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Measuring and monitoring SDG 12.3.1.a, the Food Loss Index, is complex and requires multiple measurement efforts to cover key food groups and stages along the agrifood chain. In this context, Mexico stands out as a regional reference by implementing a pilot exercise that approximates the calculation of this indicator using available information.

While progress has been achieved in land tenure and governance over the past 20 years, the ownership, tenure or use rights of only 35 percent of the world’s land is formally documented, according to the Status of Land Tenure and Governance, a new report released today.

In preparation for Tuvalu’s first National Crops and Livestock Census, FAO is providing technical and methodological supports in collaboration with the Ministry of Natural Resources Development, Central Statistics Division and the Pacific Community (SPC). Today, a training is kick-started to equip field staff with the knowledge, skills and tools to collect accurate and high-quality census data.

Food Price Monitoring and Analysis (FPMA) Bulletin

The FAO/WHO Global Individual Food Consumption Data Tool (GIFT) is an open-access digital platform that provides access to harmonized individual level quantitative dietary intake data. The platform provides a range of summary statistics on food consumption and nutrition, food safety, dietary dive...

February 2026

Updated forecasts suggest global stocks-to-use ratio may rise to quarter-century high

Guidelines for countries collecting data in line with the United Nations Statistical Commission-endorsed guidelines on food data collection in HCES

FAOSTAT is one of FAO’s most important corporate platforms and is the largest statistical database on food and agriculture in the world. FAOSTAT provides free access to food and agriculture data for over 245 countries and territories and covers all FAO regional groupings from 1961 to the most recent year available.

Benchmark of world food commodity prices averaged 4.3 percent higher across 2025 compared to 2024

New FAOSTAT data release

New FAOSTAT data release

After a sharp decline in 2023, the global forest products sector saw signs of stabilization in 2024, according to Global forest products facts and figures 2024 , released today by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).  

New FAOSTAT data release

New FAOSTAT data release

New FAOSTAT data release

New FAO Statistics Working Paper 

New FAO Statistics Working Paper 

The launch of the GAEZ v5 assessment and its platform represents a major milestone in advancing agricultural planning and sustainable development. GAEZ v5 incorporates improved methodologies and updated datasets on climate, soil, and land resources to support more informed decision-making in agriculture and land-use management.