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Food balances 2010–2019. Global, regional and country trends. FAOSTAT analytical brief 40
20/04/2022
FAO's Statistics Division compiles Food Balance Sheet (FBS) statistics for 181 countries. FBS present a comprehensive picture of the agrifood situation of a country in...
Temperature change statistics 1961–2021. Global, regional and country trends. FAOSTAT analytical brief 39
31/03/2022
The FAOSTAT Temperature change dataset, produced in collaboration with NASA, covers the period 1961–2021 for 197 countries and 41 territories. It provides country-level information on...
Agricultural production statistics 2000–2020. FAOSTAT analytical brief 41
30/03/2022
FAOSTAT's agricultural production domain covers data on crops and livestock commodities as well as harvested areas, yields, and live and slaughtered animal numbers for 199...
Credit to agriculture. Global and regional trends 2012–2020. FAOSTAT analytical brief 38
01/03/2022
Access to formal credit is critical to farmers for purchasing inputs such as seeds, fertilizers, plant protection materials or animal feed. In the absence of...
Foreign direct investment flows to agriculture 2010–2019. FAOSTAT analytical brief 34
23/02/2022
Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) is defined as an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of voting power) in...
Measuring rural poverty with a multidimensional approach: The Rural Multidimensional Poverty Index
25/01/2022
This report presents the results of a collaboration between FAO and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), at the University of Oxford. The...
Government expenditures in agriculture 2001–2020 Global and regional trends. FAOSTAT analytical brief 35
21/01/2022
Since 2012 FAO collects Government Expenditure on Agriculture (GEA) data through a questionnaire sent annually in May to more than 190 countries. The questionnaire was...
Employment indicators 2000–2019 Global and regional trends. FAOSTAT analytical brief 36
21/01/2022
FAOSTAT updates the employment indicators yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide...
Land cover statistics. Global, regional and country trends 2000–2019. FAOSTAT analytical brief 37
23/12/2021
Land cover statistics provide information on the bio-physical aspects of the land surface. They codify the observable features of its living and non-living components, including...
Agricultural investments and capital stock 2000–2020. Global and regional trends. FAOSTAT analytical brief 32
03/12/2021
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...
