Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
33% of the world's cropland is used for the production of livestock feed (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).
11.7% of the world's population (around 920 million people) was severely food insecure in 2020 (FAO, 2022).
Almost 10% of the world's population was undernourished in 2021 (FAO, 2022).
3/4 of total greenhouse gas emissions come from the energy sector (Bouckaert, 2021).
More than 1 billion people depend on livestock as a means of subsistence (Laborde, 2020).
Almost 50% of studies on climate resilient crops identify extension services as a factor for successful adoption (Laborde, 2020).
Global production of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) grew by 272% in the last ten years (IICA, 2022).
94% was the accumulated growth shown in global biodiesel production in the last decade (IICA, 2022).
60 billion dollars (1.3% of GDP) were spent by Latin American and Caribbean countries on fossil fuel subsidies in 2020 (IDB, 2023).
