Global Agricultural Trade (1986–2024)

Built on the FAOSTAT Detailed Trade Matrix, published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations — the authoritative global reference for bilateral agricultural trade.

• 178 reporter countries and territories covering every major producing and consuming market.
• 558 agricultural products (primary and processed) mapped at FAOSTAT item level.
• 38 years of coverage (1986–2024), including export, import, and re-export flows for every reporter–partner pair.
• Trade values expressed in nominal USD and quantities in standard physical units.

FAOSTAT releases annual updates to the Detailed Trade Matrix as new country submissions are validated and reconciled.

• Annual refresh aligned with the FAOSTAT publication cycle.
• Historical revisions flow through automatically when FAO back-revises older years.
• Version stamp reflects the most recent FAOSTAT snapshot integrated into the dashboard.
• Users should treat the latest 1–2 years as provisional until country submissions are fully reconciled by FAO.

TW Policy Group applies a consistent, transparent processing layer over the raw FAOSTAT data so comparisons across reporters, partners, and products remain reliable.

• Mirror reconciliation: where reporter and partner values diverge, the dashboard preserves both perspectives so users can see reporting asymmetries.
• Partner concentration is computed using CR5 (top-5 partner share) to flag single-market dependency risk.
• Product concentration uses PC5 (top-5 product share) to indicate export basket breadth.
• Trade balance = exports − imports at reporter level, with net positions tracked over time.
• Eligibility rules: indicators are hidden where a reporter has fewer than 3 reporting years or fewer than 5 active partners, to avoid small-sample distortion.
• Caveats: FAOSTAT trade data reflect country submissions and may differ from UN Comtrade or national trade accounts. Always pair with domestic trade statistics for decisions that carry fiscal weight.