Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
A 1% increase in productivity growth is equivalent to a 1% decrease in the cost of producing, storing and selling one unit of a product (GAP, 2023)
Up to US$75 billion is expended annually, mostly by governments, in providing school feeding to no less than 368 million children daily on average (WFP, 2021)
23% of damages and losses from events such as El Niño affect the agricultural sector, reaching up to 82% in cases of drought (FAO, 2017).
60% is the required increase in global food production by 2050, when the population will reach 9.7 billion (UNDESA, 2019).
22% of global greenhouse gas emissions come from agribusiness, the second largest contributor worldwide (OECD, 2022).
40% of the world's land area and 70% of water use are used for agriculture (OECD, 2020).
Between 0.1% and 1% of real GDP in the US and Europe would be affected by friendshoring, with a higher impact of up to 4.7% in countries in between the West and its adversaries (IMF, 2023).
14% of cereals and 4.5% of soybeans traded globally pass through the Suez Canal.
Nearly 40% of jobs worldwide will be affected by AI, either replacing or complementing them, requiring a balance of policies to harness its potential (IMF, 2024).
USD 250 billion were the global losses from natural disasters in 2023, with earthquakes in Turkey and Syria costing the most and a significant increase in fatalities (Munich Re).
