Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
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70% of the freshwater withdrawn in the world is used by agriculture, with an even greater use due to crop evapotranspiration (INDAP, 2023).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.
70-80% of the world's food is produced by family farmers, pastoralists, fishers and aquaculturists, forest dwellers, food workers and their families (FAO, 2023).
USD 1 trillion would be added to global GDP and 45 million people would be lifted out of food insecurity if equality for women in agri-food systems were achieved (FAO, 2023).
80% of the world's remaining biodiversity is under the custody of indigenous peoples, who are intrinsically connected to the land and nature (FAO, 2023).
Of the 30% of emissions produced in agri-food systems, 14% are generated within the farm, 10% occur between the pre-production and post-production phases and 6% are due to changes in land use (FAO, 2023).
The third largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the world would be food loss and waste if they were a country (FAO, 2023).
The impact of malnutrition in all its forms costs the global economy $3.5 billion each year, beyond the cost in human suffering (FAO, 2023).
