CountrySTAT REGIONAL BASIC ADMINISTRATOR TRAINING
for GCC MEMBER STATES
Abu Dhabi, UAE, 26 – 29 January 2014
Monday, January 27, 2014
CountrySTAT STATISTICS COMPONENT
Yann Laurent FAO, Statistics Division, Rome-
Italy
OVERVIEW • Statistics Component Objectives • What is CountrySTAT ? • CountrySTAT Process • How are statistical data organized in
CountrySTAT? • CountrySTAT in action • Statistics Pillar (concepts, definitions, and
classifications) • Publishing data in CountrySTAT (CS-
PUBLISHER) • Creating Tables in CountrySTAT • Metadata
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Statistics Component Objectives
• Learn what CountrySTAT offers
• Learn how to use CountrySTAT (get data)
• Learn how to look for international codes
• Learn how to use the excel templates and how to create new tables (create data)
• Learn how to publish tables
• Learn how to insert metadata
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CountrySTAT supports the dissemination of
internationally comparable official statistics support data analysis
facilitate monitoring and evidence-based
decision making with the goal of eradicating extreme poverty and hunger.
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What is CountrySTAT ?
Producers • Easy publishing • Standards-based • Cooperation • Capacity development
Users • Cost free • Quick data access • Standard formats • Web-based • Graphs & Maps
Politicians • Evidence based decision-making
• Informed policy
What is CountrySTAT ? Why do we need CountrySTAT?
CountrySTAT Process
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design
collect compile
validate
disseminate Analyze
CountrySTAT tasks
Core = National Core (FAOSTAT) : Data per year at national level. Data published under this area and the related domains follow FAOSTAT concepts, standards and definitions.
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How are Statistical Data organized in CountrySTAT
Sub National Statistics:
The same domains as the Core with disaggregated data at sub-national level. Data can be disseminated per Geographical Area (Administrative levels), Local Products (a description of local product and its main category is required) and time (Year and/or Month)
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How are Statistical Data organized in CountrySTAT
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Global Strategy (Minimum Set of Core Data) It includes the key variables of the four groups (Economic, Social, Environmental and Geographic Location) to be collected by a larger number of stakeholders for each country
How are Statistical Data organized in CountrySTAT
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Agricultural Censuses and Surveys All data series available on agricultural census and surveys
How are Statistical Data organized in CountrySTAT
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Statistical Yearbooks All data series available on Statistical Yearbooks
How are Statistical Data organized in CountrySTAT
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Food Balance Sheets All data series available on Food Balance Sheets
How are Statistical Data organized in CountrySTAT
Thematic Modules:
All other relevant indicators for the national statistics the system is flexible so here different folders can be created according to the needs of each Country
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How are Statistical Data organized in CountrySTAT
National Institutions:
Data coming from single national institutions as required by the country
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How are Statistical Data organized in CountrySTAT
International Partners:
Data coming from international organizations, associations, etc. relevant to the country
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How are Statistical Data organized in CountrySTAT
You have enough domains to publish all data with the current tree !
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But the CountrySTAT national administrator can add more areas and domains (except for Core and sub-national) to fit your needs:
• Adding other domains than agricultures (transport,
health etc…) ; • Adding more disaggregated data;
How are Statistical Data organized in CountrySTAT
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CountrySTAT in action
Fast access to data (get the data in 3 clicks !)
Metadata available per dataset and
easily accessible
Simple and comprehensive
presentation of data
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CountrySTAT in action
• How to get data in 3 clicks? You access data through CountrySTAT home page.
Navigation tree
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CountrySTAT in action
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CountrySTAT in action
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CountrySTAT in action
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CountrySTAT in action
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CountrySTAT in action
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CountrySTAT in action
Practical demonstration
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Get the data ready
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Statistics Pillar (work flow)
Download the template
Create your table following the rules
Fill the cells with your values
Upload in CS-Publisher
Fill the metadata and validate the structure
Error message: Check the structure of the table
Structure is valid: Your table has been published
Error message: Check the structure of the table (core, sub-nat, or other?) Check the codes Check the metadata
Fill it with the values, insert codes
CountySTAT Table
Statistical framework (concepts, definitions and classifications):
To ensure comparability and consistency of
data on agriculture and food among different countries.
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Statistics Pillar (Concepts, Definitions and Classifications)
International codes Example of CountrySTAT website table
Statistics Pillar (Concepts, Definitions and Classifications)
A topic of primary importance is the
international codes for commodities
In order to understand and compare data in CountrySTAT framework, coherence is necessary between data of Core and Sub-National domains, with the recommendations of international standards. To do this, it is necessary to find a correspondence of agro-biological characteristics between the various local products related to major products classified by FAO international classification with a correspondence table between the two classifications.
Statistics Pillar (Concepts, Definitions and Classifications)
Two ways of getting the codes:
DEFINITION and CLASSIFICATION of COMMODITIES website
FAOSTAT website
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http://www.fao.org/WAICENT/faoinfo/economic/faodef/faodefe.htm
DEFINITION AND CLASSIFICATION OF COMMODITIES
Statistics Pillar (Concepts, Definitions and Classifications)
Practical demonstration
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http://www.fao.org/economic/ess/ess-standards/commodity/en/
Select “Statistics” on the CountrySTAT – FAO
page
You will find: Statistics reference
manual and
FAOSTAT commodity definitions and
correspondences
Statistics Pillar (Concepts, Definitions and Classifications)
Digit the item to find
Statistics Pillar (Concepts, Definitions and Classifications)
E.g. If you look for “wheat” you
will have all this list of products
Statistics Pillar (Concepts, Definitions and Classifications)