Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
17% to 45% has been the range of participation of high-tech products among Costa Rica's exports in the last two decades, with 13% of the labor force employed by foreign companies from the zona franca regime (Campos et al., 2024).
85% of biofuel production in 2030 will come from crops (IEA, 2024).
Coffee consumption grows between 2% and 2.5% annually (EOM, 2024).
Coffee production has increased 75% since 1990 due to the growth of global wealth (EOM, 2024).
Only 2.5% of the final price of coffee reaches farmers for their work in cultivation and harvesting, while the roasting process and marketing represent 90% (EOM, 2024).
80.6 million tons of food goes unsold or uneaten after being grown, processed, transported or stored, representing 40% of all food produced in the U.S. (ReFED, 2021).
94% of the soybean area reported in federal statistics was captured in the state mapping of Mato Grosso during 2001-2013 (Garrett et al., 2018).
5% of the fuel tax in Costa Rica is allocated to financing the Payment for Environmental Services program (Bosselmann, 2008).
The 15 organic quality control organizations in Bahia are divided into 12 SCOs and 3 OPACs, representing more than 50% of CNPO registrations between 2018-2020 (Sanchez et al., 2021).
USD 27.3-48.6 billion in investments until 2050 represents the Carbon Neutrality goal for Chile (Sánchez Molina, 2020).
