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).
Between 4.3 and 20.2 trillion USD are estimated to be the annual economic losses linked to ecosystem degradation (FAO, 2024).
90% of the 608 million agricultural farms worldwide are family farms (FAO, 2024).
35% of the world's food supply comes from family farming (FAO, 2024).
6,687 megatonnes of CO2 were emitted worldwide by fires in 2023 (FAO, 2024)
23% was the reduction in the global gross loss rate of mangroves between the periods 2000-2010 and 2010-2020 (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).
4,000 million m³ per year is the figure that global wood production has reached (FAO, 2024).
$360 billion in damages were caused by extreme weather events worldwide in 2022 (UNDP, 2024).
One in ten people does not have access to electricity, especially in rural areas of developing countries (UNDP, 2024).
