- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Research Guides
- Food Production Systems and Sustainability
- Government Resources & Statistics
Food Production Systems and Sustainability : Government Resources & Statistics
Agriculture Statistics
- FAOSTATFree access to food and agriculture data for over 245 countries and territories and covers all United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) regional groupings from 1961 to the most recent year available.
- FAO Statistical DatabasesDatabases cover food production, land and water use, gender and land rights, food markets and more.
- USDA - Census of Agriculture2007 and 2012 Census of Agriculture state and county reports.
- USDA - National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)Reliable statistics on agricultural production, supplies, consumption, facilities, costs, and returns. Published annually.
Government and Non-Profit Resources
- Data.govU.S. government open data.
- eCFR (Electronic Code of Federal Regulations)A current, daily updated version of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). It is not an official legal edition of the CFR. Produced by the National Archives and Records Administration's Office of the Federal Register and the Government Publishing Office.
- EPA - Climate Change IndicatorsKey set of indicators related to the causes and effects of climate change
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)See also specific links below.
- FAO - AGRISAgricultural science and technology information.
- FAO - ThemesHighlight some of FAO’s key areas of work. This list is constantly revised and updated in order to showcase new themes and topics.
- Food Climate Research Network (FCRN) Research LibraryBased at the University of Oxford, the FCRN's Research Library links to over 3,500 journal papers, reports, and news articles of research at the intersection of food, climate, and broader sustainability issues.
- NOAA - Climate Data OnlineQuality controlled daily, monthly, seasonal, and yearly measurements of temperature, precipitation, wind, and degree days as well as radar data and 30-year Climate Normals.
- NOAA - State of the ClimateCollection of monthly summaries recapping climate-related occurrences on both a global and national scale.
- USDA - PubAgPortal to USDA-authored and other agricultural research literature.
- USDA - Economic Research ServiceConducts research on economic and policy issues involving food, farming, natural resources, and rural development.
- USDA - Economic Research Service: DairyData and reports on dairy markets, including domestic and international supply, demand, trade, and prices.
U.S. & World Statistics
- Statistical Abstract of the United States 1878-2012 (via Census Bureau)This annual compilation of U.S statistics is available in pdf format, beginning with 1878 edition of the Abstract.
- Statistical Abstract of the United States 2013- (via ProQuest)Authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Sources of data include the Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and many other Federal agencies and private organizations.
- UN Comtrade DatabaseFree access to detailed global trade data.
- UNESCO: Key DataData and statistics from around the world on topics such as literacy, science, education, etc. From a branch of the United Nations.
- World Factbook (CIA)Contains overviews of each country in the world, including brief data on geography, people, government, economy, membership in international organizations, communications, and defense forces.