FABIO provides a comprehensive set of multi-regional physical supply-use (PSUT) and input-output tables (IOT) covering global food and agriculture flows. It integrates data from FAOSTAT, IEA, EIA, and UN Comtrade/BACI to map the global flow of agricultural biomass from extraction to final consumption.
This repository contains the R code used to generate the database.
- Broad Coverage: 181 regions (180 countries + 1 Rest of World).
- High Resolution: 119 processes and 123 commodities.
- Temporal Scope: Data coverage for the years 2010–2023.
- Allocation Methods: Includes both mass and value-based allocation versions for symmetric tables.
- Units: All values are in physical units (tonnes or heads) as specified in
items.csv. - Sustainability Metrics: including land use, water use, nutrient cycles (N/P), GHG emissions, and biodiversity indicators (MSA loss, PDF).
The database is provided in compressed .rds format, optimized for R. Most variables are organized as lists by year containing sparse matrices (using the Matrix package).
| Component | Description |
|---|---|
| Z |
Inter-commodity IO matrix (intermediate use). 22,263 x 22,263. Available as Z_mass and Z_value. |
| Y | Final demand matrix. Includes categories: Food, Other (non-food), Stock additions, and Tourist consumption. |
| X | Total output vector. The sum of intermediate and final use for all commodities. |
| L |
Leontief inverse |
| E | Environmental extensions. 123 stressors x 22,263 products. |
All processing is performed in R. To read the database files, ensure you have the Matrix package installed.
# Example: Reading a FABIO rds file
data <- readRDS("Z_mass_2020.rds")For indexing and classification, refer to the following auxiliary files:
regions.csv: Country samples, ISO3 codes, and regional groupings.items.csv: Commodity definitions, units, and product groupings.io_labels.csv/su_labels.csv: Row and column labels for IO and Supply-Use tables.fd_labels.csv: Column descriptions for the Final Demand (Y) matrix.
This repository is distributed under the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 License.
- Non-commercial use only.
- Attribution required.
- Share-alike (derivative works must use the same license).
If you use FABIO in your research, please cite the following paper:
Bruckner, M., Wood, R., Moran, D., Kuschnig, N., Wieland, H., Maus, V., Börner, J. 2019. FABIO – The Construction of the Food and Agriculture Input–Output Model. Environmental Science & Technology 53(19), 11302–11312. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.9b03554
- FABIO v1.1 (130 products, 1986-2013): Available on Zenodo.
- FABIO v2: Available upon request.
For database access, collaboration inquiries, or technical support, please contact Martin Bruckner at martin.bruckner@wu.ac.at.
GitHub Repository: fineprint-global/fabio