Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
70% of the world's coffee is produced on farms of <5 hectares.
USD 619 billion is the current value of agricultural subsidies, almost double the USD 325 billion per year reported in 2000.
Between $7 and $30 is generated for every $1 invested through agroforestry, forestry and low-carbon agriculture.
48% of the agricultural labor force in low- and middle-income countries is composed of women.
14% of forest loss each year is associated with subsidies for products such as soybeans, palm oil and beef due to the advance of the agricultural frontier.
USD 1.25 trillion per year represents fossil fuel subsidies and public spending on agriculture and fisheries.
More than USD 7 trillion annually, equivalent to 8% of the world economy, is associated with implicit subsidies to agriculture, fisheries and fossil fuels.
More than USD 635 billion a year is spent on subsidies in the global agricultural sector, while in the fisheries sector it exceeds USD 35 billion a year.
1 in 5 deaths worldwide is caused by poor air quality.
78% of the world's poor depend on agriculture, the largest user of land globally, which employs one billion people.
