Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
4 of the 10 most climate-affected countries between 1998-2017 are in the region, which accounted for 46% of global losses from climate disasters in the last decade (FAO, 2022).
227 million hectares recognized and titled for indigenous communities have contributed to reducing or preventing carbon emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (FAO, 2022).
94% was the accumulated growth shown in global biodiesel production in the last decade (IICA, 2022).
Global production of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) grew by 272% in the last ten years (IICA, 2022).
Almost 10% of the world's population was undernourished in 2021 (FAO, 2022).
11.7% of the world's population (around 920 million people) was severely food insecure in 2020 (FAO, 2022).
2.5 billion hectares of global agricultural land (i64 percent) are at risk of pesticide contamination from more than one active ingredient (FAO, 2022).
33% of the world's cropland is used for the production of livestock feed (FAO, 2022).
12% increased global water use efficiency from 17.4 USD/m³ in 2015 to 19.4 USD/m³ in 2019 (FAO, 2022).
