1

FAOSTATTHE STATISTICAL

DATABASE OF FAO

2

-data

-metadata

-t.c.f.

-f.b.s.

-trade O/D ( coming)

-chartroom

FAOSTAT- N.B.

3

STATISTICSIN FAO

Economic and Social Statistics Division

Forestry Planing

and Statistics Branch

Food and NutritionDivision

Fisheries Information, Data and Statistics Unit

Commodities Division

4

•Virtual Questionnaires

•Electronic Files

•Other Questionnaires

•Other Statistical Sources

•Publications and Yearbooks

•Cross-Check and Validation

•FAOSTAT Database Update

•Analysis and Adjustments

5

YEARS: FROM 1961

COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES: 200

COUNTRY AGGREGATIONS: MAX 180

ITEMS: MAX 1700

ITEM GROUPS: MAX 360

ELEMENTS: 24 DATA SERIES FOR EACH ITEM

STATISTICS FOR EACH COUNTRY:

~1,000,000 CELLS

FAOSTAT DATABASE - TECHNICAL ARCHITECTURE

6

FAOSTAT’S MAJOR ELEMENTS

TIPICAL CROP ELEMENTS01 Opening stocks02 Area sown03 Area harvested04 Yield05 Production06 Imports07 From stocks08 Addition to stocks09 Exports10 Feed11 Seed12 Waste13 Processing for food14 Food direct15 Other utilization16 Closing stocks

SSSPPPEEECCCIIIFFFIIICCC LLLIIIVVVEEESSSTTTOOOCCCKKK EEELLLEEEMMMEEENNNTTTSSS:::000111 SSStttoooccckkk nnnuuummmbbbeeerrrsss000222 FFFeeemmmaaallleeesss iiinnn rrreeeppprrroooddduuuccctttiiivvveee aaagggeee000333 FFFeeemmmaaallleeesss aaaccctttuuuaaallllllyyy rrreeeppprrroooddduuuccciiinnnggg000444 BBBiiirrrttthhh rrraaattteee000555 BBBiiirrrttthhhsss

111222 NNNaaatttuuurrraaalll lllooosssssseeesss (((dddeeeaaattthhhsss)))111333 NNNuuummmbbbeeerrr ooofff aaannniiimmmaaalllsss ssslllaaauuuggghhhttteeerrreeeddd

111777 TTTaaakkkeee---oooffffff rrraaattteee

SSSPPPEEECCCIIIFFFIIICCC EEELLLEEEMMMEEENNNTTTSSS fffooorrrPPPRRROOOCCCEEESSSSSSEEEDDD PPPRRROOODDDUUUCCCTTTSSS

000333 AAAnnniiimmmaaalllsss ssslllaaauuuggghhhttteeerrreeeddd ooorrr

000333 MMMiiilllkkkiiinnnggg aaannniiimmmaaalllsss000444 CCCaaarrrcccaaassssss wwweeeiiiggghhhttt

ooorrr 000444 YYYiiieeelllddd pppeeerrr aaannniiimmmaaalll

FAOSTAT DATABASE – TECHNICAL ARHITECTURE

7

The structure of the FAOSTAT's commodities or items

animals and animals products, 233

crops and crops products, 441

fish and fishery products, 147

timber and forestry products, 88

fertilizers and pesticides, 90

agricultural machinery, 12other , 7

THE STRUCTURE OF FAOSTAT’S COMMODITIES

8

•FAO COUNTRY-SPECIFIC QUESTIONNAIRES

•NATIONAL PUBLICATIONS

Statistical/Agricultural Yearbooks, Periodicals, etc.

•INFORMATION EXCHANGE BETWEEN ESS STATISTICIANS AND NATIONAL EXPERTS

DATA SOURCES

9

DATA SOURCES

10

DATA SOURCESVIP!

11

DATA SOURCES

12

DATA SOURCES

•INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS

Oil World Bulletins

Licht’s Reports on Sugar, Molasses, sweeteners and coffee

EEC Agricultural Service International

Agri-Afrique

Bulletin de l’Afrique Noir

Cotton Advisory Committee Bulletins

DPA Bulletins

International Egg Commission bulletins

International Tea Commission Bulletins

13

DATA SOURCES

•INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS (Cont’d)

International Rubber Study Group Bulletins

ZMP Balances

International Cocoa Organization Bulletin

International Coffee Organization Bulletin

Marchés Tropicaux et Méditerranéens - REUTER Telex

BBC Printed Daily and Weekly Reports

Xinhua News Agency Bulletins

The Public Ledger

The Financial Times

14

DATA PROCESSING

OpeningStocks

OpeningStocks

ProductionProduction

ImportsImports

SUPPLY UTILIZATION ACCOUNTS•(SUA’S)

SUPPLY

15

DATA PROCESSING

(SUA’S)SUPPLY UTILIZATION ACCOUNTS

FOODFOODFeedFeed

ExportsExports

SeedSeed

WasteWaste

Processing for foodProcessing for food

OtherUtilization

OtherUtilization

ClosingStocks

ClosingStocksDomestic

UtililUtililizationzation

DomesticUtililUtililizationzation

UTILIZATION

16

DATA PROCESSING

BASE EQUATIONFOOD BALANCE SHEETS

OpeningStocks

OpeningStocks

ProductionProduction

ImportsImports

FOODFOODFeedFeed

ExportssExportss

SeedSeed

WasteWaste

Processing for FoodProcessing for Food

OtherUtilization

OtherUtilization

ClosingStocks

ClosingStocksDomestic

Utililization

DomesticUtililization

SUPPLY = UTILIZATION

17

DATA PROCESSING

18

DATA PROCESSING VIP!!

19

COMMODITY TREES

DATA PROCESSING

20

DATA PROCESSING

21

DATA PROCESSING

DOMESTIC SUPPLY DOMESTIC UTILIZATION Per caput supplyProduction Imports Stock

changesExports TOTAL Feed Seed Processing Waste Other

usesFOOD Kg

peryear

Per day

Calories Protein FatNumber grams grams

STANDARD FORMAT OF FOOD BALANCE SHEETS

22

DATA PROCESSING –results VIP!

23

FAO DATABASE USAGE STATISTICSmonthly accesses for downloading-used by 56,000 visitors

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

33

34

35

Source of Calories 1960's Source of Calories 1990's %Change

Proteins - total 242 Proteins - total 289 19Fat - total 440 Fat - total 644 46Carbohydrates- total 1628 Carbohydrates- total 1870 15

Proteins animal 87 Proteins animal 119 37Proteins vegetable 155 Proteins vegetable 170 10Fat saturated 176 Fat saturated 231 31Fat mono unsaturated 160 Fat mono unsaturated 246 56Fat poly unsaturated 106 Fat poly unsaturated 167 59Carbohydrates starch 1267 Carbohydrates starch 1417 12Carbohydrates sugar 308 Carbohydrates sugar 386 25Carbohydrates alcohol 53 Carbohydrates alcohol 67 26

World calories - totalEarly 1960's Early 1990'sCalories per caput/ per day - 2310 Calories per caput/ per day - 2803

FOOD SUPPLY CHANGES 1960’s - 1990’s

36

Late 90’s: Calories Per Caput Per Day 2803

Proteins animal

4% Proteins vegetable

6%

Fat saturated

8%

Fat mono unsaturated

9%

Fat poly unsaturated

6%

Carbohydrates starch

51%

Carbohydrates sugar

14%

Carbohydrates alcohol

2%

37

Early 1960’s: World Calories Per Caput Per Day 2310

Proteins animal4%

Proteins vegetable

7%

Fat saturated8%

Fat mono unsaturated

7%

Fat poly unsaturated

5%

Carbohydrates starch54%

Carbohydrates sugar13%

Carbohydrates alcohol

2%

38

39

40

41

42

43

44

Reported tobacco import from United States of America

Africa1%North America5%

Central America7%

Asia31%

Oceania0%

Europe13%

South America43%

Asia

Africa

North America

Central America

South America

Europe

Oceania

REPORTED TOBACCO IMPORTS FROM THE U.S.

45

46

Reported tobacco export of United States of America

Asia36%

Europe56%

Oceania1%

South America1%

Central America4%

North America0%

Africa2%

Asia

Africa

North America

Central America

South America

Europe

Oceania

REPORTED TOBACCO EXPORTS OF THE U.S.

47

48

49

50

WWW.FAO.ORG WWW.FAO.ORG/ES/ESS/

Thank you

Edward (Ted) Gillin

edward.gillin@fao.org