Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
3 billion people depend on the oceans for food, obtaining almost 20% of their animal protein intake from fisheries.
34% of the fisheries sector is in crisis due to overexploitation, exacerbated by open access regimes and subsidies.
50% of growers in the global fresh produce industry sold at a loss or broke even due to increased costs from the COVID-19 pandemic.
70% of freshwater use and 78% of its pollution come from the global food system.
Three quarters of the ice-free land has been altered by human activities, mainly agriculture and deforestation.
463 million tons will be the estimated level of world cereal trade, the lowest in three years, with a drop of 2.6% compared to 2021/22.
Over the last 40 years, the share of food, measured in calories, crossing an international border rose from 12.3 percent to over 19 percent.
70% of the freshwater withdrawn in the world is used by agriculture, with an even greater use due to crop evapotranspiration (INDAP, 2023).
66% probability that the global temperature will exceed 1.5°C (WMO, 2023).
More than 939 million women aged 15 or older experienced moderate to severe food insecurity in 2021, compared with 813 million men in the same age class.
