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 recently published data, the FAO Food Price Index was 130.10 in August 2025, versus 130.00 in the previous month. This constitutes a rise of 0.08 percent.
Sample. The monthly series shown in the chart has 428 data points in total. The series covers the period going from January 1990 to August 2025.
History. Here's a peek at a few simple statistics calculated on the full sample: the index reached its maximum of 160.20 in March 2022; it recorded a minimum of 50.80 in May 2002; it was equal on average to 88.77.
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 |
Series in the same data set: 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 |