diff --git a/components/widgets/land-cover/fao-cover/index.js b/components/widgets/land-cover/fao-cover/index.js
index af9dd7e3b1..aa4f4ecb8b 100644
--- a/components/widgets/land-cover/fao-cover/index.js
+++ b/components/widgets/land-cover/fao-cover/index.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export default {
   widget: 'faoCover',
   title: {
     initial: 'FAO forest cover in {location}',
-    global: 'Global FAO forest cover'
+    global: 'Global FAO forest cover',
   },
   chartType: 'pieChart',
   categories: ['land-cover'],
@@ -21,47 +21,50 @@ export default {
   dataType: 'fao',
   metaKey: 'widget_forest_cover_fao',
   sortOrder: {
-    landCover: 5
+    landCover: 5,
   },
   settings: {
-    unit: 'ha'
+    unit: 'ha',
   },
   sentences: {
     globalInitial:
-      'FAO data from 2015 shows that there are {extent} of forest {location}, with primary forest occupying {primaryPercent} of the world.',
+      'According to the FAO, in {year}, {percent}% ({amountInHectares}) of the globe was covered by forest. Of this, {primaryPercent}%, was primary forest.',
+    // globalInitial:
+    //  'FAO data from 2015 shows that there are {extent} of forest {location}, with primary forest occupying {primaryPercent} of the world.',
     globalNoPrimary:
       'FAO data from 2015 shows that there are {extent} of forest {location}, which occupies {primaryPercent} of the world.',
     initial:
-      'FAO data from 2015 shows that {location} contains {extent} of forest, with primary forest occupying {primaryPercent} of the country.',
+      'According to the FAO, in {year}, {percent}% ({amountInHectares}) of {country} was covered by forest. Of this, {primaryPercent}%, was primary forest.',
+    // initial:
+    //  'FAO data from 2015 shows that {location} contains {extent} of forest, with primary forest occupying {primaryPercent} of the country.',
     noPrimary:
-      'FAO data from 2015 shows that {location} contains {extent} of forest, which occupies {primaryPercent} of the country.'
+      'FAO data from 2015 shows that {location} contains {extent} of forest, which occupies {primaryPercent} of the country.',
   },
-  getData: params =>
+  getData: (params) =>
     all([getFAOExtent({ ...params }), getRanking({ ...params })]).then(
       spread((getFAOResponse, getRankingResponse) => {
         let data = {};
         const fao = getFAOResponse.data.rows;
         const ranking = getRankingResponse.data.rows;
+
         if (fao.length && ranking.length) {
-          const faoTotal = fao.map(f => ({
-            ...f,
-            area_ha: parseFloat(f.area_ha.replace(',', '')) * 1000
-          }));
-          let faoData = faoTotal[0];
+          let faoData = fao[0];
+
           if (fao.length > 1) {
             faoData = {};
-            Object.keys(omit(faoTotal[0], ['iso', 'name'])).forEach(k => {
-              faoData[k] = sumBy(faoTotal, k) || 0;
+            Object.keys(omit(fao[0], ['iso', 'country'])).forEach((k) => {
+              faoData[k] = sumBy(fao, k) || 0;
             });
           }
+
           data = {
             ...faoData,
-            rank: ranking[0].rank || 0
+            rank: ranking[0].rank || 0,
           };
         }
         return data;
       })
     ),
   getDataURL: ({ params }) => [getFAOExtent({ ...params, download: true })],
-  getWidgetProps
+  getWidgetProps,
 };
diff --git a/services/forest-data.js b/services/forest-data.js
index 610301a5e7..1ddf20e533 100644
--- a/services/forest-data.js
+++ b/services/forest-data.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { cartoRequest } from 'utils/request';
+import { cartoRequest, dataRequest, DATA_API_URL } from 'utils/request';
 
 import globalLandCoverCategories from 'data/global-land-cover-categories.json';
 
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { CARTO_API } from 'utils/apis';
 
 const NEW_SQL_QUERIES = {
   faoExtent:
-    'SELECT country AS iso, name, plantfor * 1000 AS planted_forest__ha, primfor * 1000 AS primary_forest__ha, natregfor * 1000 AS regenerated_forest__ha, forest * 1000 AS fao_treecover__ha, totarea as area_ha FROM table_1_forest_area_and_characteristics WHERE {location} AND year = 2015',
+    'SELECT iso, country, "planted forest (ha)" AS planted_forest__ha, "primary (ha)" AS primary_forest__ha, "naturally regenerating forest (ha)" AS regenerated_forest__ha, "forest (ha)" AS fao_treecover__ha, "total land area (ha)" as area_ha FROM data WHERE {location} AND year = {year}',
   faoReforest:
     'SELECT country AS iso, name, year, reforest * 1000 AS reforestation__rate, forest*1000 AS fao_treecover_reforest__ha FROM table_1_forest_area_and_characteristics as fao WHERE fao.year = {period} AND reforest > 0 ORDER BY reforestation__rate DESC',
   faoDeforest:
@@ -44,23 +44,26 @@ const getLocationQuery = (adm0, adm1, adm2) =>
     adm2 ? ` AND adm2 = ${adm2}` : ''
   }`;
 
-export const getFAOExtent = ({ adm0, download }) => {
-  const url = `/sql?q=${NEW_SQL_QUERIES.faoExtent}`.replace(
-    '{location}',
-    adm0 ? `country = '${adm0}'` : '1 = 1'
-  );
+export const getFAOExtent = async ({ adm0, year = 2020, download }) => {
+  const target = download ? 'csv' : 'json';
+
+  const url =
+    `/dataset/fao_forest_extent/v2020/query/${target}?sql=${NEW_SQL_QUERIES.faoExtent}`
+      .replace('{location}', adm0 ? `iso = '${adm0}'` : '1 = 1')
+      .replace('{year}', year);
 
   if (download) {
     return {
       name: 'fao_treecover_extent__ha',
-      url: `${CARTO_API}${url}&format=csv`,
+      url: `${DATA_API_URL}${url}`,
     };
   }
 
-  return cartoRequest.get(url).then((response) => ({
-    ...response,
+  const response = await dataRequest.get(url);
+
+  const widgetData = {
     data: {
-      rows: response.data.rows.map((o) => {
+      rows: response.data.map((o) => {
         // delete old key, replace it with new
         // delete Object.assign(o, {[newKey]: o[oldKey] })[oldKey]
         delete Object.assign(o, { planted_forest: o.planted_forest__ha })
@@ -75,7 +78,9 @@ export const getFAOExtent = ({ adm0, download }) => {
         return o;
       }),
     },
-  }));
+  };
+
+  return widgetData;
 };
 
 export const getFAOReforest = ({ period, download }) => {
diff --git a/utils/request.js b/utils/request.js
index 049c165777..380ecd75e2 100644
--- a/utils/request.js
+++ b/utils/request.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const ENVIRONMENT = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_FEATURE_ENV;
 const GFW_API_URL = ENVIRONMENT === 'staging' ? GFW_STAGING_API : GFW_API;
 const GFW_METADATA_API_URL =
   ENVIRONMENT === 'staging' ? GFW_STAGING_METADATA_API : GFW_METADATA_API;
-const DATA_API_URL =
+export const DATA_API_URL =
   ENVIRONMENT === 'staging' ? GFW_STAGING_DATA_API : GFW_DATA_API;
 
 // We never use the `staging-api.resourcewatch.org`.