Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
3479 kha is the total loss of tree cover in Mexico as a direct result of agriculture in 20 years (GFW, 2024).
80% of farmers in Colombia are family farmers (CNIE, 2016).
1.45 ± 0.12 °C was the global average temperature increase in 2023 compared to the pre-industrial era (WMO, 2024).
4.77 mm per year increased mean sea level between 2014 and 2023 due to ocean warming and ice loss (WMO, 2024).
25 % of annual anthropogenic CO₂ emissions were absorbed by the ocean between 1960 and 2021 (WMO, 2024).
USD 500 billion was the public expenditure in 2022 to reduce energy bills, 70% represented by Europe (IAEA, 2022).
0.65% of GDP, investment in research and development in Latin America has remained stagnant, representing only 2.3% of the world total (IDB, 2024).
486,000 people in rural areas of Central America faced severe drought conditions between April and November 2023, affecting the main planting and harvesting seasons due to reduced rainfall associated with the El Niño phenomenon. (WFP, 2024).
43.2 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean do not have sufficient access to food, in a context worsened by climate impacts associated with the El Niño phenomenon. (WFP, 2024)
1.7 to 2.7 million people in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua may require food assistance by March 2024 due to the impacts of the El Niño phenomenon in the Central American Dry Corridor (WFP, 2024).
