Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
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).
In 40 out of 46 countries, men have more ownership rights or secure tenure over agricultural land than women (FAO, 2023).
For every 1 USD that men earn, women in agriculture earn 82 cents (FAO, 2023).
44% was the increase in global biofuel production between 2011 and 2021, continuing its sustained growth during that period (IFPRI, 2023).
22% of sugarcane production and 16% of corn production are used for ethanol production (IFPRI, 2023).
59% of ethanol comes from corn, 22% from sugarcane, 2% from molasses, 2% from wheat and the rest from other crops (IFPRI, 2023).
73% of biodiesel comes from vegetable oils (31% palm, 24% soybean and 14% rapeseed), while 21% comes from used cooking oils (IFPRI, 2023).
