Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
1.3 billion people could see their food security increased through agroforestry alone (FAO, 2023).
25% of the world's biodiversity is found in soil, which is a vital carbon sink and hosts ecosystems essential for the preservation of life (FAO, 2023).
Between 2,000 and 5,000 liters of water per day are needed to produce the food that a person consumes (FAO, 2023).
More than a third of countries have included livestock-related mitigation interventions in their climate commitments (FAO, 2023).
Four-fifths of all life on Earth lives in the ocean: it feeds three billion people (FAO, 2023).
3.7% was the growth rate of economic activity in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) in 2022, which is about half of the 6.7% rate recorded in 2021 (IMF, 2023).
With a 60% probability, El Niño is expected to begin to show its effects in mid-2023, after three consecutive years of La Niña (AMIS, 2023).
In 2019, 36% of women and 38% of men worked in agri-food systems (FAO, 2023).
More than 50% of bilateral agricultural financing incorporates gender, but only 8.5% treats it as a central issue (FAO, 2023).
