Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
16% of world food production and 70% of food for domestic herbivores comes from grasslands, mainly in Africa and South America (UNCCD, 2024).
0.65 or less is the aridity index of many drylands where grasslands are located, characterized by water scarcity (UNCCD, 2024).
50% of the Earth's land surface is covered by grasslands, which consist of grasses, herbaceous plants and shrubs, and are used as grazing by livestock and wildlife (UNCCD, 2024).
20-40% of annual crop losses are caused by pests in Latin America and the Caribbean (FAO, 2018).
77% of deaths and 59% of economic losses due to disasters in South America (1970-2019) were caused by floods, the most frequent event (ECLAC, 2024).
89% of climate finance in 2020 was allocated to mitigation, 8% to adaptation and 3% to cross-cutting actions (ECLAC, 2024).
700 million dollars per year, equivalent to 0.01% of the regional GDP, are needed for early warning systems in Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC, 2024).
70% of the Caribbean population resides in coastal areas, which increases their vulnerability to tsunamis (OCHA, 2023).
3% of annual GDP has been lost in the Caribbean due to intense weather events (OCHA, 2023).
40% of Dominica's population was affected by storm Erika, with damages of US$483 million, 90% of the country's GDP (OCHA, 2023).
