Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
23% of global greenhouse gas emissions come from deforestation, exceeding emissions from the global transport sector.
A 60% increase in food production will be required from farmers and ranchers worldwide by 2050 (World Bank, 2020).
81% of smallholder farmers with less than 2 ha in non-developed countries (except China) had no agricultural insurance in 2019, while in Latin America and the Caribbean the figure was 67% (IFAD, 2020).
14% could increase the volume of trade in clean technologies, including those for air pollution control, if tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade in these technologies are eliminated (UNEP, 2019).
6.5 million premature deaths annually are caused by air pollution (UNEP, 2019).
Up to 14% of food is lost between post-harvest and retail phases worldwide (FAO, 2019).
A 1% increase in participation in global value chains is linked to an increase in per capita income of more than 1% in the long run.
60% is the required increase in global food production by 2050, when the population will reach 9.7 billion (UNDESA, 2019).
50 % would increase total food demand by mid-century, and animal demand by almost 70 % (WRI, 2019).
600 million hectares will grow cropland and pasture by 2050 if no action is taken (WRI, 2019).
