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Disasters cost global agriculture $3.26 trillion over three decades, FAO report reveals
14/11/2025
Disasters have inflicted an estimated $3.26 trillion in agricultural losses worldwide over the past 33 years – an average of $99 billion annually, roughly 4 percent of global agricultural GDP – according to a new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The Impact of Disasters on Agriculture and Food Security 2025 highlights how digital technologies are transforming how farmers, governments and communities can monitor risks, anticipate impacts, and protect livelihoods.
FAO Food Outlook points to broad-based increase in global food commodity production
13/11/2025

Rome – Current conditions point to broad-based increases in global...

New FAO-WFP report warns of shrinking window to prevent millions more people facing acute food insecurity in 16 hotspots
11/11/2025

FAO/WFP Joint News Release

The Impact of Disasters on Agriculture and Food Security, 2025
10/11/2025
14 November 2025
AMIS Market Monitor
07/11/2025
November 2025
FAO Food Price Index declines in October, world cereal stocks set to reach record high
07/11/2025
Rome – World food commodity prices generally declined in October, driven largely by ample global supplies, according to the benchmark measure released Friday by the Food and Agriculture...
Proxy approach for status and trend assessments of productive and sustainable agriculture
05/11/2025
New FAO Statistics Working Paper 
FAO report: 1.7 billion people experience lower crop yields due to land degradation
03/11/2025

The alarming figure comes from the latest The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), released today during an event at its headquarters in Rome.


Greenhouse gas emissions from agrifood systems. Global, regional and country trends, 2001–2023
29/10/2025
New FAOSTAT data release
FAO Statistical Yearbook 2025 highlights new indicator on dietary diversity
29/10/2025
Food balance sheets 2010–2023
28/10/2025
New FAOSTAT data release
Food and diet. Statistics on dietary data
28/10/2025
New FAOSTAT data release
Crunching the numbers
27/10/2025
On World Statistics Day, discover five ways FAO statistics are shaping our world
Forest emissions and removals. Global, regional and country trends
21/10/2025
New FAOSTAT data release
Global deforestation slows, but forests remain under pressure, FAO report shows
21/10/2025

Latest Global Forest Resources Assessment provides detailed analyses for 236 countries and areas

Global Forest Resources Assessment 2025
21/10/2025
Explore the latest global data and see how our forests look as of 2025
Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics – Yearbook 2023
20/10/2025
The FAO Yearbook of Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics offers a synthesis of the major trends in the fisheries and aquaculture sector.
2025 World Statistics Day | 20 October
16/10/2025
As this year marks the 80th anniversary of FAO, World Statistics Day provides an opportunity to celebrate 80 years of collective achievements in sustainable development, serving people and the planet.
Better data for better decisions: CFS Policy Recommendations on FSN Data set a new standard for inclusive food security statistics
16/10/2025
Blog by H.E. Nosipho Nausca-Jean Jezile, Chairperson, Committee on World Food Security (CFS)

14th International Food Data Conference highlights the power of food composition data for healthy diets and sustainable agrifood system transformation
15/10/2025

From 1–3 September 2025, FAO hosted the 14th International Food Data Conference (IFDC) in Rome. Led and organized by FAO’s Food and Nutrition Division (ESN) in collaboration with global partners, the three-day event brought together around 180 experts from over 40 countries to explore the latest developments in food composition data – the detailed information about the nutrients and components in the foods we eat.