870 MILLION

PEOPLE STILL HUNGRY


50%

OF THE WORLD'S CEREAL PRODUCTION IN ASIA


40%

EXPORT FROM TOP 5 COMMODITIES

WHAT’S NEW IN FAOSTAT?

MARCH 2013

The new version of the Food Balance Sheet is available in Download Data. The new table provides a well organized and easily readable view of all elements of the Food Balance Sheet and includes new and advanced features to scroll, filter and sort.

DECEMBER 2012

The Greenhouse Gases domain is now available online. It includes data on emissions from agriculture, forestry and other land uses sectors.

NOVEMBER 2012

A more advanced download function and new pivot tables have replaced the classical Download Data section.

COMING UP

MAY 2013

Launch of the new Government Expenditures domain. It comprises four main categories: credit to agriculture, government expenditure on agriculture, official development assistance (ODA) to agriculture, and foreign direct investment (FDI) in Agriculture.

MAY 2013

Together with OECD, launch of the new Agri-environmental indicators database. Data on responses, driving forces, pressures, and the state of the environment.

JULY 2013

Launch of new Food Security domain. Data on determinants, outcomes, and vulnerability/stability.

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