Table 1.
List of the Categories Used to Group Crops Based on the FAOSTAT Database (FAO, 2022)
| Aggregated crop categories | Disaggregated crop categories | Crops included in the categories (for which observations were found) |
|---|---|---|
| Cereals (n = 321) | Barley (n = 5) | Barley |
| Cereals nes (n = 16) | Amaranth | |
| Maize (n = 93) | Maize | |
| Millet (n = 2) | Millet | |
| Paddy rice (n = 124) | Paddy rice | |
| Quinoa (n = 8) | Quinoa | |
| Sorghum (n = 11) | Sorghum | |
| Wheat (n = 62) | Wheat | |
| Fiber crops primary (n = 13) | Bastfibers, other (n = 4) | Roselle |
| Jute (n = 9) | Jute mallow | |
| Fruit primary (n = 98) | Apples (n = 2) | Apples |
| Avocados (n = 1) | Avocados | |
| Bananas (n = 1) | Bananas | |
| Berries nes (n = 4) | Blackberries, ginseng berries | |
| Blueberries (n = 1) | Blueberries | |
| Cherries (n = 1) | Cherries | |
| Currants (n = 2) | Currants | |
| Fruit, tropical fresh nes (n = 1) | Dragon fruit | |
| Gooseberries (n = 1) | Gooseberries | |
| Mangoes, mangosteens, guavas (n = 1) | Guavas | |
| Melons, other (including cantaloupes) (n = 2) | Melons | |
| Papayas (n = 1) | Papayas | |
| Peaches and nectarines (n = 1) | Peaches | |
| Pears (n = 2) | Pears | |
| Persimmons (n = 1) | Persimmons | |
| Plums and sloes (n = 3) | Plums | |
| Raspberries (n = 1) | Raspberries | |
| Strawberries (n = 70) | Strawberries | |
| Watermelons (n = 2) | Watermelons | |
| Oilcrops (n = 28) | Rapeseed (n = 16) | Oil‐seed rape |
| Soybeans (n = 12) | Soybeans | |
| Pulses (n = 1) | Chickpeas (n = 1) | Chickpeas |
| Roots and tubers (n = 24) | Potatoes (n = 14) | Potatoes |
| Roots and tubers nes (n = 4) | Jerusalem artichokes | |
| Sweet potatoes (n = 6) | Sweet potatoes | |
| Sugar crops primary (n = 8) | Sugar beet (n = 8) | Sugar beets |
| Vegetables primary (n = 1,569) | Anise, badian, fennel, coriander (n = 24) | Caraway, coriander, fennel (seeds) |
| Artichokes (n = 1) | Artichokes | |
| Asparagus (n = 1) | Asparaguses | |
| Aubergines (n = 37) | Aubergines | |
| Beans (n = 85) | Common beans, string beans | |
| Cabbages and other brassicas (n = 238) | Brussel sprouts, cabbages, collards, kales, kohlrabies, leaf mustards, pak choi | |
| Carrots and turnips (n = 41) | Carrots, turnips | |
| Cauliflowers and broccoli (n = 134) | Cauliflowers, broccolis | |
| Chillies and peppers (n = 69) | Chilli peppers, bell peppers | |
| Cucumbers and gherkins (n = 58) | Cucumbers | |
| Garlic (n = 13) | Garlics | |
| Leeks and other alliaceous vegetables (n = 3) | Leeks, chives | |
| Lettuce and chicory (n = 344) | Lettuces, chicories, endives, mesclun | |
| Okra (n = 15) | Okras | |
| Onions and shallots (n = 20) | Onions, shallots, spring onions | |
| Peas (n = 8) | Green peas, mangetout peas | |
| Peppermint (n = 1) | Peppermint | |
| Pumpkins, squash and gourds (n = 37) | Courgettes, pumpkins, squashes | |
| Spices nes (n = 1) | Dill | |
| Spinach (n = 29) | Spinaches | |
| Tomatoes (n = 208) | Cherry tomatoes, tomatoes | |
| Vegetables, fresh nes (n = 202) | Basil, beetroots, celeriac, celeries, Swiss chards, fennel (bulb), marjoram, parsnips, radishes, rhubarbs, water spinaches, watercresses |
Note. Categories with “nes” correspond to all the crops not included in other categories of the same crop type (as they do not have much relevance at the global level). “Fresh” is used by the FAOSTAT to specify that the category refers to non‐processed crops (although all the categories presented here refer to non‐processed crops). The number of observations for each category appears in brackets.