Data collection

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In accordance to its mandate, FAO is responsible for the worldwide collection, validation and dissemination of data and information related to food and agriculture. As such, FAO collects relevant national statistical information on a regular basis.

The questionnaires designed by FAO are part of the organization's effort to systematically collect and report national data on a wide range of topics. The data collection processes presented below offer an entry point to each FAO questionnaire and provide up-to-date information on the data collection periods, as well as the primary focal point for each questionnaire and associated methodological resources. Such information is freely accessible and designed to inform data users and data providers on the FAO data collection and production practices.

- For more information regarding a specific questionnaire or data collection process, please contact the designated focal point in the organization.

- For general inquiries, please contact: [email protected].

Questionnaires

Forestry

Purpose

To collect national data on production and trade of forest products, annually.

The questionnaire is a result of the collaboration on data collection between FAO Forestry Department, the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO), the Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).

Outputs

Data are disseminated on FAOSTAT and FAO Yearbook of Forest Products.

Main developments foreseen for 2024

None.

Schedule

Transmission date: June

Submission date: August

Data and methodology

Questionnaire

Methodology

Data frequency

- Annual

ContactForest Products and Bioeconomy Team

Purpose

To collect national data on installed production capacities in pulp and paper industry, production of pulp and paper and utilization of recovered paper, annually.

Outputs

Data are disseminated via the FAO report  Pulp and paper capacities.

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Pulp and paper capacity by country 2023–2025 
Pulp and paper production by country 2023   
Utilization of recovered paper by country 2023

Main developments foreseen for 2024

None.

Schedule

Transmission date: April

Submission date: May

Data and methodology

Questionnaire

Methodology

Data frequency

- Annual

ContactForest Products and Bioeconomy Team

Purpose

To collect every five years data on roughly 60 variables covering all seven thematic elements of Sustainable Forest Management, as well as SDG indicators 15.1.1 and 15.2.1.

The Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) is the only source of comprehensive forest resource information with global coverage and they are widely used as authoritative reference by other international organizations, conventions, academia and the Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs).

Outputs

The main results and the country reports will be published in June 2020 on  FRA dedicated website. SDG indicators 15.1.1 and 15.2.1 will be made available on FAO SDG data portal, as well as on the Global SDG indicators database.

Main developments foreseen for 2020

None.

Schedule

Transmission date: March

Submission date: May

Data and methodology

Questionnaire

Methodology

Data frequency

- Annual

ContactAnssi Pekkarinen

Purpose

To collect information required to monitor SDG indicators 15.1.1 and 15.2.1 related variables.

Outputs

Data will be disseminated on FAO SDG data portal and the Global SDG indicators database.

Main developments foreseen for 2020

None.

Schedule

Transmission date: September

Submission date: November

Data and methodology

Questionnaire

  • N/A

Methodology

Data frequency

- Quinquennial

ContactAnssi Pekkarinen

Purpose

The Forestry Department (FOA) gathers data on forest genetic resources at the request of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA). The SoW assessments on genetic resources in different sub-sectors are carried out approximately every ten years and the monitoring of the Global Plans of Actions is done every five years. The data collected by FAO Forestry Department are based on the Forest genetic resources targets, indicators and verifiers adopted by CGRFA-16 in 2017.

Outputs

The SoW-FGR-2 report will be published in 2023. The data will be disseminated through a new global information system on FGR (the development of such information system was requested by CGRFA-17 in 2019

Main developments foreseen for 2020

None.

Schedule

Transmission date: June

Submission date: June

Data and methodology

Questionnaire

Methodology

  • N/A

Data frequency

- Decennial

ContactJarkko Koskela