Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
USD 632 billion were recorded in global climate financing (ECLAC, 2024).
40% of the world's land is degraded, reducing its productivity and negatively affecting climate, biodiversity and people's livelihoods.
71% of the industrial policy measures implemented in 2023 by the world's major economies are characterized by their trade-distorting effects (ECLAC, 2024).
54% of the world's population lives in urban areas and is expected to reach 66% by 2050 (Gutiérrez et al., 2019).
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.
