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New FAOSTAT data release

New FAOSTAT data release

Sudan, Palestine, South Sudan, Haiti, and Mali remain hotspots of highest concern, and Democratic Republic of the Congo has returned as a hunger hotspot to watch

Monthly Report (June 2025)

Noting risks, report examines impacts of avian influenza, changing trade patterns since 2022, fish fraud, and shipping industry’s net-zero goals

Expanded assessment confirms sustainability challenges as well as gains where effective fisheries management is in place

New FAO forecasts point to record global cereal output with a partial rebound in stocks and trade

June 2025

New FAOSTAT data release

The 50x2030 Initiative to Close the Agricultural Data Gap aims to support agricultural data collection, processing, and dissemination efforts of National Statistical Offices and Ministries of Agriculture. The Initiative responds to the demand for more and higher quality agricultural data, in view...

The Census of Agriculture Cambodia 2023​ was launched this morning, May 19. The data generated by the census is expected to become a key driver in enabling the government and all relevant partners to develop effective plans for advancing Cambodia's agriculture sector. It may also foster new dynamics to attract both domestic and international investors to the Kingdom.

In 2024, over 295 million people across 53 countries and territories faced acute hunger—an increase of almost 14 million people compared to 2023, while the number of people facing catastrophic levels of hunger reached a record high

New FAOSTAT data release

Agriculture is a cornerstone of Viet Nam’s economy, employing tens of millions, contributing significantly to the national GDP, and ensuring food security and rural livelihoods. However, traditional farming practices and limited access to real-time data, constrain productivity, climate resilience, and resource efficiency. As digital technologies reshape global agrifood systems, Viet Nam stands at a critical juncture to leverage data-driven decision-making to enhance its agricultural sector. 

Cambodia accelerated the digital transformation of its agricultural sector through a high-level workshop and training in Phnom Penh, where policymakers, experts and development partners showcased AI, satellite data and digital systems to modernize farming, enhance climate resilience and drive sustainable, data-driven growth.

Monthly Report (May 2025)

A new publication Incorporating environmental flows into “water stress” Indicator 6.4.2: the role of the environmental management class in the estimation of environmental flow requirements is available online. It is part of the series SDG 6.4 – Monitoring Sustainable Use of Water Resources  and it explores how the ecosystem's condition, as defined by the environmental management class, affects the estimation of environmental flows and shows how to determine the environmental management class for a particular section of a river.

FAO won the SDG Custodian Agency Prize at the seventh annual GEO SDG Awards, which recognizes the productivity, innovation, novelty and exemplary efforts in the use of Earth observations to support sustainable development.

May 2025