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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. 

Launch of the 2025 State of Food Security and Nutrition in Asia and the Pacific flagship report

2025 AQUASTAT Water Data indicates that pressure on freshwater resources is growing as demand increases in regions of scarcity

New FAOSTAT data release

World food commodity prices declined in November, led by lower international quotations for all major staple foods except cereals, according to the benchmark measure released Friday by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

December 2025

New FAO Technical report

Feeding a projected 10 billion people by 2050 will require bold and smarter choices in how the world manages its land, soil and water, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) warns in a new flagship report.

New report by FAO’s General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean reveals strong advances in sustainability and recovery of key stocks

In a landmark achievement for agricultural innovation, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has clinched the coveted ICT Innovator of the Year Award 2nd runner up at the 2025 Zimbabwe ICT Excellence Awards. The recognition honours FAO’s groundbreaking initiative, Earth Observation for Agricultural Statistics (EOSTAT), which is revolutionizing crop monitoring systems and strengthening national capacity for data-driven agrifood systems transformation.

In this interview, FAO Chief Statistician and Director of Statistics Division, Mr José Rosero Moncayo, talks about the key expectations arising from the work of the 29th Commission for Agricultural Statistics. He explains that understanding the impact of a lack of statistics is crucial for formulating agricultural policies, and provides details on the important '50x2030 Initiative'.