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FAO FAOSTAT API and bulk downloads

FAO says FAOSTAT covers more than 245 countries and territories from 1961 to the latest available year. Domains follow separate release schedules; the checked bulk catalog dated 20 October 2026 includes consumer prices and fertilizer product, nutrient and trade-matrix files.

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Access: No key · none; 20
Licence clarity: CC-BY-4.0 · terms linked; 20
Evidence: 5 source links checked; 20
Freshness: verified 2026-11-01; 20
Documentation: docs · limits · coverage · attribution; 17

// Terms and limits

Access: none
Free tier: Bulk catalog and files are public and keyless. The API developer portal describes JSON and CSV output; no free-tier quota is stated.
Rate limits: Not stated
Licence: CC-BY-4.0terms
Licence note: FAO says its corporate statistical datasets are CC BY 4.0 unless their metadata or page states otherwise. Its additional terms prohibit de-anonymization, misrepresentation and promotional use suggesting endorsement, and warn that marked third-party data can have different conditions.
Attribution: “FAO. [YYYY (year of last update)]. [Name of database: Name of dataset OR Name of database]. [Accessed on [DD Month YYYY]]. [URL] Licence: CC-BY-4.0.”

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