Methods and Standards
In response to a growing demand for high-quality and internationally-comparable statistics, FAO develops, implements and promotes methods and standards to guide national data producers in generating and using sound statistics. In particular, the Organization is committed to provide national statistical systems with internationally recognized definitions, concepts and classifications as well as methodological guidance for the production of high quality statistics related to food and agriculture.
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General (including food and nutrition)
This section provides the main statistical classifications maintained and/or used by FAO.
- Central Product Classification (CPC) version 2.1
- Central Product Classification (CPC) version 2.1 expanded for agriculture
- Classification of Individual Consumption According to Purpose (COICOP)
- International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) Revision 4
- Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System 2022 (HS 2022)
- Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) Revision 4
- Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG)
Central Product Classification (CPC) version 2.1
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Status | Operational |
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Custodian | United Nations Statistics Division |
Year Published | 2015 |
Availability | English only |
Purpose of the Classification | |
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Statistical Domain | Economic statistics |
Purpose | The Central Product Classification (CPC) constitutes a comprehensive classification of all goods and services. CPC presents categories for all products that can be the object of domestic or international transactions or that can be entered into stocks. It includes products that are an output of economic activity, including transportable goods, non-transportable goods and services. CPC, as a standard central product classification, was developed to serve as an instrument for assembling and tabulating all kinds of statistics requiring product detail. Such statistics may cover production, intermediate and final consumption, capital formation, foreign trade or prices. They may refer to commodity flows, stocks or balances and may be compiled in the context of input/output tables, balance of payments and other analytical presentations. The CPC classifies products based on the physical characteristics of goods or on the nature of the services rendered. CPC was developed primarily to enhance harmonization among various fields of economic and related statistics and to strengthen the role of national accounts as an instrument for the coordination of economic statistics. It provides a basis for recompiling basic statistics from their original classifications into a standard classification for analytical use. |
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Concept Being Classified | Goods, services | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relationship to Other International Classifications | With regard to transportable goods, a very close relationship exists between the Central Product Classification and the Harmonized System, as CPC subclasses in sections 0 to 4 generally constitute groupings and rearrangements of complete categories of the Harmonized System. As a result, a total of 1,617 CPC subclasses have been defined, using over 5,000 headings and subheadings of the 2012 Harmonized System as building blocks.
The Central Product Classification and the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities are both general-purpose classifications, with the ISIC representing the activity side of these two interrelated United Nations classifications. Each subclass of the CPC consists of goods or services that are generally produced in a specific class or classes of the ISIC, Rev.4. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Revision Information | At the core of the revision process were several objectives, namely (a) to reflect in the CPC newly emerging products or products that better reflect changing production patterns; (b) to reflect outputs of newly defined industries of ISIC Revision 4; (c) to take into account the changes in the 2012 edition of the Harmonized Commodity Coding and Description System (HS); (d) to review the product detail necessary for statistics on agriculture, ICT and information products and (e) to review the conceptual basis of CPC, including issues concerning the scope of the classification and the definition of and distinction between goods and services.
In collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), significant detail has been added in CPC Ver.2 in sections 0 and 2, related to agricultural and food products, fertilizers and agricultural machinery. Also fishery products in division 04 and forest products in divisions 03 and 31 have been updated. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Central Product Classification (CPC) version 2.1 expanded for agriculture
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Status | Operational |
Website | |
Custodian | United Nations Statistics Division |
Year Published | 2015 |
Availability | English only |
Purpose of the Classification | |
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Statistical Domain | Economic statistics |
Purpose | The Central Product Classification (CPC) constitutes a comprehensive classification of all goods and services. CPC presents categories for all products that can be the object of domestic or international transactions or that can be entered into stocks. It includes products that are an output of economic activity, including transportable goods, non-transportable goods and services. CPC, as a standard central product classification, was developed to serve as an instrument for assembling and tabulating all kinds of statistics requiring product detail. Such statistics may cover production, intermediate and final consumption, capital formation, foreign trade or prices. They may refer to commodity flows, stocks or balances and may be compiled in the context of input/output tables, balance of payments and other analytical presentations. The CPC classifies products based on the physical characteristics of goods or on the nature of the services rendered. CPC was developed primarily to enhance harmonization among various fields of economic and related statistics and to strengthen the role of national accounts as an instrument for the coordination of economic statistics. It provides a basis for recompiling basic statistics from their original classifications into a standard classification for analytical use. |
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Concept Being Classified | Goods, services | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relationship to Other International Classifications | With regard to transportable goods, a very close relationship exists between the Central Product Classification and the Harmonized System, as CPC subclasses in sections 0 to 4 generally constitute groupings and rearrangements of complete categories of the Harmonized System. As a result, a total of 1,617 CPC subclasses have been defined, using over 5,000 headings and subheadings of the 2012 Harmonized System as building blocks.
The Central Product Classification and the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities are both general-purpose classifications, with the ISIC representing the activity side of these two interrelated United Nations classifications. Each subclass of the CPC consists of goods or services that are generally produced in a specific class or classes of the ISIC, Rev.4. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Revision Information | At the core of the revision process were several objectives, namely (a) to reflect in the CPC newly emerging products or products that better reflect changing production patterns; (b) to reflect outputs of newly defined industries of ISIC Revision 4; (c) to take into account the changes in the 2012 edition of the Harmonized Commodity Coding and Description System (HS); (d) to review the product detail necessary for statistics on agriculture, ICT and information products and (e) to review the conceptual basis of CPC, including issues concerning the scope of the classification and the definition of and distinction between goods and services.
In collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), significant detail has been added in CPC Ver.2 in sections 0 and 2, related to agricultural and food products, fertilizers and agricultural machinery. Also fishery products in division 04 and forest products in divisions 03 and 31 have been updated. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Classification of Individual Consumption According to Purpose (COICOP)
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Status | Operational |
Website | https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/unsdclassifications |
Custodian | United Nations Statistics Division |
Year Adopted | 2018 |
Year Published | 2018 |
Availability | English only |
Purpose of the Classification | |
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Statistical Domain | Economic statistics |
Purpose | The Classification of Individual Consumption According to Purpose (COICOP) is the international reference classification of household expenditure. The objective of COICOP is to provide a framework of homogeneous categories of goods and services, which are considered a function or purpose of household consumption expenditure. COICOP is an integral part of the System of National Accounts (SNA), but it is also used in several other statistical areas, such as: household expenditure statistics based on household budget surveys and the analysis of living standards; consumer price indices; international comparisons of gross domestic product (GDP) and its component expenditures through purchasing power parities; and statistics relating to culture, sports, food, health, and tourism. |
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Concept Being Classified | Expenditures, goods, services | ||||||||||||||||||||
Relationship to Other International Classifications | Relation to COPNI, COPP, COFOG COICOP 2018 is divided into three parts: • Divisions 01 to 13 Individual consumption expenditure of households; • Division 14 Individual consumption expenditure of NPISH; • Division 15 Individual consumption expenditure of general government. The purpose breakdowns within Divisions 14 and 15 of COICOP 2018 replicate the purposes in the classifications for NPISH in COPNI and general government in COFOG. Thus, once the consumption expenditures of NPISHs and general government have been classified according to COPNI and COFOG, the individual consumption expenditures in these two classifications can be transferred directly into Divisions 14 and 15 of COICOP 2018. Relation to CPC The Central Product Classification (CPC) is closely linked with COICOP, since expenditures on products are the basic building blocks of COICOP classes, and correspondences can be established between categories in the two classifications. Relation to ISCED The International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED 2011) of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is used to define the breakdown of educational services in Division 10 (Education). The content of Division 10 was modified to better align it with ISCED 2011. Relation to ICHA Division 06 (Health) was considerably revised to improve the consistency of COICOP 2018 with the International classification for health accounts (ICHA). This will allow the reconciliation of health accounting with the SNA and its accompanying classifications. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Revision Information | Year Adopted: 2018
Previous version: COICOP 1999
Official Adopting Entity: UN Statistical Commission
Coordinating Entity: United Nations Expert Group on International Statistical Classifications
Reason for Latest Revision: The new COICOP 2018 reflects the significant changes in goods and services in some areas, improves the links of COICOP to other classifications, and addresses emerging statistical and policy needs of several international organizations. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Contact Information | United Nations Statistics Division Economic Statistics Branch Classifications Hotline Email: Fax: +1 917 367 0135 Address: United Nations Statistics Division DC-2 15th Floor 2 UN Plaza New York, NY 10017 | ||||||||||||||||||||
International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) Revision 4
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Status | Operational |
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Custodian | United Nations Statistics Division |
Year Adopted | 2006 |
Year Published | 2007 |
Availability | Available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish |
Purpose of the Classification | |
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Statistical Domain | Economic statistics |
Purpose | The purpose of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) is to provide a set of activity categories that can be utilized for the collection and reporting of statistics according to such activities. Since the adoption of the original version of ISIC in 1948, ISIC has provided guidance to countries in developing national activity classifications and has become an important tool for comparing statistical data on economic activities at the international level. Wide use has been made of ISIC, both nationally and internationally, in classifying data according to kind of economic activity in the fields of economic and social statistics, such as for statistics on national accounts, demography of enterprises, employment and others. |
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Concept Being Classified | Economic activities | ||||||||||||||||||||
Relationship | ISIC Rev. 4 - CPC Ver. 2.1
ISIC Rev. 4 - CPC Ver. 2
ISIC Rev. 4 - NACE Rev. 2
ISIC Rev. 4 - NAICS 2007
ISIC Rev. 4 - NAICS 2012
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Revision Information | Year Adopted: 2006
Previous version: ISIC Revision 3.1 (2002) https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/ISIC#ISIC31
Correspondence Table ISIC Revision 3.1-Rev.4: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Family/Detail/27 ISIC Revision 3 (1989) https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/ISIC#ISIC3
ISIC Revision 2 (1968) https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/ISIC#ISIC2
ISIC Revision 1 (1958) https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/ISIC#isic1
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Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System 2022 (HS 2022)
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Status | Operational |
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Custodian | World Customs Organization |
Year Adopted | 2009 |
Year Published | 2022 (Last revised) |
Availability | English and French |
Purpose of the Classification | |
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Statistical Domain | Economic statistics |
Purpose | The Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System generally referred to as 'Harmonized System' or simply 'HS' is a multipurpose international product nomenclature developed by the World Customs Organization (WCO). It comprises about 5,000 commodity groups; each identified by a six digit code, arranged in a legal and logical structure and is supported by well-defined rules to achieve uniform classification. The system is used by more than 200 countries and economies as a basis for their Customs tariffs and for the collection of international trade statistics. Over 98 % of the merchandise in international trade is classified in terms of the HS. The HS contributes to the harmonization of Customs and trade procedures, and the non-documentary trade data interchange in connection with such procedures, thus reducing the costs related to international trade. It is also extensively used by governments, international organizations and the private sector for many other purposes such as internal taxes, trade policies, monitoring of controlled goods, rules of origin, freight tariffs, transport statistics, price monitoring, quota controls, compilation of national accounts, and economic research and analysis. The HS is thus a universal economic language and code for goods, and an indispensable tool for international trade. |
Main Users | Customs administrations and customs and/or economic unions; international organizations; importers/exporters/traders. |
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Concept Being Classified | Goods | ||||||||||||||||||||
Relationship to Other International Classifications | HS 2022 HS 2017 HS 2012 - CPC Ver. 2.1 HS 2012 - SITC Rev.2 HS 2012 - SITC Rev.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Revision Information | The new HS2022 edition makes some major changes to the Harmonized System with a total of 351 sets of amendments covering a wide range of goods moving across borders. Here are some of the highlights: Adaption to current trade through the recognition of new product streams and addressing environmental and social issues of global concern are the major features of the HS 2022 amendments. Visibility will be introduced to a number of high profile product streams in the 2022 Edition to recognise the changing trade patterns. Electrical and electronic waste, commonly referred to as e-waste, is one example of a product class which presents significant policy concerns as well as a high value of trade, hence HS 2022 includes specific provisions for its classification to assist countries in their work under the Basel Convention. New provisions for novel tobacco and nicotine based products resulted from the difficulties of the classification of these products, lack of visibility in trade statistics and the very high monetary value of this trade. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly referred to as drones, also gain their own specific provisions to simplify the classification of these aircraft. Smartphones will gain their own subheading and Note, which will also clarify and confirm the current heading classification of these multifunctional devices.
Major reconfigurations have been undertaken for the subheadings of heading 70.19 for glass fibres and articles thereof and for heading 84.62 for metal forming machinery. These changes recognize that the current subheadings do not adequately represent the technological advances in these sectors, leaving a lack of trade statistics important to the industries and potential classification difficulties.
One area which is a focus for the future is the classification of multi-purpose intermediate assemblies. However, one very important example of such a product has already been addressed in HS 2022. Flat panel display modules will be classified as a product in their own right which will simplify classification of these modules by removing the need to identify final use. Health and safety has also featured in the changes. The recognition of the dangers of delays in the deployment of tools for the rapid diagnosis of infectious diseases in outbreaks has led to changes to the provisions for such diagnostic kits to simplify classification. New provisions for placebos and clinical trial kits for medical research to enable classification without information on the ingredients in a placebos will assist in facilitating cross-border medical research. Cell cultures and cell therapy are among the product classes that have gained new and specific provisions. On a human security level, a number of new provisions specifically provide for various dual use items. These range from toxins to laboratory equipment.
Protection of society and the fight against terrorism are increasingly important roles for Customs. Many new subheadings have been created for dual use goods that could be diverted for unauthorized use, such as radioactive materials and biological safety cabinets, as well as for items required for the construction of improvised explosive devices, such as detonators.
Goods specifically controlled under various Conventions have also been updated. The HS 2022 Edition introduces new subheadings for specific chemicals controlled under the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), for certain hazardous chemicals controlled under the Rotterdam Convention and for certain persistent organic pollutants (POPs) controlled under the Stockholm Convention.
Furthermore, at the request of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), new subheadings have been introduced for the monitoring and control of fentanyls and their derivatives as well as two fentanyl precursors. Major changes, including new heading Note 4 to Section VI and new heading 38.27, have been introduced for gases controlled under the Kigali Amendment of the Montreal Protocol.
The changes are not confined to creating new specific provisions for various goods. The amendments also include clarification of texts to ensure uniform application of the nomenclature. For example, there are changes for the clarification and alignment between French and English of the appropriate way to measure wood in the rough for the purposes of subheadings under heading 44.03.
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Contact Information | World Customs Organization Tariff and Trade Affairs Directorate Director Email: Website: Address: Rue du Marché, 30 B-1210 Brussels, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||
Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) Revision 4
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Status | Operational |
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Custodian | United Nations Statistics Division |
Year Adopted | 2006 |
Year Published | 2006 |
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Statistical Domain | Economic statistics |
Purpose | For compiling international trade statistics on all merchandise entering international trade, and to promote international comparability of international trade statistics. The commodity groupings of SITC reflect (a) the materials used in production, (b) the processing stage, (c) market practices and uses of the products, (d) the importance of the commodities in terms of world trade, and (e) technological changes. |
Main Users | Data compilers, economists, researchers and market analysts, trade policy analyst |
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Concept Being Classified | Goods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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basically the same The HS structure is foremost based on material composition of the goods, not so much the use of the goods
SITC Rev.4 - HS 2007 basically the same The HS structure is foremost based on material composition of the goods, not so much the use of the goods
basically the same BEC is much more based on use than SITC
SITC Rev.4 - CPC Ver. 2
CPC covers not only goods but also services CPC goods part is similar to SITC, but contains only 5 main sections, whereas SITC is built on 10 main sections The concept of CPC goods differs mainly in respect to the classification of recorded media
SITC Rev.4 - ISIC ISIC is activity based and not based on products
SITC Rev.4 - HS 2002 basically the same The HS structure is foremost based on material composition of the goods, not so much the use of the goods
basically the same The HS structure is foremost based on material composition of the goods, not so much the use of the goods
SITC Rev.4 - HS 1992 basically the same The HS structure is foremost based on material composition of the goods, not so much the use of the goods
SITC Rev. 4 - CN 2007 SITC Rev. 4 - CN 2008 SITC Rev. 4 - CN 2009 SITC Rev. 4 - CN 2010 SITC Rev. 4 - CN 2011 SITC Rev. 4 - CN 2012 SITC Rev. 4 - CN 2013 SITC Rev. 4 - CN 2014 SITC Rev. 4 - CN 2015 SITC Rev. 4 - CN 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Revision Information |
Year Adopted:
1974 1985 http://unstats.un.org/unsd/cr/registry/regcst.asp?Cl=14 2006 http://unstats.un.org/unsd/trade/sitcrev4.htm http://unstats.un.org/unsd/trade/conversions/HS%20Correlation%20and%20Conversion%20tables.htm http://unstats.un.org/unsd/trade/conversions/HS%20Correlation%20and%20Conversion%20tables.htm
Official Adopting Entity: UN Statistical Commission
Coordinating Entity: Inter-Agency Task Force on International Trade Statistics
Reason for Latest Revision: Major change was updating of the most recent goods with up-to-date technology and current economic importance. SITC Rev 4 retains the overall structure of SITC, revision 3 and consists of the same number of sections and groups. The changes made were at the level of basic heading and some subgroups. It took into considerations changes in codes of HS88 (which SITC Rev.3 based on) and HS07 (which SITC Rev.4 based on) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Correspondence with Other Classifications | http://unstats.un.org/unsd/trade/conversions/HS%20Correlation%20and%20Conversion%20tables.htm SITC Rev.4 - HS 2007 http://unstats.un.org/unsd/publication/SeriesM/SeriesM_34rev4E.pdf http://unstats.un.org/unsd/trade/conversions/HS%20Correlation%20and%20Conversion%20tables.htm SITC Rev.4 - CPC Ver. 2 (link not available) SITC Rev.4 - ISIC http://unstats.un.org/unsd/trade/conversions/HS%20Correlation%20and%20Conversion%20tables.htm SITC Rev.4 - HS 2002 http://unstats.un.org/unsd/trade/conversions/HS%20Correlation%20and%20Conversion%20tables.htm http://unstats.un.org/unsd/trade/conversions/HS%20Correlation%20and%20Conversion%20tables.htm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Contact Information | United Nations Statistics Division Trade Statistics Branch UN Comtrade Hotline Email: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG)
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Status | Operational |
Website | |
Custodian | United Nations Statistics Division |
Year Adopted | 1999 |
Year Published | 2000 |
Availability | Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish |
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Statistical Domain | FAOSTAT Government Expenditure
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Purpose | To classify the purpose of transactions such as outlays on final consumption expenditure, intermediate consumption, gross capital formation and capital and current transfers, by general government. |
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Concept Being Classified | Government activities, expenditures, goods, services | ||||||||||||||||
Relationship to Other International Classifications | Major Differences (Scope, Structure, and Concepts): | ||||||||||||||||
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Revision Information | Chronology of revisions/versions of the classification:
Year Adopted: 1999
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Website: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ
Official Adopting Entity: UN Statistical Commission
Coordinating Entity: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development | ||||||||||||||||
Contact Information | United Nations Statistics Division Industrial and Energy Statistics Section Email: Telephone: +1 212 963 4600 Fax: +1 212 963 0623 Address: United Nations Statistics Division DC2-1414 2 UN Plaza New York, NY 10017 | ||||||||||||||||
General (including food and nutrition)
This section contains the main statistical guidelines and handbooks produced by FAO.
Documents listed under the general subject cover topics that are more overarching in nature and encompass several dimensions of the food and agriculture sector (in a broad sense). They include for example: broad conceptual frameworks (e.g. System of Environmental-Economic Accounts, SDG indicators, etc.), economic-related statistics and frameworks (e.g. food prices, costs of production, etc.), social-related statistics and frameworks (labour and employment, gender, etc.) and food and nutrition statistics and frameworks (e.g. food balance sheets, food loss, food consumption, food security and hunger, etc.).
General (including food and nutrition)
This section contains the main technical reports, working papers and methodological documents produced by FAO. They include:
- FAO Statistical Development Series
- FAO Statistics Working Paper Series
- Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics (GSARS) Technical Report and Working Paper Series
- FAO methodological documents on the SDG indicators under its custodianship
Documents listed under the general subject cover topics that are more overarching in nature and encompass several dimensions of the food and agriculture sector (in a broad sense). They include for example: broad conceptual frameworks (e.g. System of Environmental-Economic Accounts, SDG indicators, etc.), economic-related statistics and frameworks (e.g. food prices, costs of production, etc.), social-related statistics and frameworks (labour and employment, gender, etc.) and food and nutrition statistics and frameworks (e.g. food balance sheets, food loss, food consumption, food security and hunger, etc.).
General (including food and nutrition)
This section provides the main capacity development resources produced by FAO. They include:
- Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics (GSARS) training materials
- E-learning courses related to the SDG indicators under FAO custodianship
- Other e-learning courses, training material or webinars.
Показатель ЦУР 6.4.1 - Динамика изменения эффективности водопользования
Year: 2020
Abstract: Курс предоставляет руководство по обоснованию и основным характеристикам показателя 6.4.1, а также о том, как рассчитать два измерения, составляющих показатель: гидрологический и экономический компонент. В нем также освещаются возможные проблемы, связанные с доступностью данных, и влияние, которое результаты мониторинга могут оказать на принятие решений на национальном уровне и определение политики развития.
Lead authoring unit/office: FAO
E-learning course on SDG Indicator 2.c.1 - Food price anomalies (Russian)
Year: 2018
Abstract:
Lead authoring unit/office: FAO
Показателю 14.b.1 достижения ЦУР - Обеспечение устойчивости маломасштабного рыболовства
Year: 2017
Abstract: Данный курс разработан для того, чтобы помочь странам в их усилиях по сбору и анализу данных, а также по представлению отчетности по показателю 14.b.1 достижения ЦУР (Обеспечение устойчивости маломасштабного рыболовства: "Достигнутый странами прогресс с точки зрения степени применения нормативно-правовых/стратегических/институциональных рамок, обеспечивающих признание и защиту прав доступа мелких рыбопромысловых предприятий").
Lead authoring unit/office: Канцелярия Главного статистика (OCS)
- Statistical classifications
- Guidelines & handbooks
- Technical reports & working papers
- Capacity development resources
Agriculture
This section provides the main statistical classifications maintained and/or used by FAO.
- FAOSTAT Commodity List (FCL)
- Classification of livestock for the agricultural census
- Classification of machinery and equipment for the agricultural census
- Indicative Crop Classification for the agricultural census (ICC) Version 1.1
FAOSTAT Commodity List (FCL)
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Status | Operational |
Website | FAOSTAT commodity list (to be discontinued soon) |
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Custodian | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
Year Published | 1960's |
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Statistical Domain | Agriculture statistics |
Purpose | FCL is a unique commodity tree-based classification established by FAO for the purpose of bringing together Agricultural Production and Trade data into the framework of Food Balance sheet and Commodity balances. |
Main Applications | Agricultural statistics, agricultural censuses, Food Balance Sheets. |
Main Users | FCL has been phased out and is currently used in the context of mapping CPC and HS classifications for internal purpose only. |
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Scope | The FAOSTAT Commodity List (FCL) is the classification of food and agriculture commodities (originally 683 items grouped in 20 chapters) that has been used in FAOSTAT since the 1960s. In the new FAOSTAT Statistical Working System, the FCL has been replaced by the Central Product Classification of the United Nations (CPC) expanded for agriculture, in order to ensure a better alignment with international standards. | ||||||||||||
Concept Being Classified | Crops, livestock and their derived products | ||||||||||||
Relationship to Other International Classifications | Related To: Central Product Classification (CPC) Ver. 2.1 Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (HS) 2017
Major Differences (Scope, Structure, and Concepts):
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Revision Information | Chronology of revisions/versions of the classification: Previous version: Definition and Classification of Commodities (1994) (Available in English, French and Spanish)
Official Adopting Entity: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Coordinating Entity: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Next Review: N/A
Reason for Latest Revision: Additional domains have been included.
Major Changes: Pesticides, fertilizers and machineries commodities have been added. | ||||||||||||
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Classification of livestock for the agricultural census
General information | |
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Status | Operational |
Website | |
Custodian | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
Year Published | 2015 |
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Purpose of the Classification | |
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Statistical Domain | Agriculture statistics |
Purpose | The classification of livestock covers all livestock of any type being raised on the holding; livestock refers to all animals, birds and insects kept or reared in captivity mainly for agricultural purposes (domestic animals such as cats and dogs are excluded, unless they are being raised for food or other agricultural purposes). |
Main Applications | Agricultural statistics and agricultural censuses |
Main Users | Ministries of Agriculture and National Statistical Offices carrying out agricultural censuses |
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Scope | The classification of livestock covers all livestock of any type being raised on the holding; livestock refers to all animals, birds and insects kept or reared in captivity mainly for agricultural purposes (domestic animals such as cats and dogs are excluded, unless they are being raised for food or other agricultural purposes). The animals raised include those present on the holding, as well as those being grazed on communal grazing land or in transit at the time of enumeration; bees are counted in terms of number of hives. A holding raises an animal if it has primary responsibility for looking after the animal on a long-term basis and making day-to-day decisions about its use, regardless of ownership. If countries wish to subdivide a livestock type by breed or raising method, they may expand the classification accordingly. | ||||||||||||
Concept Being Classified | Goods, animals | ||||||||||||
Relationship to Other International Classifications | Related To: Classification of livestock - Central Product Classification (CPC) Ver. 2.1
Major Differences (Scope, Structure, and Concepts): No major differences; however, differently from livestock in CPC, this classification is focused on the livestock raised on the holding exclusively. This results in only minor differences as compared to CPC in its structure. The classification of livestock has a two-level structure. No major differences. | ||||||||||||
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Revision Information | Chronology of revisions/versions of the classification:
Website: http://www.fao.org/3/a-i4913e.pdf
Official Adopting Entity: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Coordinating Entity: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Next Review: 2025
Reason for Latest Revision: The revision took place as part of the WCA periodical review; the aim was to enhance harmonization with the latest CPC Ver.2.1.
Major Changes: Higher harmonization with CPC. | ||||||||||||
Contact Information | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Statistics Division (ESS) Contact Name: Jairo Castano Email: Telephone: +39 06 570 55166 Address: Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 1 00153 Rome, Italy | ||||||||||||
Classification of machinery and equipment for the agricultural census
General information | |
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Status | Operational |
Website | |
Custodian | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
Year Published | 2015 |
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Purpose of the Classification | |
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Statistical Domain | Agriculture statistics |
Purpose | The WCA classification of machinery and equipment classifies machinery and equipment (manually operated, animal-powered and machine-powered) used on the holding, wholly or partly for agricultural production (machinery and equipment used exclusively for purposes other than agricultural production are excluded, as well as those owned by the holder but not used). A broad concept of machinery and equipment is used for the agricultural census, covering all machinery, equipment and implements used as inputs to agricultural production (including everything from simple hand tools, such as a hoe, to complex machinery such as a combine harvester). |
Main Applications | Agricultural statistics and agricultural censuses |
Main Users | Ministries of Agriculture and National Statistical Offices carrying out agricultural censuses |
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Scope | Machinery and equipment (manually operated, animal-powered and machine-powered) used on the agricultural holding. | ||||||||||||||||
Concept Being Classified | Goods, equipment | ||||||||||||||||
Relationship to Other International Classifications | Related To:
Major Differences (Scope, Structure, and Concepts): Machinery in the HS is the most relevant for international trade while in this classification is the machinery and equipment most used on the holding therefore it is often more detailed than the HS. Three-digits (and three-level) structure in the Classification of Machinery and Equipment vs six-digit structure in the HS. The high level categories in the WCA livestock classification (groups) do not exist in the HS; lower level subclasses in links to the HS are 1:1 but at different level (can be at six or four digits). | ||||||||||||||||
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Revision Information | Website: http://www.fao.org/3/a-i4913e.pdf
Official Adopting Entity: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Coordinating Entity: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Next Review: 2025
Reason for Latest Revision: The revision took place as part of the WCA periodical review; the aim was to inhance harmonization with the latest HS 2012.
Major Changes: Minor changes: additional detail and higher harmonization with HS. | ||||||||||||||||
Correspondence with Other Classifications |
Coding Index Available: No Correspondence with Other Classifications:
Classification:
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Contact Information | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Statistics Division (ESS) Contact Name: Jairo Castano Email: Telephone: +39 06 570 55166 Address: Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 1 00153 Rome, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
Indicative Crop Classification for the agricultural census (ICC) Version 1.1
General information | |
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Status | Operational |
Website | |
Custodian | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
Year Published | 2015 |
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Purpose of the Classification | |
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Statistical Domain | Agriculture statistics |
Purpose | This classification classifies crops growing in the agricultural holding. |
Main Applications | Agricultural statistics and agricultural censuses. |
Main Users | Ministries of Agriculture and National Statistical Offices |
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Concept Being Classified | Goods, plants | ||||||||||||||||||||
Relationship to Other International Classifications | Related To: Central Product Classification Ver.2.1 Indicative crop classification 1.1
Major Differences (Scope, Structure, and Concepts): The key difference between product and crop classifications is that the ICC refers to crops that are grown in the field (i.e. to the plant), while the CPC refers to the product(s) generated from that crop; for example, “mustard” is an oilseed crop, whereas “mustard seed” is the oilseed product. ICC has four level structure and seven-digit codes. However, both high level and detailed categories are highly harmonized with CPC. No major difference. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Revision Information | Chronology of revisions/versions of the classification:
Title or Version Number:
Website: http://www.fao.org/3/a-i4913e.pdf Indicative Crop Classification 1.0 http://www.fao.org/3/a-i4913e.pdf
Official Adopting Entity: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Coordinating Entity: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Next Review: 2025
Reason for Latest Revision: The revision took place as part of the WCA periodical review; the aim was to enhance harmonization with the latest CPC Ver.2.1.
Major Changes: Higher harmonization with Central Product Classification (CPC) Ver. 2.1, additional detail, revised codes.
Updates: In the World Programme for the Census of Agriculture 2020. Volume I: Programme, concepts and definitions, a correspondence table is available between the current Ver.1.1 and the past version 1.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Classification and correspondences | Indicative Crop Classification (ICC) v1.1
Indicative Crop Classification (ICC) v1.0
FAO WCA 2020 Crops
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Agriculture
This section contains the main statistical guidelines and handbooks produced by FAO.
Documents listed under the agriculture subject cover topics such as Integrated agricultural survey programme (e.g. Master Sampling Frames, AGRISurvey, etc.), Agricultural Census and statistics and frameworks specific to crops, livestock and livestock products.
Программа всемирной cельскохозяйственной переписи 2020 года - Том 2 Практические аспекты проведения переписи.
Year: 2018
Abstract: С 1945 года ФАО оказывает поддержку государствам-членам в проведении национальных сельскохозяйственных переписей – путем разработки и распространения международных стандартов, понятий, определений и методологий, а также посредством оказания технической помощи. В 2015 году ФАО опубликовала Том 1 Программы всемирной сельскохозяйственной переписи 2020 года (ВСП-2020) под названием «Программа, понятия и определения» – десятую десятилетнюю программу, в которой содержатся руководящие принципы проведения национальных сельскохозяйственных переписей в десятилетний период с 2016 по 2025 год. Том 1 посвящен методологическим и концептуальным аспектам сельскохозяйственной переписи.
Lead authoring unit/office: Отдел статистики (ESS)
Agriculture
This section contains the main technical reports, working papers and methodological documents produced by FAO. They include:
- FAO Statistical Development Series (agricultural census methods and standards, sample survey methods for agricultural surveys, the world census of agriculture and the system of economic accounts for food and agriculture);
- FAO Statistics Working Paper Series (preliminary methodological and technical notes);
- Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics (GSARS) Technical Report and Working Paper Series.
Documents listed under the agriculture subject cover topics such as Integrated agricultural survey programme (e.g. Master Sampling Frames, AGRISurvey, etc.), Agricultural Census and statistics and frameworks specific to crops, livestock and livestock products.
Agriculture
This section provides the main capacity development resources produced by FAO. They include:
- Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics (GSARS) training materials
- Other e-learning courses, training material or webinars.
Введение в методологию ФАО по оценке ущерба и потерь
Year: 2022
Abstract: В последние десятилетия наблюдается резкий рост числа стихийных бедствий, связанных с климатом и погодой. Ежегодно стихийные бедствия лишают огромное количество людей, проживающих в сельских районах, средств к существованию, что имеет далеко идущие последствия для продовольственной безопасности и экосистем. Данный курс является частью серии обучающих курсов, направленных на ознакомление с методологией ФАО по оценке ущерба и потерь, которая была разработана ФАО для оказания поддержки странам в получении точных и всесторонних данных по сельскохозяйственному сектору. Методология может применяться для снижения/управления рисками бедствий на национальном уровне, повышения устойчивости и отслеживания хода достижения глобальных целей.
Lead authoring unit/office: Statistics Division (ESS)
- Statistical classifications
- Guidelines & handbooks
- Technical reports & working papers
- Capacity development resources
Forestry
This section provides the main statistical classifications maintained and/or used by FAO.
Classification of Forest Products
General information | |
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Status | Operational |
Website | |
Custodian | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
Year Adopted | 2020 |
Year Published | 2022 |
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Purpose of the Classification | |
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Statistical Domain | Forestry statistics |
Purpose | This classification is designed to cover the entire spectrum of primary and secondary wood and paper products. It encompasses not only more commonly produced and traded wood and paper products for which FAO, Eurostat, the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) collect statistics on a regular basis, but also wood-based products created in recent years. The classification includes: wood taken from forests or from trees outside forests; bark and cork; charcoal; wood and wood-based materials resulting from the first processing of wood available from forest operations (e.g. sawnwood, railway sleepers, veneer sheets, wood pulp and wood residues); materials resulting from the further processing of some of these materials (e.g. wood-based panels, paper and paperboard); and recovered paper and recoverable wood products. |
Main Users | Users of datasets on forest products disseminated by international organizations (FAOSTAT, ITTO Statistics database and UNECE's Timber database). |
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Concept Being Classified | Goods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relationships to Other International Classifications | Classification of Forest Products - SITC Rev.4 Classification of Forest Products - Harmonized System (HS) Classification of Forest Products - Customs Cooperation Council Nomenclature for the Classification of Goods in Customs Tariffs (CCCN) Classification of Forest Products - International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) Classification of Forest Products - UN Classification by Broad Economic Categories (BEC) Classification of Forest Products - Central Product Classification (CPC) Ver.2.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Correspondence with Other Classifications | HS 2022 HS 2017 https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/Structure https://unstats.un.org/unsd/trade/classifications/SeriesM_53_Rev.5_17-01722-E-Classification-by-Broad-Economic-Categories_PRINT.pdf CPC Ver. 2.1 https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/Structure–ISIC 4 https://unstats.un.org/unsd/publication/seriesm/seriesm_4rev4e.pdf SITC Rev.4 https://unstats.un.org/unsd/trade/sitcrev4.htm SITC Rev. 4 - CN 2007-CN 2022 SITC Rev.4 https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/relations/index.cfm?TargetUrl=LST_REL&StrLanguageCode=EN&IntCurrentPage=17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revision Information | Chronology of revisions/versions of the classification: First revision: 1973 Second revision: 1982
Website: http://www.fao.org/forestry/statistics/80572/en/
Official Adopting Entity: Joint FAO/ECE Working Party on Forest Economics and Statistics
Coordinating Entity: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Reason for Latest Revision: At its 29th meeting in February 2015, the IWG recommended the updating of the classification to reflect developments in the major international classifications and in forest product markets. The IWG considered that such an update should maintain a similar structure to previous versions while incorporating recent changes in the JFSQ definitions and international classifications and making reference to the seventh edition of the General Nomenclature of Tropical Wood, published by the Association Technique Internationale des Bois Tropicaux in 2016. FAO began developing the current revision in 2015. The process involved the production of a working paper in 2016; its presentation to a meeting of the UNSD Expert Group on International Statistical Classifications in 2017; consultations with the UNSD Expert Group on International Statistical Classifications and the FAO/UNECE Team of Specialists on Forest Products Statistics; and incorporation of the comments received in 2018. Further enhancements to the draft in 2019–2020 included correspondence of forest product classifications and definitions with the recently approved structure of the Harmonized System (HS) 2022 edition.
Major Changes: The 2022 revision includes cross-references to HS 2017; HS 2022; the Central Product Classification (CPC) Ver.2.1; the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) Rev.4; the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) Rev.4; and the Classification by Broad Economic Categories (BEC) Rev.5. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Contact Information | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Unit: Forestry Division Email: Address: Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00153 Rome Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire Definitions
General information | |
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Status | Operational |
Website | |
Custodian | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
Year Adopted | 1981 |
Year Published | 1982 |
Availability | Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish |
Purpose of the Classification | |
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Statistical Domain | Forestry statistics |
Purpose | This classification is designed to cover the wood and wood-based products for which Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) collect statistics on a regular basis. Included is wood taken from forests or from trees outside the forest, bark and cork; charcoal; wood and wood-based materials resulting from the first processing of the wood available from forest operations (including sawnwood, railway sleepers, veneer sheets, wood pulp and wood residues); and materials resulting from further processing of some of these materials (e.g. wood-based panels, paper and paperboard); recovered paper and recoverable wood products. |
Main Users | Users of datasets on forest products disseminated by international organizations (FAOSTAT, UNECE's Timber database). |
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Relationships to Other International Classifications | Classification of Forest Products - SITC Rev.2 Classification of Forest Products - Harmonized System (HS) Classification of Forest Products - Customs Cooperation Council Nomenclature for the Classification of Goods in Customs Tariffs (CCCN) Classification of Forest Products - International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) Classification of Forest Products - UN Classification by Broad Economic Categories (BEC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Revision Information | Year Adopted: 1950
Title or Version Number:
Website: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ
Official Adopting Entity: UN Statistical Commission
Coordinating Entity: Inter-Agency Task Force on International Trade Statistics
Reason for Latest Revision: Major change was updating of the most recent goods with up-to-date technology and current economic importance. SITC Rev 4 retains the overall structure of SITC, revision 3 and consists of the same number of sections and groups. The changes made were at the level of basic heading and some subgroups. It took into considerations changes in codes of HS88 (which SITC Rev.3 based on) and HS07 (which SITC Rev.4 based on)
Official Adopting Entity: UN Statistical Commission
Coordinating Entity: Inter-Agency Task Force on International Trade Statistics
Reason for Latest Revision: Major change was updating of the most recent goods with up-to-date technology and current economic importance. SITC Rev 4 retains the overall structure of SITC, revision 3 and consists of the same number of sections and groups. The changes made were at the level of basic heading and some subgroups. It took into considerations changes in codes of HS88 (which SITC Rev.3 based on) and HS07 (which SITC Rev.4 based on) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Revision Information | Chronology of revisions/versions of the classification:
Year Adopted: 1981
Website: http://www.fao.org/forestry/statistics/80572/en/
Official Adopting Entity: Joint FAO/ECE Working Party on Forest Economics and Statistics
Coordinating Entity: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Next Review: 2016
Reason for Latest Revision: In 1979 the Joint FAO/ECE Working Party on Forest Economics and Statistics recommended that the classification should be brought up to date to take account of revisions of the Standard International Trade Classification, the work of the Customs Cooperation Council on a harmonized commodity description and coding system, and to take account of changes in technology, industry and trade practice and the appearance of new products. It was also recommended that this revision should ensure that the needs of all regions of the world are accommodated.
Major Changes: The 1982 revision included cross-references to SITC and HS. The classifications has not been revised since 1982. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Contact Information | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Unit: Forestry Division Email: Address: Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Forestry
This section contains the main statistical guidelines and handbooks produced by FAO. They include:
- Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) guidelines
- Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics (GSARS) Guidelines and handbooks series.
Documents listed under the forestry subject include topics related to forest and forest products, forestry production and development, forestry-related statistics and sustainable forest management.
Глобальная оценка лесных ресурсов Термины и определения ОЛР–2020
Year: 2018
Abstract: В данном документе приводится полный список терминов и определений, а также пояснения отчетных показателей по ОЛР-2020.
Lead authoring unit/office: Отдел лесного хозяйства (NFO)
Глобальная оценка лесных ресурсов ОЛР-2020 Руководство и спецификации
Year: 2018
Abstract: В данном документе приводится информация о подготовке страновых докладов, в том числе вводная информация о новой онлайновой платформе отчетности для ОЛР-2020.
Lead authoring unit/office: Отдел лесного хозяйства (NFO)
Forestry
This section contains the main technical reports, working papers and methodological documents produced by FAO. They include:
- Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics (GSARS) Technical Report and Working Paper Series.
Documents listed under the forestry subject include topics related to forest and forest products, forestry production and development, forestry-related statistics and sustainable forest management.
Forestry
This section provides the main capacity development resources produced by FAO. They include:
- Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics (GSARS) training materials
- Other e-learning courses, training material or webinars.
- Statistical classifications
- Guidelines & handbooks
- Technical reports & working papers
- Capacity development resources
Fishery and Aquaculture
This section provides the main statistical classifications maintained and/or used by FAO.
- FAO Major Fishing Areas
- ASFIS List of Species for Fishery Statistics Purposes (ASFIS)
- International Standard Statistical Classification for Aquatic Animals and Plants (ISSCAAP)
- International Standard Statistical Classification of Fishery Commodities (ISSCFC)
- International Standard Statistical Classification of Fishery Vessels - Simplified Classification of Fishing Vessels by Vessel Types (ISSCFV)
- International Standard Statistical Classification of Fishery Vessels by GRT Categories (ISSCFV-GRT)
- International Standard Statistical Classification of Vessels by Length Classes
- International Standard Statistical Classification of Fishing Gear (ISSCFG) Revision 1
FAO Major Fishing Areas for statistical purposes
General information | |
Status | Operational |
Websites | https://www.fao.org/cwp-on-fishery-statistics/handbook/general-concepts/main-water-areas/en/ and |
Custodian | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Secretariat of the Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics) |
Availability | Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish |
Purpose of the Classification | |
Statistical Domain | Fishery and aquaculture statistics |
Purpose | For statistical purposes, particularly for reporting fishery and aquaculture production. FAO Major Fishing Areas for Statistical Purposes are arbitrary areas, the boundaries of which have been determined in consultation with international fishery agencies. The rationale of the FAO Major Fishing Areas has been that the areas should, as far as possible, coincide with the areas of competence of other fishery commissions when existing. This system facilitates comparison of data, and improves the possibilities of cooperation in statistical matters in general. |
Main Applications | To classify capture fisheries and aquaculture production by areas where the fish is caught or harvested. When establishing new regional fishery bodies, FAO Major Areas often becomes a basis to determine the scope of their jurisdiction. |
Main Users | FAO, national fishery and aquaculture statistical offices, international organizations, regional fisheries bodies |
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Concept Being Classified | Geographic areas | ||||||||||||||||||||
Statistical Units | Fishing area | ||||||||||||||||||||
Classification Structure |
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Criteria for Definition of Levels | The FAO Major Fishing Areas for Statistical Purposes are arbitrary areas the boundaries of which were determined in consultation with international fishery agencies on the basis of various considerations, including: the boundary of natural regions and the natural divisions of oceans and seas; the boundaries of adjacent statistical fisheries bodies that had already been established in intergovernmental conventions and treaties; existing national practices; national boundaries; the longitude and latitude grid system; the distribution of the aquatic fauna; the distribution of resources and the environmental conditions within an area. For statistical purposes, 26 major areas currently exist. These comprise: seven major inland areas covering the inland waters of the continents and 19 major marine areas covering the waters of the Atlantic, Indian, Pacific and Southern Oceans, with their adjacent seas. Until 1990, another area existed for inland area “Former USSR area”. Some FAO major marine areas are further divided into subareas, divisions and subdivisions, according to the needs of the regional fishery management bodies responsible for managing the fisheries and fishery resources of the individual FAO Major Areas. These systems of subareas, divisions and subdivisions have been successfully developed and implemented by relevant regional fishery bodies; any modifications are duly reported to CWP. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Revision Information | Chronology of revisions/versions of the classification:
Websites: https://www.fao.org/cwp-on-fishery-statistics/handbook/general-concepts/main-water-areas/en/ and https://www.fao.org/fishery/en/area/search Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics
Coordinating Entity: Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics
Documenting Website: http://www.fao.org/fishery/area/search/en
Reason for Latest Revision: Member requested revisions
Major Changes: No major changes | ||||||||||||||||||||
Contact Information | Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics FAO Statistics and Information Branch (FIAS), Fisheries Division (NFI) Contact Name: Stefania Vannuccini Email: Address: FAO Room F-202 Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||
ASFIS List of Species for Fishery Statistics Purposes (ASFIS)
General information | |
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Status | Operational |
Website | |
Custodian | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Secretariat of the Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics) |
Year Adopted | 2000 |
Year Published | First version (2002); Last version (2019) |
Availability | Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish |
Purpose of the Classification | |
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Statistical Domain | Fishery and aquaculture statistics |
Purpose | Please note that this is a list, not a classification. ASFIS is a list of species used to classify fisheries and aquaculture data at either the species, genus, family or higher taxonomic levels in statistical categories referred to as species items. |
Main Applications | Classifying aquaculture and fisheries data by species items. Used by countries, regional and international organizations when reporting and exchanging information. |
Main Users | FAO, national fishery and aquaculture statistical offices, international organizations, regional fisheries bodies |
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Scope | To classify fisheries and aquaculture species items by an ISSCAAP code, a taxonomic code, a 3-alpha code, a scientific name, taxonomic classification at family and at a higher taxonomic level. | ||||||||
Concept Being Classified | Goods, aquatic animals | ||||||||
Statistical Units | Species item | ||||||||
Relationship to Other International Classifications | Related To: International Standard Statistical Classification for Aquatic Animals and Plants (ISSCAAP) | ||||||||
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Criteria for Definition of Levels | ASFIS is a list of species that includes 12 771 species items (2019 version), selected on the basis of their interest or relation to fisheries and aquaculture. For each species item stored in a record, the following descriptors are available:
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Revision Information | Chronology of revisions/versions of the classification: Title or Version Number: Website: http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en Official Adopting Entity: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Coordinating Entity: FAO - Statistics and Information Branch (FIAS), Fisheries Division (NFI) Next Review: 2020. An updated version of the ASFIS List is released each year at about April-May after the annual closure of the FAO capture and aquaculture production databases. Reason for Latest Revision: Additions of new species for which statistics became available and/or due to changes in the scientific names and taxonomic classifications proposed in the scientific literature by taxonomists.
Major Changes: Minor changes are generally implemented in every annual release. The approach followed is that in case of changes of scientific names and creation of new species proposed in the scientific literature by taxonomists, they are included in the ASFIS list only when such changes have been recognized by the majority of taxonomists and are well consolidated among people dealing with fishery matters and, in particular, fishery statistics. | ||||||||
Contact Information | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Fisheries Division (NFI) Contact Name: Stefania Savoré Email: Fish-Statistics-Inquiries@fao.org Website: Fax: +39 06 57052476 Address: Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome, Italy | ||||||||
International Standard Statistical Classification for Aquatic Animals and Plants (ISSCAAP)
General information | |
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Status | Operational |
Website | |
Custodian | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Secretariat of the Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics) |
Year Adopted | 1969 |
Year Published | 2001 |
Availability | English, French and Spanish |
Purpose of the Classification | |
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Statistical Domain | Fishery and aquaculture statistics |
Purpose | ISSCAAP classifies aquatic commercial species into 50 groups and nine divisions on the basis of their taxonomic, ecological and economic characteristics. Currently, all species in the ASFIS List are classified by ISSCAAP group, with the exception of marine birds and snakes. |
Main Applications | For aggregating aquatic species on the basis of their taxonomic, ecological and economic characteristics. It also serves as a) a framework for compilation and presentation of statistics on fishery and aquaculture production and trade; b) aggregates and elements for analyses; c) a set of elements (or building blocks) suitable for rearrangement or expansion for special studies or for special purpose classification systems |
Main Users | FAO, national fishery and aquaculture statistical offices, international organizations, regional fisheries bodies and users of the FAO Fishery and aquaculture statistics. |
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Scope | ISSCAAP classifies aquatic commercial species into 50 groups and nine divisions on the basis of their taxonomic, ecological and economic characteristics. | ||||||||||||
Concept Being Classified | Goods, animals | ||||||||||||
Statistical Units | Species | ||||||||||||
Relationship to Other International Classifications | Related To: ASFIS list | ||||||||||||
Classification Structure |
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Criteria for Definition of Levels | The ISSCAAP comprises 50 groups under nine divisions. The first eight divisions are dedicated to major groups of marine and freshwater animals, the ninth division is for aquatic plants. Species are classified by these groups and divisions on the basis of their taxonomic, ecological and economic characteristics. | ||||||||||||
Revision Information | Chronology of revisions/versions of the classification: Title or Version Number: Website: http://www.fao.org/fishery/static/ASFIS/ISSCAAP.pdf Official Adopting Entity: Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics Coordinating Entity: FAO as Secretariat of CWP Next Review: Under discussion at CWP - dates not fixed yet.
Reason for Latest Revision: For the 2001 version, to better classify demersal and pelagic species and refine the coverage of some of the groups
Major Changes: Modification of three main groups “Miscellaneous demersal fishes”, “Miscellaneous coastal fishes” and “Miscellaneous pelagic fishes” | ||||||||||||
Contact Information | Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics FAO FIAS, Fisheries Division (NFI) Contact Name: Stefania Vannuccini Email: Website: http://www.fao.org/cwp-on-fishery-statistics/handbook Address: Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 1 00153 Rome, Italy | ||||||||||||
International Standard Statistical Classification of Fishery Commodities (ISSCFC)
General information | |
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Status | Operational |
Website | |
Custodian | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Secretariat of the Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics) |
Year Adopted | 1965 |
Year Published | 2019 |
Availability | English, French and Spanish |
Purpose of the Classification | |
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Statistical Domain | Fishery and aquaculture statistics |
Purpose | This classification is designed to cover the products derived from fish, crustaceans, molluscs, other aquatic animals and plants for which the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) collects national statistics on production and trade on a regular basis. It includes live species as well products resulting from further processing of species destined to human consumption or to other purposes including ornamental. |
Main Applications | For collection and dissemination of fisheries commodities production and trade statistics by FAO. One basic purpose of the classification system for fish and fishery products was to improve presentation of comparability of statistics of different types collected from a wide range of sources. It also serves as: a) a basis for statistical collection procedures; b) a framework for compilation and presentation of statistics; c) aggregates and elements for analyses; d) a set of elements (or building blocks) suitable for rearrangement or expansion for special studies or for special purpose classification systems. |
Main Users | Users of the FAO Fisheries commodities production and trade statistics and Fishery statistical offices. |
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Scope | The ISSCFC classification is designed to cover fish, crustaceans, molluscs, other aquatic animals, plants and their based products for which FAO collects production and trade statistics on a regular basis. Products are classified according to the species and to the degree of processing. It also includes species for ornamental purposes, for culture (i.e. fingerlins, fry, etc), corals, sponges, residues, seaweeds and other algae. At present, it does not include aquatic mammals, frogs and crocodiles. Fisheries operations and services are also excluded, along with other fishery-based activities. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Concept Being Classified | Goods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Statistical Units | Commodity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relationship to Other International Classifications | Related To: International Standard Statistical Classification for Aquatic Animals and Plants (ISSCAAP) Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) Revision 4 Harmonized System (HS) Classification version 2017 Central Product Classification (CPC) version 2.1
Major Differences (Scope, Structure, and Concepts): ISSCFC has been constructed as an expansion of SITC and it is also directly linked with the Harmonized System (HS), Central Product Classification (CPC) and ISSCAAP. It is focused on fish and fish-based products (primary and secondary) and it contains more than 1 200 codes. Therefore it presents an improved breakdown by species and product forms compared to SITC, HS and CPC. The enhanced coverage and the links with other international classifications facilitate the collation of national data received in different formats/codes, including national classification based on HS or SITC. It is based on the structure of SITC, but presenting additional codes to include links to ISSCAAP and enhanced breakdown by species and product forms. Main difference with SITC and HS is related on the enhanced detail by species/product forms included in ISSCFC, which allows the analysis, comparison and dissemination of more detailed data on fisheries commodities production and trade. ISSCFC is based on following criteria: stage of processing, group of similar biological characteristics (ISSCAAP) and purpose or intended use. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification Structure |
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Note | This classification is based on the SITC’s structure, with additional codes to include links to ISSCAAP and breakdown by additional species and product forms. It is a hierarchical classification, but the number of codes is not fixed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revision Information | Chronology of revisions/versions of the classification: Title or Version Number: Website: Official Adopting Entity: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Coordinating Entity: FAO as Secretariat of CWP Next Review: 2020 Reason for Latest Revision: Maintenance includes a yearly updating in the light of new emerging commodities/species in international trade and of changes in international/national commodity classifications Major Changes: The 2019 version includes an improved breakdown of species and product form due to the significant changes of the HS2017 for fish and fishery codes. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Contact Information | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics FAO FIAS, Fisheries Division (NFI) Contact Name: Stefania Vannuccini Email: Website: http://www.fao.org/fishery/cwp/en Address: Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 1 00153 Rome, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International Standard Statistical Classification of Fishery Vessels - Simplified Classification of Fishing Vessels by Vessel Types (ISSCFV)
General information | |
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Status | Operational |
Website | http://www.fao.org/cwp-on-fishery-statistics/handbook/capture-fisheries-statistics/fishery-fleet/en/ |
Custodian | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Secretariat of the Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics) |
Year Adopted | 1984 |
Year Published | 2015 |
Availability | English |
Purpose of the Classification | |
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Statistical Domain | Fishery statistics |
Purpose | Under the ISSCFV, the CWP adopted three classifications, which cover the major features critical in classifying vessels based on type by GRT, length classes (length overall) and vessel types. This component, the International Standard Statistical Classification of Fishery Vessels by Vessel Types, is based on the structure and type of vessel. |
Main Applications | Assessing fleet capacity and classification in vessel registries. |
Main Users | FAO, statistical officers, fishery scientists, MCS (management, control and surveillance) of fishing activities, Regional Fisheries Bodies |
Methodology | |||||||||||||
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Scope | To classify fishing vessels Classification should be applied based on vessel structure and type. | ||||||||||||
Concept Being Classified | Equipment, vehicles | ||||||||||||
Statistical Units | Fishing operational unit | ||||||||||||
Classification Structure |
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Revision Information | Chronology of revisions/versions of the classification: Title or Version Number: Website: http://www.fao.org/3/a-bt983e.pdf Official Adopting Entity: Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics Coordinating Entity: Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics Reason for Latest Revision: In general, revision is made according to the request from the CWP participating organizations (i.e. members). Major Changes: A simplified list was implemented with elaboration of the classification of vessels supporting fishing related activities to meet the demand from member states also complying with the Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA). | ||||||||||||
Contact Information | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics FAO FIAS, Fisheries Division (NFI) Contact Name: Stefania Vannuccini Email: Website: http://www.fao.org/fishery/cwp/en Address: Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 1 00153 Rome, Italy | ||||||||||||
International Standard Statistical Classification of Fishery Vessels by GRT Categories (ISSCFV-GRT)
General information | |
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Status | Operational |
Website | http://www.fao.org/cwp-on-fishery-statistics/handbook/capture-fisheries-statistics/fishery-fleet/en |
Custodian | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Secretariat of the Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics) |
Year Adopted | 1977 |
Year Published | 1990 |
Availability | English |
Purpose of the Classification | |
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Statistical Domain | Fishery statistics |
Purpose | Under the ISSCFV, the CWP adopted three classifications, which cover the major features critical in classifying vessels based on type by GRT, length classes (length overall) and vessel types. The International Standard Statistical Classification of Fishery Vessels by Gross Register Tonnage (GRT) Categories, is based on the Gross Register Tonnage of the vessels. It covers the dimension of gross registered tonnage using either the London Convention, which has been adopted for vessels of 24 meters in length and over, or with the older Oslo Convention method. |
Main Applications | Assessing fleet capacity, classification in vessel registration. |
Main Users | FAO, Statistical officers, fishery scientists, MCS (management, control and surveillance) of fishing activities, Regional Fisheries Bodies |
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Scope | To classify fishing vessels. Classification should be applied based on gross registered tonnage measurement. | ||||||||||||
Concept Being Classified | Equipment, vehicles | ||||||||||||
Statistical Units | Fishing operational unit | ||||||||||||
Classification Structure |
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Revision Information | Chronology of revisions/versions of the classification: Year Adopted: 1990 Title or Version Number: Website: http://www.fao.org/3/a-bt982e.pdf Official Adopting Entity: Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics Coordinating Entity: Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics Reason for Latest Revision: In general, revision is made according to the request from the CWP participating organizations (i.e. members). Major Changes: Change from the Oslo convention to the London Convention (in force from July 1994 for vessels > 24 meters in length) | ||||||||||||
Contact Information | Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics Unit: FAO FIAS, Fisheries Division (NFI) Contact Name: Stefania Vannuccini Email: Website: http://www.fao.org/fishery/cwp/en Address: Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 1 00153 Rome, Italy | ||||||||||||
International Standard Statistical Classification of Vessels by Length Classes
General information | |
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Status | Operational |
Website | http://www.fao.org/cwp-on-fishery-statistics/handbook/capture-fisheries-statistics/fishery-fleet/en |
Custodian | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Secretariat of the Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics) |
Year Adopted | 1982 |
Year Published | 1982 |
Availability | English |
Purpose of the Classification | |
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Statistical Domain | Fishery statistics |
Purpose | Under the ISSCFV, the CWP adopted three classifications, which cover the major features critical in classifying vessels based on type by GRT, length classes (length overall) and vessel types. This component, the International Standard Statistical Classification of Vessels by Length Classes, is based on the length of the Vessels as measured between perpendiculars. |
Main Applications | Assessing fleet capacity, classification in vessel registration. |
Main Users | FAO, Statistical officers, fishery scientists, MCS (management, control and surveillance) of fishing activities |
Methodology | |||||||||
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Scope | To classify fishing vessels. Classification should be applied based on vessel shapes, structure and size measurements. The classification contains three determinates of vessel, i.e. type and two types of sizes (gross tonnage and length overall). | ||||||||
Concept Being Classified | Equipment, vehicles | ||||||||
Statistical Units | Fishing operational unit | ||||||||
Classification Structure |
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Contact Information | Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics FAO FIAS, Fisheries Division (NFI) Contact Name: Stefania Vannuccini Email: Website: http://www.fao.org/fishery/cwp/en Address: Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 1 00153 Rome, Italy | ||||||||
International Standard Statistical Classification of Fishing Gear (ISSCFG) Revision 1
General information | |
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Status | Operational |
Website | |
Custodian | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Secretariat of the Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics) |
Year Adopted | 1980 |
Availability | English, French and Spanish |
Purpose of the Classification | |
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Statistical Domain | Fishery statistics |
Purpose | Although this classification was initially designed to improve the compilation of harmonized catch and effort data on the STATLANT B questionnaires and in fish stock assessment exercises, it has also been found very useful for fisheries technology and the training of fishers. It has been used in particular for reference in works dealing with the theory and construction of gear and for the preparation of specialized catalogues on artisanal and industrial fishing methods. |
Main Applications | Identifying the fishing technology in reporting on fishing CATCH and EFFORT; a part of basic definition of different "fisheries". |
Main Users | Fishery statistical offices, fishery scientists, MCS (management, control and surveillance) of fishing activities, fisheries technology and training fishers |
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Scope | The classification is developed based on fish entangling mechanisms and gear structure used with a global emphasis on existing major fishing areas in the Atlantic, Indian, Pacific and Antarctic Oceans. | ||||||||||||
Concept Being Classified | Goods, equipment | ||||||||||||
Statistical Units | Fishing operational unit; holding | ||||||||||||
Classification Structure |
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Revision Information | Chronology of revisions/versions of the classification: Year Adopted: 2013 Title or Version Number: Website: http://www.fao.org/3/a-bt987e.pdf Official Adopting Entity: Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics Coordinating Entity: Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics | ||||||||||||
Contact Information |
Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics FAO FIAS, Fisheries Division (NFI) Contact Name: Stefania Vannuccini Email: Website: http://www.fao.org/fishery/cwp/en Address: Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 1 00153 Rome, Italy | ||||||||||||
Fishery and aquaculture
This section contains the main statistical guidelines and handbooks produced by FAO.
Documents listed under the fishery and aquaculture subject include topics related to fishery and aquaculture statistics, fishing and aquaculture operations and small-scale fisheries.
Справочник КРГ по статистическим стандартам в области рыбного хозяйства
Year: 2020
Abstract: Он включает основные понятия, определения, классификации и протоколы обмена данными, а также, что немаловажно, коды, используемые в рыбохозяйственной статистике во всем мире. Многие из этих понятий и определений применяются в более широком контексте, но пользователям рекомендуется проверять обоснованность такого применения. В справочнике изложены принципы, применяемые только международными органами, без каких бы то ни было сведений о национальных системах, многие из которых, будучи разработанными для конкретных целей отдельных стран, могут отличаться от используемых на международном уровне.
Lead authoring unit/office: Fisheries Division (NFI)
Fishery and aquaculture
This section contains the main technical reports, working papers and methodological documents produced by FAO.
Documents listed under the fishery and aquaculture subject include topics related to fishery and aquaculture statistics, fishing and aquaculture operations and small-scale fisheries.
Fishery and Aquaculture
This section provides the main capacity development resources produced by FAO. They include:
- Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics (GSARS) training materials
- Other e-learning courses, training material or webinars.
- Statistical classifications
- Guidelines & handbooks
- Technical reports & working papers
- Capacity development resources
Natural Resources
This section provides the main statistical classifications maintained and/or used by FAO.
- Classification of land use (LU) for the agricultural census
- SEEA Land cover classification
- SEEA Land use classification
Classification of land use (LU) for the agricultural census
General information | |
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Status | Operational |
Website | |
Custodian | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
Year Published | 2015 |
Availability | |
Purpose of the Classification | |
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Statistical Domain | Land use statistics |
Purpose | To classify land use types. |
Main Applications | Agricultural statistics and agricultural censuses. |
Main Users | Ministries of Agriculture and National Statistical Offices carrying out agricultural censuses. |
Methodology | |||||||||
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Concept Being Classified | Land use | ||||||||
Relationship to Other International Classifications | This classification focuses on how land/area are used within the agricultural holding. The WCA classification of land use contains nine basic land use classes, LU1 to LU9; six of the basic land use classes can be grouped into four aggregate classes: the nine basic classes are less detailed than in the SEEA, the WCA LU aggregates are ad hoc classes, not provided in the SEEA. Notes: LU1 (in WCA) includes greenhouses and land in family gardens while 1.1.1 (in SEEA) does not. LU4 includes greenhouses and land in family gardens while 1.1.4 does not. 1.1.6 (in SEEA) includes greenhouses and land in family gardens while LU6 in WCA) does not. | ||||||||
Classification Structure |
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Revision Information | Chronology of revisions/versions of the classification:
Website: http://www.fao.org/world-census-agriculture/wcarounds/wca2020/en/
Official Adopting Entity: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Coordinating Entity: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Next Review: 2025
Reason for Latest Revision: The revision took place as part of the WCA periodical review; the aim was to harmonize with the SEEA Land Use Classification.
Major Changes: Increased number of classes (from seven to nine), better alignment to the SEEA LUC that resulted in the following changes: (1) two categories: “land under farm buildings and farmyards” and “area used for aquaculture” have been detached from the category “other land”. “Area used for aquaculture” may also include inland and coastal waters if they are part of the holding. (2 The concept of “land used for agriculture” has been introduced in order to match the category “agriculture” of the SEEA Land Use Classification. It represents the total of “agricultural land” and “land under farm buildings and farmyards”. (3) A minimum size threshold of 0.5 hectares (ha) has been introduced for the “forest land” and “other wooded land”. The differences between WCA 2020 and WCA 2010 LUC are clearly specified in WCA 2020, paragraph 8.2.14. | ||||||||
Contact Information | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Statistics Division (ESS) Contact Name: Jairo Castano Email: Telephone: +39 06 570-55166 Address: Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 1 00153 Rome, Italy | ||||||||
SEEA Land cover classification
General information | |
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Status | Operational |
Website | |
Custodian | United Nations Statistics Division |
Year Adopted | 2012 |
Year Published | 2012 |
Availability | Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish |
Purpose of the Classification | |
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Statistical Domain | Environment; land cover statistics |
Purpose | The purpose of the classification is to provide categories for the observed physical and biological cover of the Earth's surface, including natural vegetation and abiotic (non-living) surfaces. It allows for the standardization and harmonization across statistical data sets, a classification of land cover based on the FAO Land Cover Classification System comprised of 14 classes has been established. |
Main Applications | Environmental economic accounts |
Main Users | Environmental economic accounts compilers and users: international organizations, governments, ministries of environment as well as other economic and environmental bodies in the public and private sectors, as e.g. analysts and forecasters. |
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Concept Being Classified | Land cover | ||||||||
Classification Structure |
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Revision Information | Chronology of revisions/versions of the classification: SEEA-2003 SEEA-1993
Website: https://seea.un.org/content/seea-central-framework
Official Adopting Entity: United Nations Statistical Commission
Coordinating Entity: United Nations Committee of Experts on Environmental-Economic Accounting (UNCEEA)
Next Review: N/A
Reason for Latest Revision: Update of the SEEA central framework.
Major Changes: Interim classifications for land cover have been developed. | ||||||||
Contact Information | United Nations Statistics Division Economic Statistics Branch Environmental-Economic Accounts Section Email: Website: Address: United Nations New York, NY 10017 | ||||||||
SEEA Land use classification
General information | |
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Status | Operational |
Website | |
Custodian | United Nations Statistics Division |
Year Adopted | 2012 |
Year Published | 2012 |
Availability | Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish |
Purpose of the Classification | |
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Statistical Domain | Environment; land use statistics |
Purpose | Land use reflects both (a) the activities undertaken and (b) the institutional arrangements put in place for a given area for the purposes of economic production, or the maintenance and restoration of environmental functions. |
Main Applications | Environmental economic accounts |
Main Users | Environmental economic accounts compilers and users: international organizations, governments, ministries of environment as well as other economic and environmental bodies in the public and private sectors, as e.g. analysts and forecasters |
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Concept Being Classified | Land use | ||||||||||||
Classification Structure |
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Revision Information | Chronology of revisions/versions of the classification: SEEA-2003 SEEA-1993
Website: https://seea.un.org/content/seea-central-framework
Official Adopting Entity: United Nations Statistical Commission
Coordinating Entity: United Nations Committee of Experts on Environmental-Economic Accounting (UNCEEA)
Next Review: N/A
Reason for Latest Revision: Update of the SEEA central framework.
Major Changes: Interim classifications for land use have been developed | ||||||||||||
Contact Information | United Nations Statistics Division Environmental-Economic Accounts Section Email: Website: Address: United Nations New York, NY 10017 | ||||||||||||
Natural resources
This section contains the main statistical guidelines and handbooks produced by FAO.
Documents listed under the natural resources subject include topics related to water and land and geospatial information (e.g. land cover, land use classification, remote sensing & use of geospatial information).
Natural resources
This section contains the main technical reports, working papers and methodological documents produced by FAO.
Documents listed under the natural resources subject include topics related to water and land and geospatial information (e.g. land cover, land use classification, remote sensing & use of geospatial information).
Natural resources
This section provides the main capacity development resources produced by FAO. They include:
- Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics (GSARS) training materials
- Other e-learning courses, training or webinars.
Показатель ЦУР 6.4.2 - Уровень нагрузки на водные ресурсы
Year: 2019
Abstract: Этот курс предоставляет инструменты, методы и процессы для поддержки стран в мониторинге и отчетности по показателю ЦУР 6.4.2 «Уровень нагрузки на водные ресурсы: забор пресной воды в процентном отношении к имеющимся запасам пресной воды».
Lead authoring unit/office: FAO
