Food price index vs Food price index year-on-year growth rate (monthly)
In August 2026, food price index worldwide was 133.3 points; food price index year-on-year growth rate (monthly) was 2.5%.
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Global, monthly figures, spaced by time in 2026 . Different units, drawn on separate scales and clipped to the years both series publish; earlier history stays on each indicator’s own page. Read the values, not the heights.
Food price index
Unit: points · 8 observations
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| Period | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | Actual | 123.9 points |
| February 2026 | Actual | 125.3 points |
| March 2026 | Actual | 128.5 points |
| April 2026 | Actual | 130.7 points |
| May 2026 | Actual | 130.8 points |
| June 2026 | Actual | 130.3 points |
| July 2026 | Actual | 131.1 points |
| August 2026 | Actual | 133.3 points |
Food price index year-on-year growth rate (monthly)
Unit: % · 7 observations
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| Period | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | Actual | -1% |
| March 2026 | Actual | 1% |
| April 2026 | Actual | 2% |
| May 2026 | Actual | 2.9% |
| June 2026 | Actual | 2.2% |
| July 2026 | Actual | 1% |
| August 2026 | Actual | 2.5% |
Shared periods
Side by side
7 periods are published for both series as monthly figures on the same basis. Comparing anything else would mean comparing different periods.
| Period | Food price index | Food price index year-on-year growth rate (monthly) |
|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 125.3 points FAO | -1% FAO |
| March 2026 | 128.5 points FAO | 1% FAO |
| April 2026 | 130.7 points FAO | 2% FAO |
| May 2026 | 130.8 points FAO | 2.9% FAO |
| June 2026 | 130.3 points FAO | 2.2% FAO |
| July 2026 | 131.1 points FAO | 1% FAO |
| August 2026 | 133.3 points FAO | 2.5% FAO |
Provenance
Where these numbers come from
Food price index
Monthly average of the FAO Food Price Index, which tracks international prices of a basket of globally traded food commodities.
8 observations charted in Global · source organisations: FAO
Food price index year-on-year growth rate (monthly)
Percentage change in the international food price index compared to the same month of the previous year.
7 observations charted in Global · source organisations: FAO
Data published under CC BY 4.0. Series A as JSON · Series B as JSON
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