Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
1.2 billion people work in the food economy worldwide (World Bank, 2024).
75% of the world's poorest people live in rural areas.
50-60% will increase global food demand in the coming decades (World Bank, 2024).
4% of global climate finance goes to agriculture, despite its vulnerability and contribution to emissions (World Bank, 2024).
70-80% of the world's agricultural land suffers moderate to severe erosion (Jara-Rojas et al., 2013).
82% of the world's arable land depends on rainfall (Jara-Rojas et al., 2013).
70% of the freshwater withdrawn in the world is used by agriculture, with an even greater use due to crop evapotranspiration (INDAP, 2023).
Over 10% annual growth in global bioeconomy markets (Government of Mexico, 2023).
24 Mha of additional forest per year, until 2030, could store a quarter of the atmospheric CO₂ needed to limit global warming to 1.5 °C (IICA, 2021).
Between 20% and 80% increases carbon capture with the adoption of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practices compared to farms that do not implement them (Solidaridad, 2024).
