Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
22.3% of children under 5 years of age (148 million) were stunted in 2022, down from 26.3% in 2012 (UN, 2023).
9% increase in water use efficiency, but water stress and scarcity remain a concern in many regions of the world (UN, 2023).
Less than 50% of the people involved in agricultural production own land or have secure rights to it (UN, 2023).
5.5% of children globally have been overweight since 2012, requiring greater efforts to reach the target of 3% by 2030 (UN, 2023).
575 million people will still be in extreme poverty in 2030 if current trends continue, and only one third of countries will reach the target of halving national poverty (UN, 2023).
Nearly 100 million hectares of net forest area were lost in the last two decades (UN, 2023).
3% of the world's territory is occupied by cities, but they consume up to 80% of energy and generate 75% of carbon emissions (UN, 2023).
300 billion per year until 2030 is the estimated cost of transforming agrifood systems and eradicating global hunger and malnutrition (ECLAC et al., 2024).
4.77 mm per year increased mean sea level between 2014 and 2023 due to ocean warming and ice loss (WMO, 2024).
25 % of annual anthropogenic CO₂ emissions were absorbed by the ocean between 1960 and 2021 (WMO, 2024).
