparisons between countries and regions. Eurostat’s mission is to be the leading provider of high quality statistics on Europe.