Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
17.4 million hectares in Brazil apply integrated crop-livestock-forest systems, capturing 21.8 million tons of CO2, exceeding the NDC targets for 2020 by 21% (World Bank, 2023).
52% of total greenhouse gas emissions in Brazil between 2000 and 2020 were caused by changes in land use, and agriculture was responsible for 24% (World Bank, 2023).
13% of Brazil's cropland is equipped for irrigation, and in 2017, 68% of the country's water consumption was for irrigation (World Bank, 2023).
27.6% of GDP and 20.1% of total employment in Brazil was generated by the agro-industrial sector in 2021 (World Bank, 2023).
210 billion dollars is the theoretical annual value that the Brazilian Amazon contributes to the planet as a carbon sink, hosting more than half of the remaining tropical forests (World Bank, 2024).
317 billion dollars is the annual economic value that Brazil's Amazon rainforest regions bring to local communities (World Bank, 2024).
50% reduced deforestation in Brazil's Legal Amazon in 2023 compared to 2022 (FAO, 2024).
133 billion dollars could be the climate costs in Brazil's drylands by 2050, while losses in agricultural productivity would reach 105 billion dollars (UNCCD, 2024).
14 million hectares of natural ecosystems have been replaced by pasture and cropland since 2010, encroaching on indigenous territories and protected areas (UNCCD, 2024).
70% of the Amazon grasslands, equivalent to 37 million hectares, are the result of deforestation (UNCCD, 2024).
