
Required citation:FAO. 2023.World Food and Agriculture – Statistical Yearbook 2023. Rome. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc8166en The designations employed and the presentation of material in this information product do not imply the expression of any opinionwhatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) concerning the legal or developmentstatus of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.The mention of specific companies or products of manufacturers, whether or not these have been patented, does not imply thatthese have been endorsed or recommended by FAO in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned.The views expressed in this information product are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of FAO. ISBN 978-92-5-138262-2© FAO, 2023 Some rights reserved. This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike3.0 IGO licence (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/igo/legalcode). Under the terms of this licence, this work may be copied, redistributed and adapted for non-commercial purposes, provided that thework is appropriately cited. In any use of this work, there should be no suggestion that FAO endorses any specific organization,products or services. The use of the FAO logo is not permitted. If the work is adapted, then it must be licensed under the same orequivalent Creative Commons licence. If a translation of this work is created, it must include the following disclaimer along with therequired citation: “This translation was not created by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). FAO isnot responsible for the content or accuracy of this translation. The original [Language] edition shall be the authoritative edition.” Disputes arising under the licence that cannot be settled amicably will be resolved by mediation and arbitration as described inArticle 8 of the licence except as otherwise provided herein. The applicable mediation rules will be the mediation rules of theWorld Intellectual Property Organization http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/mediation/rules and any arbitration will be conductedin accordance with the Arbitration Rules of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL). Third-party materials.Users wishing to reuse material from this work that is attributed to a third party, such as tables, figures orimages, are responsible for determining whether permission is needed for that reuse and for obtaining permission from the copyrightholder. The risk of claims resulting from infringement of any third-party-owned component in the work rests solely with the user. Sales, rights and licensing.FAO information products are available on the FAO website (www.fao.org/publications) and can bepurchased through publications-sales@fao.org. Requests for commercial use should be submitted via:www.fao.org/contact-us/licence-request. Queries regarding rights and licensing should be submitted to: copyright@fao.org. WORLD FOODANDAGRICULTURE 2023STATISTICAL YEARBOOK CONTENTS ForewordixAcknowledgementsxHow to use this yearbookxi CHAPTER 3.28 3FOOD SECURITYAND NUTRITION29 Food security29Food supply32Nutrition36 CHAPTER 1.xii 1ECONOMIC DIMENSIONSOF AGRICULTURE1 CHAPTER 4.38 Contribution of agriculture,forestry and fishing to the economy1Factors of production2Inputs8 4SUSTAINABILITY ANDENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTSOF AGRICULTURE39 Land use39Farming40Water41Soils41Emissions and climate change43 CHAPTER 2.12 2PRODUCTION,TRADE AND PRICESOF COMMODITIES13 Production of crops and derived products13Production of livestock and livestock commodities16Production of the fisheries and aquaculture sector19Production of the forestry sector21Trade23Prices25 ANNEXES46 ANNEX 1: FAO work on statistics47ANNEX 2: Definitions and notes48ANNEX 3: Food and agriculture maps60ANNEX 4: Data tables76 Notes367 FIGURES 1.VALUE ADDED OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY ANDFISHING BY REGION2.SHARE OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHINGVALUE ADDED IN TOTAL GDP BY REGION(USD 2015 PRICES)B1.ESTIMATED CROPS AND LIVESTOCK LOSSES DUE TODISASTERS BY REGION (1991–2021)3.WORLD AGRICULTURAL LAND BY USE4.CROPLAND AREA BY REGION5.WORLD AGRICULTURAL LAND BY USE AND MAINCOUNTRIES (2021)6.CROPLAND AREA PER CAPITA BY REGION7.AREA EQUIPPED FOR IRRIGATION BY REGION8.SHARE OF AREA EQUIPPED FOR IRRIGATION INCROPLAND AREA BY REGION9.SHARE OF WATER WITHDRAWAL BY AGRICULTURE INTOTAL WITHDRAWAL, TOP COUNTRIES (2020)10.EMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY ANDFISHING BY REGION11.SHARE OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHINGEMPLOYMENT IN TOTAL EMPLOYMENT BY REGION12.SHARE OF WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE, FORESTRYAND FISHING EMPLOYMENT, TOP COUNTRIES (2021)13.GROSS FIXED CAPITAL FORMATION (AGRICULTURE,FORESTRY AND FISHING) AS A SHARE OF VALUEADDED, TOP COUNTRIES BY REGION (2021, USD2015 PRICES)14.GOVER