Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
$1 billion invested in coastal flood adaptation leads to a $14 billion reduction in economic damages (UNEP, 2023).
40% of humanity already lives in highly climate-vulnerable areas (UNEP, 2023).
85% of countries have at least one climate change adaptation planning instrument at the national level (UNEP, 2023).
12.7 trillion dollars PPP was the global hidden cost of agrifood systems in 2020, considering emissions, water use, soil change, unhealthy diets, malnutrition and poverty (FAO, 2023).
76% reduction in costs related to climate change is possible through the adoption of healthier and more sustainable dietary patterns (FAO, 2023).
0.7% was the growth in world milk production in 2022, reaching nearly 897 million tons (OECD and FAO, 2023).
1.0% per year is the projected growth for global per capita consumption of fresh dairy products over the next 10 years, exceeding the rate of the past 10 years (OECD and FAO, 2023).
30% of the world's milk will be processed in the next decade to produce butter, cheese, skimmed milk powder, whole milk powder or whey powder (OECD and FAO, 2023).
4 billion people live in water-scarce areas, and one in four cities faces water insecurity (World Bank, 2023).
20% was the increase in the value of the FAO Dairy Price Index in 2022, reaching an unprecedented peak for all these products (OECD and FAO, 2023).
