On March 1, 2022, the U.S. Department of State published its annual FOIA report for fiscal year 2021. Here are the highlights:
10,683 requests received, an 18.4 percent increase from FY 2020 (9019 requests)
9,505 requests processed, a 35 percent increase from FY 2020 (7041 requests)
14,941 backlogged requests, an 8.3 percent increase from FY 2020 (13,798 requests)
Fees collected for processing requests: $0 (the same as in FY 2020)
Total costs: $28,004,908.50, a 45.4 percent decrease from FY 2020 ($51, 278, 590.97)