Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
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14 million hectares of natural ecosystems have been replaced by pasture and cropland since 2010, encroaching on indigenous territories and protected areas (UNCCD, 2024).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).
1.4% of world production comes from Brazil (UNCCD, 2024).
264 million head of cattle and 17.4 million sheep are in Brazil (UNCCD, 2024).
USD 81 billion, one third of agricultural GDP, comes from livestock, which employs 3 million people (UNCCD, 2024).
16% of the world's beef comes from Brazil, with a value of approximately USD 7.6 billion in 2019 (UNCCD, 2024).
35% of the Brazilian territory is covered by the Cerrado and Caatinga biomes in the northwest of the country (UNCCD, 2024).
74% of the total Agtech startups in the Latin American region are in Argentina and Brazil (IDB, 2019).
