Food price index - World - FAO - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Food price indices (FAO)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. According to newly released data, the FAO Food Price Index stood at 130.10 in August 2025, compared to 130.00 in July 2025. This constitutes an increase of 0.08 percent.
Sample. There are 428 data points in the monthly series shown in the plot above. The time span covered by the series stretches from January 1990 to August 2025.
History. Have a look at a few summary statistics computed on the whole sample: the index averaged 88.77; it attained a maximum of 160.20 in March 2022; it recorded a minimum of 50.80 in May 2002.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | 128.1 |
| 2025-07-31 | 130.0 |
| 2025-08-31 | 130.1 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Food price index |
| Country | World |
| Economic concept | Price |
| Data type | Price index |
| Deflation method | Current prices |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Rescaling | Laspeyres index |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Index |
| Sources | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Open Data |
| Measure type | Level |
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Main indices
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food price index - World - FAO - Monthly | 428 | 1990-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
| Meat price index - World - FAO - Monthly | 428 | 1990-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
| Dairy price index - World - FAO - Monthly | 428 | 1990-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
| Cereals price index - World - FAO - Monthly | 428 | 1990-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
| Oils price index - World - FAO - Monthly | 428 | 1990-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
| Sugar price index - World - FAO - Monthly | 428 | 1990-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |