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Units

The table below provides list of standard units and symbols used in FAOSTAT.

 
 Abbreviation  Title
 tonne  metric tonnes
 ktonne  kilotonne (1000 metric tonnes)
 hg  hectogram (100 grammes)
 100 mg  100 milligrams
 kg  kilogram
 g  gram
 LC  Local currency
 Int$  International Dollar
 SLC  Standard local currency
 $  US Dollar
 $/LCU  US$/Local currency unit
 ha  hectare; equal to 10,000 square metres ; 2.471 acre
 #  number
 head  head
 m3  cubic meter
 hl  hectolitres
 %  percent
 petajoule  petajoule 1015;  joule 10
 kcal  kilocalories
 mg  milligram
 µg  microgram
 g/person/day  gram/person/day
 kcal/person/day  kilocalories/person/day
 Green PPP  Green (FAO) purchasing power parity unit
 inhab  inhabitants
 km2  kilometres square
 mm  millimetres
 Net Trade (X - M)  net trade (exports - imports)