Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
20% to 40% more global cooling could be achieved through conservation of tropical forests (FAO, 2024).
USD 500 billion were nature-negative financial flows destined to agriculture in the form of price incentives and fiscal transfers in 2022 (FAO, 2024).
Between 340 and 370 million hectares of the Earth's surface are affected annually by fires (FAO, 2024).
420 million hectares of forests were converted to other land uses between 1990 and 2020 (FAO, 2024).
Nearly 6 billion people use non-timber forest products (FAO, 2024).
23% was the reduction in the global gross loss rate of mangroves between the periods 2000-2010 and 2010-2020 (FAO, 2024).
4,000 million m³ per year is the figure that global wood production has reached (FAO, 2024).
6,687 megatonnes of CO2 were emitted worldwide by fires in 2023 (FAO, 2024)
80% of amphibian species, 75% of bird species and 68% of mammal species find their habitat in forests, which are home to most of the planet's terrestrial biodiversity (FAO, 2024).
130 million people will face climate poverty by 2030 (UNDP, 2024).
