<p>I work for Quandl and on our site I can recommend two free historical databases that you may want to check out: </p>

<p>The United Nations Industrial Commodities Database, I believe, shows production amounts for various commodities like steel, petroleum, glass etc. in metric tons for different countries: <a href="https://www.quandl.com/data/UINC" rel="nofollow">https://www.quandl.com/data/UINC</a></p>

<p>The United Nations Energy Statistics Database also shows production for other things like alcohol, gasoline etc. in metric tons: <a href="https://www.quandl.com/data/UENG" rel="nofollow">https://www.quandl.com/data/UENG</a></p>

<p>When you go to each database above, just search for "production" within each database. Hope this helps!</p>

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2016-04-28T02:36:20.270Z
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<p><br> I think you can find these data in the web pages of the central statistic offices of each country, or the web page of a common statistic office like it is in the EU. They also collect data from outside the region. <br> I don't know whether exists a "global world office" which collect and examine data from the whole world...I guess there is no this kind of office. But I am not a totally expert in statistic offices. <br> Maybe it is also useful to see the websites of the worlds largest stock markets. They store quantity data, too, not only prices, I think.</p>

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<p>What would be a recommended source of historical data for commodity production amounts which is current up to the previous year or better?</p>

<p>For example, if I wanted to know the annual global production of steel (metric tonnes), timber, cotton, soybeans, aluminum, salt, sulfuric acid, asphalt, paperboard, wheat, kaolin, copper, silica, etc etc, where could I find that information. Note I want physical amounts (tonnes, bushels or whatever), not prices or dollar volume.</p>

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Source of commodity production statistics?
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# Source of commodity production statistics?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-02-03)

What would be a recommended source of historical data for commodity production amounts which is current up to the previous year or better?

For example, if I wanted to know the annual global production of steel (metric tonnes), timber, cotton, soybeans, aluminum, salt, sulfuric acid, asphalt, paperboard, wheat, kaolin, copper, silica, etc etc, where could I find that information. Note I want physical amounts (tonnes, bushels or whatever), not prices or dollar volume.

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2016-04-28. Score: 3

I work for Quandl and on our site I can recommend two free historical databases that you may want to check out:

The United Nations Industrial Commodities Database, I believe, shows production amounts for various commodities like steel, petroleum, glass etc. in metric tons for different countries: <https://www.quandl.com/data/UINC>

The United Nations Energy Statistics Database also shows production for other things like alcohol, gasoline etc. in metric tons: <https://www.quandl.com/data/UENG>

When you go to each database above, just search for "production" within each database. Hope this helps!


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### Answer by username_2 on 2016-02-05. Score: 0

I think you can find these data in the web pages of the central statistic offices of each country, or the web page of a common statistic office like it is in the EU. They also collect data from outside the region.   
 I don't know whether exists a "global world office" which collect and examine data from the whole world...I guess there is no this kind of office. But I am not a totally expert in statistic offices.   
 Maybe it is also useful to see the websites of the worlds largest stock markets. They store quantity data, too, not only prices, I think.


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