Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
The 1.2% drop in the volume of world trade in goods in 2023 was followed by a year-on-year growth of 1% between January and July 2024 (ECLAC, 2024).
Almost 10% of global goods imports are estimated to be subject to restrictive measures in 2024 (ECLAC, 2024).
62.7% of bird species and 77.7% of mammals gain habitat from the abandonment of cropland, but 74.2% and 86.3% would have benefited even more in the absence of recultivation.
4% of global climate finance goes to agriculture, despite its vulnerability and contribution to emissions (World Bank, 2024).
50-60% will increase global food demand in the coming decades (World Bank, 2024).
75% of the world's poorest people live in rural areas.
1.2 billion people work in the food economy worldwide (World Bank, 2024).
500 billion dollars could be added to the world economy in 5 years with access to banks and markets (World Bank, 2024).
1/3 of global GHG emissions come from agricultural production, exceeding those from global electricity (World Bank, 2024).
Between 15 % and 58 % of the daily energy in national diets comes from UPF, according to a recent review (Martini et al., 2021).
