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    • Food Availability (Per Capita) Data System

    Metadata Updated: April 21, 2025

    The ERS Food Availability (Per Capita) Data System (FADS) includes three distinct but related data series on food and nutrient availability for consumption. The data serve as popular proxies for actual consumption at the national level. Food availability data are now updated through 2011, the most recent year available; these data are the foundation for the other two series. Loss-adjusted food availability data are also available through 2011 for most products but are preliminary estimates. Nutrient availability data are provided through 2006, as this data series has not yet been updated beyond 2006.

    Access & Use Information

    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: Creative Commons CCZero

    Downloads & Resources

    References

    http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-availability-(per-capita)-data-system/readings.aspx

    Dates

    Metadata Created Date November 10, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date April 21, 2025
    Data Update Frequency R/P1Y

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from USDA JSON

    Other Data Resources

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date November 10, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date April 21, 2025
    Publisher Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture
    Maintainer
    Identifier USDA-ERS-00131
    Data First Published 2020-01-09
    Data Last Modified 2020-07-24
    Category Tag 16E15F51 D96E 4051 9124 75665Abdc6Ff "Food Resilience","Food Safety and Nutrition","Human Health"
    Public Access Level public
    Data Update Frequency R/P1Y
    Bureau Code 005:13
    Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Data Dictionary http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-availability-(per-capita)-data-system/glossary.aspx
    Harvest Object Id 5d7e9b33-f432-4cc0-980d-669a8dcca3c5
    Harvest Source Id d3fafa34-0cb9-48f1-ab1d-5b5fdc783806
    Harvest Source Title USDA JSON
    License https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
    Old Spatial United States
    Program Code 005:041
    Related Documents http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-availability-(per-capita)-data-system/readings.aspx
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 36fecc95b9f0f0f75182b5f04a34d7a1e9767b86e201a2b6d8e4b9094dffe381
    Source Schema Version 1.1
    Spatial {"type":"Polygon","coordinates":-124.733253,24.544245,-124.733253,49.388611,-66.954811,49.388611,-66.954811,24.544245,-124.733253,24.544245}
    Temporal 1909-01-01/2011-01-01

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