AfCFTA | African Continental Free Trade Area |
AFOLU | Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use |
AMIS | Agricultural Market Information System |
ASF | African Swine Fever |
B30 | Alternative diesel fuel consisting of regular petroleum diesel (70%) blended with biodiesel (30%) |
BFAP | Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy |
bln | Billion |
bln L | Billion litres |
bln t | Billion metric tonnes |
BRICS | Emerging economies of Brazil, Russian Federation, India, China and South Africa |
BSE | Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy |
CAP | Common Agricultural Policy (European Union) |
CETA | Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement |
CIF | Cost, insurance and freight |
COMTRADE | Commodity Trade Statistics Database |
COP21 | 21st Conference of the Parties to the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
CPI | Consumer Price Index |
CPO | Crude Palm Oil |
CPTPP | Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership |
CV | Coefficient of variation |
c.w.e. | Carcass weight equivalent |
DDGs | Dried Distiller’s Grains |
dw | Dry weight |
dwt | Dressed carcass weight |
E10 | Fuel mixture composed of 10% ethanol and 90% gasoline |
E15 | Fuel mixture composed of 15% ethanol and 85% gasoline |
E20 | Fuel mixture composed of 20% ethanol and 80% gasoline |
EBA | Everything-But-Arms Initiative (European Union) |
EBP | Ethanol Blended Petrol |
EJ | Exajoule |
El Niño | Climatic condition associated with the temperature of major sea currents |
EPA | US Environmental Protection Agency |
EPAs | Economic Partnership Agreements |
ERS | Economic Research Service of the US Department for Agriculture |
ESCAP | Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific |
ESCWA | United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia |
est | Estimate |
EU | European Union (excludes the United Kingdom) |
EVs | Electric Vehicles |
FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
FBS | Food Balance Sheet |
FDI | Foreign Direct Investment |
FFV | Flex-Fuel Vehicles |
FLW | Food loss and waste |
FMD | Foot and Mouth Disease |
FOB | Free on board (export price) |
FTA | Free Trade Agreement |
g | Grams |
GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
GE | Genetically Engineered |
GHG | Greenhouse gas |
GIEWS | Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture |
GMO | Genetically modified organism |
GSSE | General Services Support Estimate |
GtCO2-eq | Giga tons of CO2 equivalents |
ha | Hectares |
HFCS | High Fructose Corn Syrup |
HIS | High Intensive Sweeteners |
HPAI | Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza |
HQCF | High Quality Cassava Flour |
HVO | Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil |
ICAC | International Cotton Advisory Committee |
IEA | International Energy Agency |
IFA | International Fertilizer Association |
IFAD | International Fund for Agricultural Development |
IFPRI | International Food Policy Research Institute |
IGC | International Grains Council |
ILUC | Indirect Land Use Change |
IMF | International Monetary Fund |
IPCC | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
IRA | Inflation Reduction Act |
ISO | International Sugar Organization |
IUU | Illegal, unreported and unregulated (fishing) |
kcal | Thousand calories |
kg | Kilogrammes |
kha | Thousand hectares |
kt | Thousand metric tonnes |
LAC | Latin America and the Caribbean |
lb | Pound (weight) |
LDCs | Least Developed Countries |
LULUCF | Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry |
lw | Live weight |
MBM | Meat and Bone Meal |
MDER | Minimum Dietary Energy Requirement |
MERCOSUR | Mercado Común del Sur / Common Market of South America |
Mha | Million hectares |
Mn | Million |
Mn L | Million litres |
MPS | Market Price Support |
Mt | Million metric tonnes |
Mt CO2-eq | Million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent |
NAFTA | North American Free Trade Agreement |
NENA | Near East and North Africa |
NGO | Non-governmental organization |
OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
OLS | Ordinary Least Squares |
p.a. | Per annum |
PCE | Private Consumption Expenditure |
PoU | Prevalence of Undernourishment |
PPP | Purchasing Power Parity |
PSA | Partial Stochastic Analysis |
PSE | Producer Support Estimate |
R&D | Research and Development |
RED | Renewable Energy Directive (European Union) |
RFS / RFS2 | Renewable Fuels Standard in the United States, part of the Energy Policy Act |
RTA | Regional Trade Agreements |
r.t.c. | Ready to cook |
r.w.e. | Retail weight equivalent |
SAF | Sustainable aviation fuel |
SDG | Sustainable Development Goals |
SEA | Southeast Asia |
SMP | Skim Milk Powder |
SPS | Sanitary and Phyto sanitary measures (WTO agreement) |
SSA | Sub-Saharan Africa |
t | Metric tonnes |
t/ha | Metric tonnes/hectare |
TFP | Total Factor Productivity |
tq | Tel quel basis (sugar) |
TRQ | Tariff Rate Quota |
UCO | Used Cooking Oil |
UK | United Kingdom |
UN | The United Nations |
UNCTAD | United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
UNEP | United Nations Environment Programme |
UNICEF | United Nations Children's Fund |
US | United States |
USDA | United States Department of Agriculture |
USMCA | United States—Canada—Mexico Agreement |
WFP | World Food Programme |
WHO | World Health Organization |
WMP | Whole Milk Powder |
WOAH | World Organization for Animal Health (previously OIE) |
WTO | World Trade Organization |
OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2023-2032
Abbreviations and acronyms
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ARS | Argentinean peso |
AUD | Australian dollars |
BRL | Brazilian real |
CAD | Canadian dollar |
CLP | Chilean peso |
CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi |
EGP | Egyptian pound |
EUR | Euro (Europe) |
GDP | British pound sterling |
IDR | Indonesian rupiah |
INR | Indian rupee |
JPY | Japanese yen |
KRW | Korean won |
MXN | Mexican peso |
MYR | Malaysian ringgit |
NZD | New Zealand dollar |
PKR | Pakistani rupee |
RUB | Russian ruble |
SAR | Saudi riyal |
THB | Thai baht |
UAH | Ukrainian grivna |
USD | US dollar |
ZAR | South African rand |
Summary table for country groupings in the Statistical Annex
Region |
Category |
Countries |
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North America |
Developed |
Canada, United States |
Latin America |
Developing |
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) |
Europe |
Developed |
Albania, Andorra, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, European Union1, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Monaco, Montenegro, Norway, Republic of Moldova, Russian Federation, San Marino, Serbia, Serbia and Montenegro, Switzerland, Republic of North Macedonia, Ukraine, United Kingdom |
Africa |
Developed |
South Africa |
Developing |
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra‑Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
|
Asia |
Developed |
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan |
Developing |
Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Hong Kong China, Macao China, The People’s Republic of China, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Korea, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syrian Arab Republic, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Türkiye, United Arab Emirates, Viet Nam, Yemen |
|
Oceania |
Developed |
Australia, New Zealand |
Developing |
American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall‑Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna Islands |
|
LDC2 |
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Timor-Leste, Togo, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia |
|
BRICS |
Brazil, The People’s Republic of China, India, Russian Federation, South Africa |
1. Refers to all current European Member states except the United Kingdom.
2. Least Developed Countries (LDC) are a subgroup of developing countries.
Source: FAO, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#definitions.
Summary table for regional grouping of countries
Region |
Sub-region |
Countries |
---|---|---|
Latin America and Caribbean |
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru |
|
South and Central America and the Caribbean |
Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) |
|
North America |
Canada, United States |
|
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Africa |
|
Africa Least Developed |
Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Togo, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia |
|
Other Sub-Saharan Africa |
Botswana, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Namibia, Seychelles, Western Sahara, Zimbabwe |
|
Europe and Central Asia |
European Union (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden), Israel, Kazakhstan, Norway, Russian Federation, Switzerland, Türkiye, Ukraine, United Kingdom |
|
Eastern Europe |
Albania, Andorra, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Monaco, Montenegro, Republic of Moldova, San Marino, Serbia, Serbia and Montenegro, Republic of North Macedonia |
|
Central Asia |
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan |
|
Near East and North Africa |
Egypt, Saudi Arabia |
|
North Africa Least Developed |
Mauritania, Sudan, Sudan (former) |
|
Other North Africa |
Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia |
|
Other Western Asia |
Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Oman, Qatar, Syrian Arab Republic, United Arab Emirates, Yemen |
|
Asia Pacific |
Developed and East Asia |
Australia, China, Japan, New Zealand, Korea |
South and Southeast Asia |
India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam |
|
South and Southeast Asia - Asia Least Developed |
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Nepal, Timor-Leste |
|
South and Southeast Asia - Other Developing Asia |
Brunei Darussalam, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Hong Kong China, Macao China, Maldives, Federated States of Mongolia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Chinese Taipei |
|
South and Southeast Asia - Oceania |
American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna Islands |