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Food and commodity balances 2010–2020

Global, regional and country trends

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Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 14 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Booklet

Category Corporate general interest

Series title FAOSTAT Analytical Briefs

Series number No. 55

Synopsis (short abstract) FAO Statistics Division compiles Food Balance Sheet (FBS) statistics for 187 countries, which present a comprehensive picture of the agri-food situation of a country in a specified reference period, showing the pattern of a country's food supply and utilizations. FAOSTAT Food Balances domain disseminates statistics on FBS compiled using a new FAO methodology from 2010 to 2020. This brief analyzes the latest update.

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FAO. 2022. Food and commodity balances 2010–2020 – Global, regional and country trends. FAOSTAT Analytical Brief, No. 55. Rome.

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