Highlights archive
Wealth is in the eye of the beholder
26/04/2022
A new way of measuring rural poverty yields unexpected results in Malawi
FAO Food Price Index posts significant leap in March
08/04/2022
War drives large increases in international prices for wheat, maize and vegetable oils
Temperature change statistics 1961–2021 (Global, regional and country trends)
01/04/2022
New FAOSTAT data release
Using small area estimation for data disaggregation of SDG indicators
14/03/2022
A case study based on SDG Indicator 5.a.1
Classification of forest products 2022
10/03/2022
This statistical classification system for forest products enables the collection, compilation, analysis and dissemination of high-quality global data on forest products, including production, trade, and production capacity.
FAO at the 53rd Session of the United Nations Statistical Commission
25/02/2022
The 53rd UN Statistical Commission will take place virtually from 28 February-4 March 2022. The annual Commission provides an opportunity for FAO to inform the wider statistical community of the progress it has made over the past year and what lies ahead.
An indirect estimation approach for disaggregating SDG indicators using survey data
21/02/2022
Case study based on SDG Indicator 2.1.2 "Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population, based on the Food Insecurity Experience Scale"
Measuring rural poverty with a multidimensional approach: The Rural Multidimensional Poverty Index
24/01/2022
The report, jointly developed by FAO and the Oxford Poverty and Rural Development Initiative (OPHI), articulates a conceptual framework for measuring multidimensional poverty in rural areas, and develops a rural Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI).
Government expenditures in agriculture 2001–2020 (Global and regional trends)
21/01/2022
New FAOSTAT data release
What do you want to know?
18/01/2022
FAO’s new open data policy makes fact-finding and information-sharing easier