Overfishing in the Mediterranean and Black Sea has fallen significantly in the past decade, but exploitation of most commercial species is far from sustainable, according to a report by the General Fisheries Commission of the Mediterranean (GFCM) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the Un...

FAO Food Price Index is now only 0.3 percent higher than a year earlier

New FAOSTAT data release

FAOSTAT’s new Food Value Chain domain analyzes resource flows beyond the farm sector and across agrifood systems

FAOSTAT, the International Fertilizer Association and leading research universities offer new reference point for assessing agricultural, environment and sustainability priorities

FAO Food Outlook forecasts point to somewhat easing world market conditions, but increasing uncertainties

New FAO Statistics Working Paper

International quotations of food commodity groups covered by FAO Food Price Index all declined, except for cereals

Emissions from agri-food systems are those generated by farm production activities (crops and livestock), land use change and pre- and post-production processes. Emissions generated in agri-food systems beyond the farm gate have recently started to be quantified in an effort to facil...

The GLEAM Dashboard is an interactive web platform to visualize and analyze livestock emissions with a high level of detail. It is a useful tool for livestock stakeholders as well as the general public, to better understand the sector’s impact and to make informed decisions regarding li...

Prices of vegetable oils lead the decline in September

AQUASTAT, FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, just released a new dissemination system that provides free access to over 180 variables and indicators by country and by year since 1960.

Rising conflict, weather extremes, and economic instability aggravated by the lingering impacts of COVID-19 and the ripple effects of the war in Ukraine are among the key drivers

As the world faces multiple crises dominated by new conflicts, the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, economic shocks and growing inequalities, development has been halted or even reversed across several domains, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 

New FAOSTAT data release

FAO Food Price Index dips by 1.9 percent while new FAO forecasts point to lower global cereals output in 2022

FAO’s statistical and market outlook work is key to help monitor, analyse, and disseminate food price data along the food supply chain, from producers to consumers, through both domestic and international markets.