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)