Food and Agriculture Statistics

Data dissemination briefs

Credit to agriculture. Global and regional trends 2013–2022. FAOSTAT analytical brief 76

FAOSTAT provides credit data series from 1991 to 2022 for over 130 countries. Credit to agriculture measures the amount of loans and advances given by...

Cropland nutrient balance Global, regional and country trends 1961–2021. FAOSTAT analytical brief 74

The FAOSTAT domain Cropland Nutrient Balance disseminates nutrient flows in a given country and year. The cropland nutrient balance can give an indication of nutrient...

Food balance sheets 2010–2021. Global, regional and country trends. FAOSTAT analytical brief 72

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. FAOSTAT analytical brief 66

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. FAOSTAT analytical brief 67

FAO updates the employment indicators in FAOSTAT each year, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) ILOSTAT database that contains a rich set of...

Pesticides use and trade 1990–2021. FAOSTAT analytical brief 70

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. FAOSTAT analytical brief 71

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. FAOSTAT analytical brief 69

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

Inorganic fertilizers 2000–2021. FAOSTAT analytical brief 68

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