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 recently published data, the FAO Oils Price Index was 169.40 in October 2025, compared to 167.90 in September 2025. This constitutes a gain of 0.89 percent.
Sample. There are 430 observations in the monthly time series shown in the plot above. The time span covered by the series extends from January 1990 to October 2025.
History. Check out a few simple statistics computed on the whole sample: the index averaged 93.38; it registered a minimum of 35.83 in February 2001; it reached a maximum of 251.80 in March 2022.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index |
|---|---|
| 2025-08-31 | 169.1 |
| 2025-09-30 | 167.9 |
| 2025-10-31 | 169.4 |
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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 | 430 | 1990-01-31 | 2025-10-31 |
| Meat price index - World - FAO - Monthly | 430 | 1990-01-31 | 2025-10-31 |
| Dairy price index - World - FAO - Monthly | 430 | 1990-01-31 | 2025-10-31 |
| Cereals price index - World - FAO - Monthly | 430 | 1990-01-31 | 2025-10-31 |
| Oils price index - World - FAO - Monthly | 430 | 1990-01-31 | 2025-10-31 |
| Sugar price index - World - FAO - Monthly | 430 | 1990-01-31 | 2025-10-31 |