Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
5.6% of children under 5 years of age globally were affected by overweight in 2022 (FAO et al., 2025).
2.8 billion people worldwide could not afford a healthy diet in 2022 (FAO et al., 2025).
Only 2.5% of the final price of coffee reaches farmers for their work in cultivation and harvesting, while the roasting process and marketing represent 90% (EOM, 2024).
Coffee production has increased 75% since 1990 due to the growth of global wealth (EOM, 2024).
Coffee consumption grows between 2% and 2.5% annually (EOM, 2024).
85% of biofuel production in 2030 will come from crops (IEA, 2024).
One in three people in the world, or more than 2.2 billion, still lack access to safe drinking wáter (WRI, 2025).
More than half of the world's population lacks adequate sanitation services (WRI, 2025).
Droughts have increased by 29% and flood disasters by 134% since 2000, affecting essential water infrastructure (WRI, 2025).
6.4 % of total agri-food system emissions come from fertilizer production and use (Sutton, Lotsch & Prasann, 2024).
