Statistical Classifications in FAO Statistical System Valentina Ramaschiello Office of the Chief Statistician Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Meeting of the Expert Group on International Statistical Classifications New York, 6-8 September 2017

Statistics at FAO decentralized statistical system at Headquarters (Rome), Region, Country level major statistics divisions at HQs are in 3 Departments: Economic and Social Development, Fisheries & Aquaculture, Forestry 21 SDG indicators owned by FAO that are compiled by a number of teams in all Departments priority given to the harmonization and coordination of statistics in FAO, through: introduction of overhauled statistics accountability framework development and implementation of corporate Quality Assurance Framework preparation of corporate Statistical Programme of Work appointment of Chief Statistician and creation of a corporate Office

Classifications at FAO Harmonization of standards used in FAO and increased use of international classification is priorioty, but required: IN THE ORGANIZATION to raise awareness and to develop a “culture” as “active users” developed CPC expanded for agriculture CPC and HS introduced in main statistical databases WITH INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS to review international classifications for FAO needs most recently: HS, CPC and COICOP WITH MEMEBER COUNTRIES to promote the use of international classification to integrate agricultural statistics into national statistical system developed guideliens on classifications for ARS Raise awareness: particularly on CPC, and more recently COICOP - HS more widely used but assistance provided due to a lack of in depth knowledge about it To develop a “culture” as “active users” able to influence the standard, and not only being passive users

Where we stand and future plan Today: CPC expanded used for collecting and disseminating data on production and producer prices of crops, livestock and derived products Correspondences to CPC also added in other domains in main databases as additional reference For FAO classifications that serve as the main reference, endorsement is seeked as: new member of the Family by EG international standard by UNSC Ultimate goal: more and more widely used by countries and other organizations Today: CPC expanded is used for collecting and disseminating data on production and producer prices of crops, livestock and derived products Correspondence CPC has also been added in other domains in FAPSTAT and Fishstat as an additional reference while the main reference remain FAO standards For these a new apprach is envisaged the vision is to bring them out of the FAO boundaries, and to see them recognized as member of the International Family by EG and endorsed as international standard by UNSC with the goal to have them more and more widely used by countries and other organizations Aware of the revised item (speed up the finalization of that piece of work), do not expect the discussion to happen now; the goal is rather to inform you about their existence and start increasing visibility outside the relspective subject-matter expert communities, stimulate discussion during intersession so that when criterial will be finalized the classifications will be easily evaluated and hopefully endorsed as new members of the family with the plan to submit them to unsc 2019

FAO classification system

CPC HS WCA2020 classifications of: crops livestock machinery & equipment ASFIS (species) ISSCFC (commodies) ISSCFV (vessels) ISSCFG (gears) FAO classification of forest products

FAO World Census of Agriculture classification system in the field (holding) production (production, prices) product (trade) HS, FCL FAO World Census of Agriculture classification system CPC, FCL

FAO World Census of Agriculture classification system WCA methodology is published every 10 years by FAO since the 1950s (current version: WCA 2020) includes a classifications on crops, livestock, machinery (and land use) to help countries conduct agricultural censuses common statistical unit: agricultural holding countries are encouraged to further expand or customize the classifications structure provided based on national needs while maintaining specificities for censuses, classifications are periodically reviewed and updated to align with major international standards such as CPC, ISIC and HS, to: allow linkage to other data sources (such as the population censuses and surveys) enable the integration of statistics from agricultural censuses into the national statistical system

Fisheries & Aquaculture live species product trade ISSCAAP ASFIS ISSCFC ISSCFC, HS

Fisheries & Aquaculture vessels gears ISSCVF ISSCFG

FAO fisheries classifications FAO: only source of global fisheries and aquaculture statistics classifications system and structure agreed with the Coordinating Working Party on Fisheries Statistics (CWP) since 1960, provides a mechanism for the coordination of fishery statistical programs of regional fishery bodies and other inter-governmental organizations whose remit relates to fishery statistics. sets standard concepts, definitions, classifications and methodologies for the collection and collation of fishery statistics for better monitoring the trends of the fishery sector, it is important that statistics are precise and focused on the identity of fish species: thus, the classifications used by FAO are very detailed

FAO classification of forest products Forestry live species product trade n/a FAO classification of forest products HS

Classification of forest products Developed and maintained by the Joint Intersecretariat Working Group of Forest Sector Statistics (IWG) consisting of Eurostat, FAO, ITTO and UNECE (and OECD observing member) IWG meets once a year, it jointly collects global statistics through the annual Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire where FAO CFP is used First version of the FAO CFP: 1973; second: 1982 2015: FAO proposal to update the classification made to the 28th IWG Meeting in Yokohama (Japan), noting that there was a need reflect new wood products that have appeared in the markets over the last decades as well as to align it with the most recent version of CPC and HS.

Classification of forest products Review started in October 2015, global consultation carried out in 2016 and 2017 Co-funded by FAO and the GSARS Classification scope: primary and secondary wood and paper products, including new wood-based products that have more recently appeared in the market Groups selected to cover each principal stage of operation from the initial felling of the tree to the manufacture of the primary product suitable for consumption or further conversion. It takes into account the fact that the by-products from one stage of operation may be used as the raw material for another. draft of “Forest Products Classification and Definitions” (2016)

EG contribution seek for endorsement as soon as the new criteria to become a member of the Family will be approved receive comments on the draft of “Forest Products Classification and Definitions” (2016) before it gets released have the EG view on the steps to be followed to submit FAO classifications to UNSC (2019)