Food and Agriculture Statistics

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Impact of the 2016/17 drought on Somali livestock keepers. FAO Statistics Working Paper Series / 23-37

Nomadic pastoralism and agropastoralism are the prevailing livestock production systems in Somalia, with a minimal proportion of livestock raised in (peri-)urban stall-feeding operations, amplifying the...

Fall armyworm: measuring damage and loss caused by a novel invasive pest as a guide to sustainable management. FAO Statistics Working Paper Series / 23-38

The rise in global trade and human mobility, along with climate change-induced shifts in weather patterns, has led to the rapid transmission of invasive insect...

The Impact of Disasters on Agriculture and Food Security 2023

Avoiding and reducing losses through investment in resilience

The Impact of Disasters on Agriculture and Food Security 2023 - Preliminary in brief

Disasters are resulting in unprecedented levels of destruction across the world. These shocks and disruptions affect the functioning and sustainability of agricultural production and threaten...

Tracking progress on food and agriculture-related SDG indicators 2023

At the mid-point of the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, there is an urgent need to understand where the world stands in eliminating hunger and...

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...