Tool Name

FAOSTAT

Author

Food and Agriculture Organization

Use It Because

FAO Statistics - an online database which provides country, regional and world agricultural statistics. Here the latest data of The Statistics Division are made available to as soon as they are finalized.

What is it?

Web Interface to Searchable Databases

What does it give you?

Tables, Downloadable Files

Format

web site

Accessed Data

Aggregate/Summary Data

Data Documentation

Some documentation can be found at the database home page under the in the first column of each row.

Data Documentation Contents

varies, but some variable definitions and methodology

Program Help

FAOSTAT Online Help

User Can

View, Print & Download (up to 5000 records at once)

Can Tables Be Modified?

Restrict by rows or columns

Does the Tool Allow for Analysis?

Yes

Can the Statistics be Aggregated?

Yes

Export Formats

text:csv

Best Feature(s)

User can create custom aggregations of statistics.
Long time-series.