Oils 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 Oils Price Index was 169.10 in August 2025, versus 166.80 in the previous month. This constitutes a gain of 1.38 percent.
Sample. There are 428 records overall in the monthly time series shown in the chart above. The time range covered by the series extends from January 1990 to August 2025.
History. Check out some descriptive statistics computed on the whole sample: the index averaged 93.03; it peaked at 251.80 in March 2022; it hit a trough of 35.83 in February 2001.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | 155.7 |
| 2025-07-31 | 166.8 |
| 2025-08-31 | 169.1 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Oils 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 |