FAOSTAT - Food and Agriculture Organization Statistical Database
type: Catalog
description: The world's largest freely accessible database for food and agriculture statistics, operated by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. Covers 180+ countries from 1961 to present across 70+ thematic domains.
publisher: www.fao.org
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/igo/
spatial: https://www.geonames.org/6295630
temporal: 1961/present
dataset: QCL
dataset: TCL
dataset: RL
dataset: FS
dataset: FBSH
dataset: GI
dataset: PP

www.fao.org
type: Organization
name: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

QCL
type: Dataset
domain code: QCL
domain name: Crops and livestock products
group code: QC
group name: Production
description: Primary crop and livestock production data including area harvested, production quantity, yield, and number of animals. Covers 180+ countries from 1961 to present for 200+ commodities.
distribution: Distribution
  download URL: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_NOFLAG.zip
  media type: application/zip
  description: Complete QCL domain bulk download (ZIP containing CSV)

TCL
type: Dataset
domain code: TCL
group code: TM
group name: Trade
domain name: Crops and livestock products trade
description: Import and export quantities and values for agricultural commodities. Covers 180+ countries from 1986 to present.

RL
type: Dataset
domain code: RL
group code: RL
group name: Land, Inputs and Sustainability
domain name: Land Use
description: Land use and land cover statistics including agricultural land, arable land, permanent crops, and forest area. Covers 180+ countries from 1961 to present.

FS
type: Dataset
domain code: FS
group code: FS
group name: Food Security and Nutrition
domain name: Suite of Food Security Indicators
description: Comprehensive set of food security indicators covering availability, access, utilization, and stability dimensions. Supports SDG 2 monitoring.

FBSH
type: Dataset
domain code: FBSH
group code: FB
group name: Food Balances
domain name: Food Balances (2010-)
description: National food supply and utilization data used to monitor food availability and dietary energy supply. Covers 180+ countries from 2010 to present.

GI
type: Dataset
domain code: GI
group code: EA
group name: Climate Change
domain name: Agrifood systems emissions
description: Greenhouse gas emissions from agrifood systems including crop cultivation, livestock, land use change, and supply chain activities.

PP
type: Dataset
domain code: PP
group code: PP
group name: Prices
domain name: Producer Prices
description: Annual producer prices for agricultural commodities received by farmers at the farm gate.