Databases
FAO hosts state-of-the-art databases to monitor and manage the many variables required to ensure food security while minimizing environmental impacts, helping land and water professionals easily access up-to-date information, models, approaches and technologies for sustainable food production. Explore our databases below
Agro-MAPS
Agro-MAPS is a global spatial database that provides national and sub-national agricultural statistics, helping farmers optimize crop production and efficiently manage resources. Click here to learn more.
AQUALEX
AQUALEX provides free access to national and legal instruments regarding water. Click here to learn more.
AQUASTAT
AQUASTAT is FAO’s global water information system, known to be the most quoted source on global water statistics. It collects, analyses and disseminates data and information by country, by region and for the world. Click here to learn more.
AQUAMAPS
AQUAMAPS is AQUASTAT’s online geospatial database on water and agriculture. It provides regional and global spatial datasets on water resources and management. Click here to learn more.
ECOCROP
ECOCROP provides information for over 2,000 plant species and contains a limited number of environmental parameters necessary to conduct crop productivity analysis. Click here to learn more.
Global Agro-Ecological Zones (GAEZ)
GAEZ methodology assess agricultural resources and potential. The database provides the agronomic backbone for various applications, including quantification of land productivity. Click here to learn more.
Harmonized World Soil Database (HWSD)
The HWSD is a 30 arc-second raster database with over 15 000 different soil mapping units that combines existing regional and national updates of soil information worldwide. Click here to learn more.
Land Cover Legend Registry (LCLR)
The LCLR provides access to available land cover legends used to describe land cover. The registry supports different languages including English (main), French, Urdu and others. Explore the LCLR here.
SoiLEX
SoiLEX is a global database that aims to facilitate access to information on existing legal instruments on soil protection and prevention of soil degradation. Click here to learn more.
WaPOR
WaPOR is a publicly accessible, near real-time database using satellite data that allows the monitoring of agricultural water productivity at different scales. Click here to learn more.