NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Original or alternative title Food Balance Sheets 2013 Preliminary Release, April 2015 Provider Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)Tabulations only Geography Global Coverage type Global Time period covered 01/1961 - 12/2013 Series or system FAOSTAT Food Balance Sheets Data type Administrative data Summary A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The database is part of the FAOSTAT website and can be searched by country, year, food item, and other variables related to food production and supply. This preliminary release includes updates of the food balance sheets for 42 countries through 2013. A revision was released in September 2015. A final release is planned for June 2016. Keywords Calcium, Crops, Food, Population, Zinc Citation Contributors Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Publisher Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Publication year 2015 Suggested citation Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). FAOSTAT Food Balance Sheets, April 2015. Rome, Italy: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2015. GHDx Entry last modified on: Nov 6, 2018