Public datasets · Official food and agriculture statistics
FAOSTAT: coverage and access
Food, agriculture, commodity and climate-adjacent market sizing
What it covers
Geography and granularity
Geography: 245+ countries and territories
Granularity: Annual and indicator-dependent; country/region; 1961-present
Source type: Official food and agriculture statistics
Potential use
Food, agriculture, commodity and climate-adjacent market sizing
Access and cost
Web portal, downloads and developer APIs
Developer portal sign-in for API; web data available
Cost: Free access stated; API terms not stated
Update cadence: Not stated; verify provider
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Interpret carefully
Limits that affect the decision
Definitions and revisions vary by dataset
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This record summarizes source documentation; Jon Bishop did not conduct an independent audit of the underlying dataset.