Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
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.
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.
