FAOSTAT

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• FAOSTAT
• THE STATISTICAL DATABASE
• OF FAO

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FAOSTAT- N.B.
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coming) -chartroom
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Economic and Social Statistics Division
Food and Nutrition Division
Forestry Planing and Statistics Branch
STATISTICS IN FAO
Commodities Division
Fisheries Information, Data and Statistics Unit
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• Virtual Questionnaires
• Electronic Files
• Other Questionnaires
• Other Statistical Sources

• Analysis and Adjustments

• FAOSTAT Database Update

• Cross-Check and Validation

• Publications and Yearbooks

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FAOSTAT DATABASE - TECHNICAL ARCHITECTURE
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
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FAOSTAT DATABASE TECHNICAL ARHITECTURE
FAOSTATS MAJOR ELEMENTS
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THE STRUCTURE OF FAOSTATS COMMODITIES
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DATA SOURCES

• FAO COUNTRY-SPECIFIC QUESTIONNAIRES
• NATIONAL PUBLICATIONS
• Statistical/Agricultural Yearbooks, Periodicals,
  etc.
• INFORMATION EXCHANGE BETWEEN ESS STATISTICIANS
  AND NATIONAL EXPERTS

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DATA SOURCES
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DATA SOURCES
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DATA SOURCES
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DATA SOURCES

• INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS
• Oil World Bulletins
• Lichts Reports on Sugar, Molasses, sweeteners
  and coffee
• EEC Agricultural Service International
• Agri-Afrique
• Bulletin de lAfrique Noir
• Cotton Advisory Committee Bulletins
• DPA Bulletins
• International Egg Commission bulletins
• International Tea Commission Bulletins

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DATA SOURCES

• INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS (Contd)
• 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

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DATA PROCESSING
SUPPLY UTILIZATION ACCOUNTS

• (SUAS)

SUPPLY
Opening Stocks
Imports
Production
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DATA PROCESSING
SUPPLY UTILIZATION ACCOUNTS
(SUAS)
UTILIZATION
Exports
Closing Stocks
Domestic Utililization
Feed
FOOD
Seed
Other Utilization
Waste
Processing for food
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DATA PROCESSING
FOOD BALANCE SHEETS
BASE EQUATION
SUPPLY UTILIZATION
Exports
Closing Stocks
Opening Stocks
Domestic Utililization
Imports
Feed
Production
FOOD
Seed
Other Utilization
Waste
Processing for Food
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DATA PROCESSING
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DATA PROCESSING
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DATA PROCESSING
COMMODITY TREES
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DATA PROCESSING
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DATA PROCESSING
STANDARD FORMAT OF FOOD BALANCE SHEETS
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DATA PROCESSING results
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FAO DATABASE USAGE STATISTICS monthly accesses
for downloading-used by 56,000 visitors
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FOOD SUPPLY CHANGES 1960s - 1990s
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Late 90s Calories Per Caput Per Day 2803
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Early 1960s World Calories Per Caput Per Day
2310
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REPORTED TOBACCO IMPORTS FROM THE U.S.
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REPORTED TOBACCO EXPORTS OF THE U.S.
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Edward (Ted) Gillin edward.gillin_at_fao.org