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 marks a gain of 1.38 percent.
Sample. In this monthly time series, there are 428 observations overall. The series covers the period going from January 1990 to August 2025.
History. Here’s a quick look at a few descriptive statistics computed on the whole sample: the index had a mean value of 93.03; it recorded a bottom of 35.83 in February 2001; it attained a maximum of 251.80 in March 2022.
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 |
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 |