Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
7% of the world's milk production is marketed internationally, mainly due to its perishable nature and high water content, over 85% (OECD and FAO, 2023).
15% will be the cumulative growth of world milk production in the next 10 years, reaching 1,039 million tons in 2032 (OECD and FAO, 2023).
0.8% per year is the projected increase in per capita consumption of dairy solids by 2032, which would bring this consumption to 15.7 kg worldwide (OECD and FAO, 2023).
4 billion m³ of roundwood are harvested annually, half for fuel and half as industrial raw material (FAO, 2024).
12% of the world's grasslands, equivalent to 9.5 million km², are protected (UNCCD, 2024).
1.2 billion poor people in developing countries depend on livestock for food security and income (UNCCD, 2024).
10% of the world's meat production comes from pastoralism, which is practiced in more than 100 countries and supports 200 million households (UNCCD, 2024).
67 million square kilometres of grasslands, representing 45% of the world's land surface, are used for livestock production, with almost half in drylands (UNCCD, 2024).
35% of grasslands are at risk of degradation, with another 26-27% showing significant risk (UNCCD, 2024).
30% of the global carbon pool is in grasslands (UNCCD, 2024).
