Highlights archive
Almost half the world’s population lives in households linked to agrifood systems
03/04/2023
New FAO-led study finds that agrifood systems directly employ 1.23 billion people
UN report warns of accelerating food insecurity in the Arab region due to global crises
30/03/2023
2022 Overview highlights the need to focus on trade as an enabler to achieve food security and nutrition
New UN report focuses on food security and nutrition in Europe and Central Asia, points way towards more affordable and sustainable diets
20/03/2023
The region as a whole is in a much better position than elsewhere in the world, but some developments need to be addressed to avoid setbacks.
Producing agricultural population estimates using an area frame
09/03/2023
New FAO Statistics Working Paper
FAO Food Price Index declines for the 11th consecutive month
03/03/2023
Early prospects point to strong wheat crop in 2023
Next generation Earth Observation tools help monitor land cover change in Lesotho
02/03/2023
Information from satellites is being used in a new way to help Lesotho develop and maintain a comprehensive next generation land cover database, as part of a collaboration between FAO experts, GIZ and the Government of Lesotho.
Global indicators on the costs of healthy diets and how many people can’t afford them
01/03/2023
FAO’s FAOSTAT data portal shows that Latin America and the Caribbean has the highest cost of a healthy diet compared to other regions
Estimating global and country-level employment in agrifood systems
23/02/2023
New FAO Statistics Working Paper
New data from agricultural censuses released on FAOSTAT
20/02/2023
New structural data from the latest World Programme for the Census of Agriculture released for 21 countries
Data Lab for Statistical Innovations
13/02/2023
Data users, policymakers and analysts have a new and improved platform to facilitate data analysis and evidence-based policymaking
Global food prices decline further in January
03/02/2023
FAO report shows cereal supplies still likely to tighten in 2022/23
Integrating surveys with geospatial data through small area estimation
20/01/2023
Case study on SDG Indicators 2.3.1 and 2.3.2
Methods for estimating greenhouse gas emissions from food systems
20/01/2023
Part V: Household food consumption
Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean 2022
18/01/2023
Towards improving affordability of healthy diets
World food prices dip in December
16/01/2023
FAO Food Price Index ends 2022 lower than a year earlier
74th edition of the FAO Yearbook of Forest Products
13/01/2023
The FAO Yearbook of Forest Products is a compilation of statistical data on basic forest products for all countries and territories of the world.
Agricultural production statistics (2000–2021)
04/01/2023
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 livestock commodities from production volumes to harvested areas and animal slaughtering rates. In ...