Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
0.28% (156 kha) is the land cover in Mexico occupied by agricultural land and 17% of the land cover corresponds to grasslands (9.68 Mha) (GFW, 2024).
3479 kha is the total loss of tree cover in Mexico as a direct result of agriculture in 20 years (GFW, 2024).
151.26 kha is the average annual loss of tree cover in Mexico as a direct result of agriculture between 2001 and 2023 (GFW, 2024).
4.89 Mha of tree cover was lost between 2001 and 2023 in Mexico. A 9.2% decrease in tree cover area since 2000 (GFW, 2024).
8.5% was the decrease in the total area of primary forest in Mexico between 2002 and 2023 (GFW, 2024).
1.49 kha of primary moist forest was lost between 2002 and 2023 in Mexico representing 2% of its total tree cover loss in the same time period (GFW, 2024).
30% of Colombian farmers are women (CNIA, 2016).
80% of farmers in Colombia are family farmers (CNIE, 2016).
Roughly 79% of the food consumed in Colombia is produced by family farming (CNIA, 2016).
45% of registered projects are for renewable energy activities and have dominated supply in carbon credit markets since their inception (World Bank, 2023).
