Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
100% of the annual loss of 24 billion tons of fertile soils generates a cost of US$40 billion to the economy (UNEP, 2024).
89% of climate finance in 2020 was allocated to mitigation, 8% to adaptation and 3% to cross-cutting actions (ECLAC, 2024).
A 1% increase in productivity growth is equivalent to a 1% decrease in the cost of producing, storing and selling one unit of a product (GAP, 2023)
Nearly 180 million people were harmed by climate events between 1981-2020 (IDB, 2024).
Between 2% and 8% of annual GDP spending is required for the provision of services and infrastructure to face the climate crisis (IDB, 2024).
4.2 times the global agricultural production volume increased between 1961 and 2020, while the world population grew 2.6 times during the same period (USDA, 2024).
One-third of the global land area has been affected by land use changes since 1960, with phases of acceleration (1960-2005) and deceleration (2006-2019) in these changes (USDA, 2024).
More than 200 million workers left agriculture between 2003 and 2020 (USDA, 2024).
134% increase in global irrigated area between 1961 and 2020 (USDA, 2024).
381 million metric tons of total feed (in dry matter or grain equivalent tons) were used in agriculture in 1961, increasing to 1.585 billion metric tons in 2020 (USDA, 2024).
