Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
US$12 billion annually is the value of ecosystem services provided by pollinating insects to the Brazilian agricultural sector (Amazon Concertation, 2024).
9.4% of the total area of the Amazon (797,824 km2) is composed of oil blocks, representing another important source of pressure on the ecosystem (Lesenfants et al., 2024).
17% of the total area of the Amazon is affected by mining, contributing significantly to environmental degradation (Lesenfants et al., 2024).
84% of deforestation in the Amazon is caused by agriculture and cattle ranching, these being the main sources of ecological degradation (Lesenfants et al., 2024).
10.76% of the Amazon area in Brazil was deforested between 2001 and 2020, the highest rate among Amazonian countries (Lesenfants et al., 2024).
63% of the total area of the Amazon is located in Brazil, being the country with the largest portion of this biome (Lesenfants et al., 2024).
0.17% of the global bioeconomy market, estimated at USD 7.7 billion by 2030, would be received by the Amazonian countries (Lesenfants et al., 2024).
The 8 Amazonian countries are home to more than 40 million residents in the region, underscoring the importance of developing a bioeconomy that benefits this significant population (Lesenfants et al., 2024).
26% of the forested Amazon has already been affected by the combination of deforestation and severe land degradation (Lesenfants et al., 2024).
76.8% of agricultural farms in Brazil are family agricultural units, which is equivalent to 3,897,408 of a total of 5,073,324 farms (IBGE, 2017).
