World Programme for the Census of Agriculture (WCA) 2020 (2016–2025)
One of the most important elements of FAO’s statistical work is the development and promotion of the decennial World Programme for the Census of Agriculture. Since the founding of FAO in 1945, it has supported countries to carry out their national agricultural censuses using standard international concepts, definitions and methodologies.
The World Programme for the Census of Agriculture 2020 (WCA 2020) is the tenth decennial programme, and is expected to provide the basis for implementation of agricultural censuses in FAO member countries between 2016 and 2025. The use of these guidelines by member countries ensures that the census results are harmonized and internationally comparable, and allows countries to benchmark their performance against others.
Country census documentation
FAO periodically disseminates country census documents and their associated methodological reviews through its official website. This section provides access to census reports, questionnaires, instruction manuals, and other related census materials submitted by member countries.
| Country | Census Year | Data and Metadata | Documentation | |
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| Algeria | 2023/2024 | |||
| Angola | 2019/20 |
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| Benin | 2018/2019 | |||
| Botswana | 2025 | |||
| Burkina Faso | 2019/20 | |||
| Burundi | Agricultural module 2024 & Supplementary module(s) 2025-2027 | |||
| Cabo Verde | 2025 | |||
| Cameroon | 2023–2025 | |||
| Chad | 2023/24 | |||
| Comoros | 2025 | |||
| Congo | Core module 2014/15 & Supplementary module(s) 2021 | |||
| Côte d'Ivoire | ||||
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2022-24 | |||
| Djibouti | ||||
| Egypt | ||||
| Equatorial Guinea | ||||
| Eritrea | ||||
| Eswatini | ||||
| Ethiopia | 2024/25 | |||
| Gabon | Core module 2020 & Supplementary module(s) 2022 |
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| Gambia | 2024/25 | |||
| Ghana | Core module 2017/18 | |||
| Guinea | Core module 2020 & Supplementary module(s) 2023 | |||
| Guinea-Bissau | 2024 | |||
| Kenya | Population and Housing Census 2019 &Pilot census 2025 | |||
| Lesotho | 2019/20 | |||
| Liberia | 2024 | |||
| Libya | ||||
| Madagascar | 2025 | |||
| Malawi | 2024 | |||
| Mali | 2024/2025 | |||
| Mauritania | ||||
| Mauritius | 2024 | |||
| Mayotte (Fr) | 2020 | |||
| Morocco | 2016 | |||
| Mozambique | ||||
| Namibia | ||||
| Niger | 2025 | |||
| Nigeria | 2022 | |||
| Réunion (Fr) | 2020 | |||
| Rwanda | Agricultural module in Population and Housing Census 2022 | |||
| Sao Tome and Principe | 2025 | |||
| Senegal | Core module in Population and Housing Census 2023 | |||
| Seychelles | 2024 | |||
| Sierra Leone | ||||
| Somalia | ||||
| South Africa | 2017 | |||
| South Sudan | ||||
| Sudan | ||||
| Togo | 2024/2025 | |||
| Tunisia | 2025 | |||
| Uganda | ||||
| United Republic of Tanzania | 2019/20 | |||
| Zambia | ||||
| Zimbabwe | ||||
| Country | Census Year | Data and Metadata | Documentation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antigua and Barbuda | |||
| Argentina | 2018 | ||
| Bahamas | |||
| Barbados | 2025/26 | ||
| Belize | |||
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | |||
| Brazil | 2017 | ||
| Canada | 2016 & 2021 | ||
| Chile | 2021 | ||
| Colombia | |||
| Costa Rica | |||
| Cuba | |||
| Dominica | |||
| Dominican Republic | |||
| Ecuador | |||
| El Salvador | 2025 | ||
| French Guiana (Fr) | 2020 | ||
| Grenada | 2023 | ||
| Guadeloupe (Fr) | 2020 | ||
| Guatemala | |||
| Guyana | |||
| Haiti | |||
| Honduras | 2025 | ||
| Jamaica | |||
| Martinique (Fr) | 2020 | ||
| Mexico | 2022 | ||
| Nicaragua | |||
| Panama | 2024 | ||
| Paraguay | 2022 | ||
| Peru | |||
| Puerto Rico (USA) | 2018 & 2022 | ||
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2025 | ||
| Saint Lucia | 2025 | ||
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2025 | ||
| Suriname | 2025 | ||
| Trinidad and Tobago | |||
| United States of America | 2017 & 2022 | ||
| United States Virgin Islands (USA) | 2018 & 2023 | ||
| Uruguay | 2024 | ||
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | |||
| Country | Census Year | Data and Metadata | Documentation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | |||
| Armenia | 2024 | ||
| Azerbaijan | 2025 | ||
| Bahrain | 2023 | ||
| Bangladesh | 2019/2020 | ||
| Bhutan | 2019&2022 | ||
| Brunei Darussalam | |||
| Cambodia | 2023 | ||
| China | 2016 | ||
| Cyprus | 2020 | ||
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | |||
| Georgia | 2024 (with Population and Housing Census) | ||
| India | 2021/ 2022 | ||
| Indonesia | 2023 | ||
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | |||
| Iraq | |||
| Israel | 2017 | ||
| Japan | 2020 | ||
| Jordan | 2017 | ||
| Kazakhstan | 2025 | ||
| Kuwait | |||
| Kyrgyzstan | 2025 | ||
| Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 2019/20 | ||
| Lebanon | |||
| Malaysia | 2024 | ||
| Maldives | 2024 | ||
| Mongolia | 2022 | ||
| Myanmar | 2023 | ||
| Nepal | 2021/22 | ||
| Oman | 2022/23 | ||
| Pakistan | 2024 | ||
| Palestine | 2021 | ||
| Philippines | 2023 | ||
| Qatar | 2021 | ||
| Republic of Korea | 2020 |
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| Saudi Arabia | 2023 | ||
| Singapore | |||
| Sri Lanka | |||
| Syrian Arab Republic | |||
| Tajikistan | 2025 | ||
| Thailand | 2023 | ||
| Timor-Leste | 2019 | ||
| Türkiye | 2025 | ||
| Turkmenistan | |||
| United Arab Emirates | |||
| Uzbekistan | - | ||
| Viet Nam | 2016 & 2025 (2020 mid-term census) | ||
| Yemen |
| Country | Census Year | Data and Metadata | Documentation |
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| Albania | |||
| Andorra | |||
| Austria | 2020 | ||
| Belarus | Agriculture module in Population and Housing Census 2019 | ||
| Belgium | 2020 | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2025 | ||
| Bulgaria | 2020 | ||
| Croatia | 2020 | ||
| Czechia | 2020 | ||
| Denmark | 2020 | ||
| Estonia | 2020 | ||
| Finland | 2020 | ||
| France | 2020 | ||
| Germany | 2020 | ||
| Greece | 2021 | ||
| Hungary | 2020 | ||
| Iceland | 2020 | ||
| Ireland | 2020 | ||
| Italy | 2021 | ||
| Latvia | 2020 | ||
| Lithuania | 2020 | ||
| Luxembourg | 2020 | ||
| Malta | 2020 | ||
| Montenegro | 2024 |
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| Netherlands | 2020 | ||
| North Macedonia | |||
| Norway | 2020 | ||
| Poland | 2020 | ||
| Portugal | 2019 | ||
| Republic of Moldova | |||
| Romania | 2020 | ||
| Russian Federation | 2016&2021 | ||
| Serbia | 2023 |
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| Slovakia | 2020 | ||
| Slovenia | 2020 | ||
| Spain | 2020 | ||
| Sweden | 2020 | ||
| Switzerland | 2020 | ||
| Ukraine | |||
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2021 |
| Country | Census Year | Data and Metadata | Documentation |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Samoa (USA) | 2018 & 2023 | ||
| Australia | 2015/16 & 2021 | ||
| Cook Islands | 2021/22 | ||
| Fiji | 2020 | ||
| French Polynesia (Fr) | 2023 | ||
| Guam (USA) | 2018&2023 | ||
| Kiribati | 2020 (Agricultural module in Population and Housing Census) | ||
| Marshall Islands | 2021 (Agricultural module in Population and Housing Census) | ||
| Micronesia, Federated States of | 2016/17 | ||
| Nauru | 2021 (Agricultural module in Population and Housing Census) | ||
| New Caledonia (Fr) | |||
| New Zealand | 2017 & 2022 | ||
| Niue | 2021 | ||
| Northern Mariana Islands (USA) | 2018 & 2023 | ||
| Palau | 2020 (Agricultural module in Population and Housing Census) | ||
| Papua New Guinea | |||
| Samoa | 2019&2025 | ||
| Solomon Islands | 2025 | ||
| Tonga | 2025 | ||
| Tuvalu | 2017 (Agricultural module in Population and Housing Census)&2023 | ||
| Vanuatu | 2022/23 | ||
FAO publications
World Programme for the Census of Agriculture 2020. Volume 2, Operational guidelines
01/10/2019
This publication focuses on the operational aspects for conducting a census of agriculture. It deals with the practical details on the steps involved in actually conducting an agricultural census. Volume 2 is a revised and updated edition of “Conducting Agricultural Censuses and Surveys”, published by FAO in 1996.
World Programme for the Census of Agriculture 2020. Volume I: Programme, concepts and definitions
01/07/2017
This publication provides guidance on agricultural censuses carried out by countries in the period between 2016 and 2025. The WCA 2020 will ensure that data collected are comparable at the international level while also addressing emerging information needs of the 21st century.
Related link
WCA 2020 roundtable series
- Fiji (November 2017)
- Kenya (September 2017)
- Trinidad and Tobago (May 2017)
- Hungary (April 2017)
- Uruguay (December 2016)
- Senegal (November 2016)
- Thailand (September 2016)
- Jordan (May 2016)
Operational Guidelines workshop series
- Amman, Jordan (April 2019)
- Santiago, Chile (April 2019)
- Bujumbura, Burundi (June 2019)
- Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania (November 2020)
- Budapest, Hungary (October 2021)
Technical review meeting on WCA 2020 Programme