Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
71% of farmers report reduced yields as a major concern due to climate change (Bayer AG, 2024).
75% of farmers are already impacted by climate change or worried about its impacts (Bayer AG, 2024).
Up to 0.5 years of learning could be lost in Brazil's poorest municipalities due to rising temperatures (World Bank, 2024).
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).
USD 81 billion, one third of agricultural GDP, comes from livestock, which employs 3 million people (UNCCD, 2024).
264 million head of cattle and 17.4 million sheep are in Brazil (UNCCD, 2024).
1.4% of world production comes from Brazil (UNCCD, 2024).
16% of the world's beef comes from Brazil, with a value of approximately USD 7.6 billion in 2019 (UNCCD, 2024).
70% of the Amazon grasslands, equivalent to 37 million hectares, are the result of deforestation (UNCCD, 2024).
