FAOSTAT Database on Agriculture

Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Publication_Date: Unknown

Title: FAOSTAT Database on Agriculture

Edition:

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:

Series_Information:

Series_Name:

Issue_Identification:

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Rome, Italy

Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Other_Citation_Details:

FAOSTAT is available online

Online_Linkage: http://faostat.fao.org/

Description:

Abstract:

FAOSTAT is an on-line and CD multilingual database currently containing over one million time-series records, updated as of September 2001, covering 210 countries and territories and international statistics concerning 3000 items in the following areas: Production, Trade, Food Balance Sheets Fertilizer and Pesticides, Land Use and Irrigation, Forest Products, Fishery Products, Population, Agricultural Machinery and Food Aid Shipments. Information was obtained from http://faostat.fao.org/

Purpose:

Not Available

Supplemental_Information:

REFERENCE: The David Lubin Memorial Libarary has titles of interest to FAOSTAT users: http://www.fao.org/library/

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19610101

Ending_Date: Unknown

Currentness_Reference:Unknown

Status:

Progress: In Work

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -180.0

East_Bounding_Coordinate: 180.0

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 90.0

South_Bounding_Coordinate: -90.0

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD SCIENCE PARAMETERS

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ANCILLARY KEYWORDS

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO TOPIC CATEGORY

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: DATA SET LANGUAGE

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > AGRICULTURAL AQUATIC SCIENCES > FISHERIES

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > AGRICULTURAL PLANT SCIENCE > CROP/PLANT YIELDS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > FOOD SCIENCE > FOOD QUALITY

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > FOREST SCIENCE > FOREST MANAGEMENT

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > FOREST SCIENCE > FOREST PRODUCTS/COMMODITIES

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > PLANT COMMODITIES > FIELD CROP PRODUCTS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > AQUATIC SCIENCES > FISHERIES

Theme_Keyword: Agricultural Production

Theme_Keyword: Agricultural Production Indices

Theme_Keyword: Agriculture And Food Trade

Theme_Keyword: Trade Indices

Theme_Keyword: Commodity Balances

Theme_Keyword: Food Supply

Theme_Keyword: Food Balance Sheets

Theme_Keyword: Producer Prices

Theme_Keyword: Land

Theme_Keyword: Means Of Production

Theme_Keyword: Food Aid (wfp)

Theme_Keyword: Exports Of Cereals By Source And Destination

Theme_Keyword: Population

Theme_Keyword: Fishery Data

Theme_Keyword: Fish Production

Theme_Keyword: Forestry Data

Theme_Keyword: Forestry Trade Flow

Theme_Keyword: Food Quality Control

Theme_Keyword: Codex Alimentarius

Theme_Keyword: Pesticide Residues In Food

Theme_Keyword: Veterinary Drug Residues In Food

Theme_Keyword: Biological Data Profile

Theme_Keyword: Tems

Theme_Keyword: Gtos

Theme_Keyword: G3os

Theme_Keyword: FARMING

Theme_Keyword: BIOTA

Theme_Keyword: ECONOMY

Theme_Keyword: ENGLISH

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD

Place_Keyword: GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

None

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: C. CHIKHANI

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: JEAN-PHILLIPPE DECRAENE

Contact_Position: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Contact_Position: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Address: Viale delle Terme di Caracalla

City: Rome

Postal_Code: 00100

Country: Italy

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Address: Viale delle Terme di Caracalla

City: Rome

Postal_Code: 00100

Country: Italy

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +39-6-52251

Contact_Voice_Telephone: Cable: FOODAGRI ROME

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +39-6-57973215

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +39-6-57975649

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +39-6-52253152

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +39-6-57973381

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: faostat-inquiries@fao.org

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: faostat-inquiries@fao.org

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Data quality depends upon the category of products: Agriculture, Nutrition, Fisheries, Forestry, Food Quality Control.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Not Available

Completeness_Report:

Not Available

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Not Available

Process_Date: Unknown

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: UN/FAO/FAOSTAT > FAO Statistical Databases, Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations

Contact_Person: FAOSTAT HELP DESK

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Address: Viale delle Terme di Caracalla

City: Rome

Postal_Code: 00100

Country: ITALY

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: FAOSTAT-Queries@fao.org

Resource_Description: FAOSTAT

Distribution_Liability:

Not Available

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://faostat.fao.org/

Access_Instructions:

DATA CENTER URL

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://faostat.fao.org/

Access_Instructions:

Access FAOSTAT

Fees: No Fee

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20011130

Metadata_Review_Date: 20121221

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: SCOTT A. RITZ

Contact_Position: DIF AUTHOR

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Address: Global Change Master Directory

City: Greenbelt

State_or_Province: Maryland

Postal_Code: 20771

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-614-5126

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-614-5268

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Scott.A.Ritz@nasa.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time