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The agricultural trade domain covers Primary equivalent food and agriculture exports and imports:

  • Quantity
  • Unit price
  • Value
  • Agricultural trade shares
  • Net trade

More detailed trade data, starting in 1961, is in Detailed Trade data in TradeSTAT, whereas trade by origin and destination, starting in 1986 is available in the detailed trade matrix. Furthermore, as the commodity coding  in FAOSTAT is now revised  from the old FAOSTAT and the commodity groupings shown may be different or no longer in use, users should not try to simply continue time series data from old datasets (and tables) they may have from the past. Users should download new data and the relevant series.

A correspondance table can be found in Metadata > classifications > Code mapping.


In 2005 the value of agricultural exports accounted for around US$669 billion. This was an 8% increase on a year earlier in nominal terms and a 6% increase in constant prices. This level of agricultural exports amounted to a 23 % increase over the 2000 level of exports (in constant price terms). Inter alia, with continuing growth if food processing and its value added, the unit value of agricultural exports continues to rise as export prices increase at a greater rate than the volume of agricultural goods produced.


Year Val. of agr. exports Unit value index Val. of agr. exports (const. prices) Val. of Food Exports
2000 421.828 B$ 1.00 421.828 B$ 294.841 B$
2001 424.334 B$ 0.99 430.316 B$ 302.502 B$
2002 454.003 B$ 1.01 450.127 B$ 321.847 B$
2003 537.582 B$ 1.13 473.647 B$ 384.041 B$
2004 620.558 B$ 1.26 491.437 B$ 440.815 B$
2005 669.063 B$ 1.29 517.406 B$ 464.340 B$
B$: Billion US Dollars
Net trade in food
Net trade in food
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Total Agricultural Exports XLS
Total Agricultural Imports XLS
Total Merchandise Trade XLS
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Indicator tables

The indicator tables presented here provide a useful reference for users seeking indicators by topic for all countries. The same country list is used even if the item is not relevant for a particular country. This means that the user can mix and match data of interest. In general, the tables present the basic data and then offer some analytical transformations (percentage of the world, ratio to some other indicators, etc.). All these tables are drawn for the FAO Statistical Yearbook available on line www.fao.org/statistics/ or from FAO Sales and Distribution www.fao.org/icatalog/inter-e.htm

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bullet-arrowImports and Exports of Selected Agricultural Commodities (cereals) PDF XLS
bullet-arrowImports and Exports of Selected Agricultural Commodities (pulses, potatoes, fruits)  PDF XLS
bullet-arrowImports and Exports of Selected Agricultural Commodities (oilseeds) PDF XLS
bullet-arrowImports and Exports of Selected Agricultural Commodities (some cash crops) PDF XLS
bullet-arrowImports and Exports of Selected Agricultural Commodities (meat, milk, tobacco,  wine) PDF XLS

Latest News

FAOSTAT is pleased to announce the launch of an  improved World Agricultural Trade Flow (WATF) map. This version provides additional  features and functionality, as well as enhancements in ease-of-use and long-term versatility, while maintaining the Map's key components as a valuable tool in the analysis of import and export trade behaviour around the world. The WATF is complemented by the World Agricultural Trade Matrix (WATM).

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Please be aware that all trade data displayed here was converted from detailed trade (including transformed commodities) into primary equivalents, like all other commodities in the FAOSTAT core.