Vegetal Product Share in National Food Supply from FAOSTAT

FAOSTAT Food Balance Sheets provide a detailed picture of national food supply patterns. The dataset calculates the share of vegetal products in total food supply for countries, derived from supply and utilization accounts for numerous food commodities. Data originates from the FAO's FAOSTAT system via the World Bank.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in vegetal product share over time for specific countries.
• Compare dietary composition across different countries using the vegetal supply metric.
• Model the relationship between vegetal share and economic or health indicators using country and year fields.
• Assess food security and sustainability by tracking changes in the supply of plant-based foods.

Strengths

• Data is derived from the standardized FAO Food Balance Sheet methodology.
• Covers a wide range of food commodities and utilization categories.

Limitations

• Specific row count, column details, and temporal coverage are unknown.
• Data may be aggregated at the national level, masking sub-national variation.

Provenance

Source

FAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) via World Bank.

Collection Method

Calculated from national Food Balance Sheets, which account for production, imports, exports, stock changes, and various utilizations.

Time Range

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Freshness

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Geography

Country-level, specific countries covered are unknown.