Food and Agriculture Statistics

Data release

FAO regularly updates its datasets on food and agriculture statistics, providing the latest information available at the global, regional and country level. The latest datasets are disseminated through FAOSTAT, the largest global database offering free access to food and agriculture statistics. Data releases are supported by the publication of related Analytical Briefs, highlighting the key information provided in the dataset, providing references and discussing new trends.

Latest data release

Cropland nutrient balance. Global, regional and country trends 1961–2021

FAOSTAT released new data on cropland nutrient budgets, allowing to assess the environmental burden of fertilizer inputs in relation to the amounts needed to support sustainable...

Agrifood systems and land-related emissions. Global, regional and country trends, 2001–2021

The FAOSTAT emissions database is composed of several data domains covering the GHG emissions from agrifood systems. Data are available by country, regional and global...

Food balance sheets 2010–2021. Global, regional and country trends

The Statistics Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) compiles food balance sheet (FBS) statistics for 187 countries, which present...

General and food consumer price indices inflation rates. March 2023 update

Annual changes in global and regional consumer price indices (CPI) measure inflation rates of food and general consumer prices for a group of countries at...

Employment indicators 2000–2021. July 2023 update

The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domains focus on indicators related to employment in agriculture and in rural areas. The data provides information on the status in...

Pesticides use and trade 1990–2021

Pesticides are a key agricultural input needed to protect seeds and safeguard crops from unwanted plants, insects, bacteria, fungi and rodents. At the same time,...

Land statistics and indicators 2000–2021. Global, regional and country trends

Land use statistics describe the ways in which land is utilized and managed by humans and allocated for different purposes, including through administrative arrangements. FAO...

Development flows to agriculture 2012–2021. Global and regional trends

The development flows to agriculture dataset is an important component of agricultural investment financing statistics which also include government expenditures on agriculture, foreign direct investment...

The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2023

This report provides an update on global progress towards the targets of ending hunger (SDG Target 2.1) and all forms of malnutrition (SDG Target 2.2)...

Inorganic fertilizers 2000–2021

FAOSTAT provides statistics at country, regional and global levels on the production, trade and agricultural use of inorganic (mineral and chemical) fertilizers, by nutrient and by...

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