Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
11.1 MtCO₂e/year was the net carbon sequestration of Costa Rica's forests between 2001-2022, after emitting 6.46 MtCO₂e/year and removing -17.6 MtCO₂e/year (GF2, 2024).
6.53 MtCO₂e/yr was the average annual greenhouse gas emissions due to deforestation caused by the expansion of the agricultural frontier between 2001 and 2022 in Costa Rica (GFW, 2024).
1.17 Gt is the total carbon storage in Costa Rica, with most of the carbon stored in soil (GFW, 2024).
509 kha of primary rainforest will be lost between 2002 and 2023 in Honduras, representing 37% of its total tree cover loss in the same time period (GFW, 2024)
24% was the decrease in the total area of primary forest in Honduras between 2002 and 2023 (GFW, 2024).
1.40 Mha of tree cover was lost between 2001 and 2023 in Honduras. An 18% decrease in tree cover area since 2000 (GFW, 2024).
53.39 kha is the average annual tree cover loss in Honduras as a direct result of agriculture between 2001 and 2022 in El Salvador (GFW, 2024).
$26,606 is Panama's per capita GDP, the highest in Latin America, with Costa Rica fourth ($19,778) and the Dominican Republic seventh ($16,768), at least double that of other Central American countries (Campos et al., 2024).
6% and 5.6% have been the annual output growth rates in the Dominican Republic and Panama respectively since 1960 up to the outset of COVID, faster than in the rest of Latin America, with Costa Rica in fifth place (Campos et al., 2024).
