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

Agricultural production statistics 2000–2021

FAOSTAT provides harmonized agricultural production data collected for 199 countries and territories for the period 2000-2021. FAOSTAT agricultural production domain covers data on crop and...

Agricultural investments and capital stock 2011–2021. Global and regional trends

The FAO Capital Stock Database reports on aggregate physical investment flows and capital stock in agriculture, forestry, and fishing for 190 countries and territories from...

Employment indicators 2000–2021

The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agriculture and rural areas. The data provides information on the status in employment,...

Agriculture and the food value chain 2005–2015

The new FAOSTAT domain on Food Value Chain (FVC) informs users about the breakdown of the national food expenditures by final consumers through the different stages...

Cropland nutrient budget. Global, regional and country trends, 1961–2020

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...

Greenhouse gas emissions from agrifood systems. Global, regional and country trends, 2000–2020

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...

Consumer Price Indices. September 2022

Global Overview During the second quarter (April–June) of 2022, the global annual inflation rate of the general consumer price index (CPI) was, on average, 12.9 percent,...

Development flows to agriculture 2011–2020 Global and regional trends

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

Pesticides use, pesticides trade and pesticides indicators. Global, regional and country trends, 1990–2020

Pesticides use in agriculture as an input and the agri-environmental indicator measuring use by cropland area serve to monitor the use of pesticides across the...

Inorganic fertilizers 1990–2020

FAOSTAT provides statistics at country, regional and global levels on the production, trade and agricultural use of inorganic fertilizers. These FAOSTAT domains are updated annually. The...

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