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Trade of agricultural commodities 2005–2021

Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 21 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Booklet

ISBN 978-92-5-137456-6

Series title FAOSTAT Analytical Briefs

Series number 59

Synopsis (short abstract) The FAOSTAT Trade data domain disseminates statistics on the international trade of food and agricultural products for the period of 1961–2021. The food and agricultural trade datasets are collected, processed and disseminated by FAO according to the standard international merchandise trade statistics methodology. According to the latest data, the monetary value of global agricultural exports in 2021 was 2.7 times higher in nominal terms than in 2005, while the share of agriculture in total merchandise trade value increased from 6.6 percent in 2005 to 7.9 percent in 2021.

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FAO. 2022. Trade of agricultural commodities 2005–2021. FAOSTAT analytical brief, No. 59. Rome.

https://doi.org/10.4060/cc3750en

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