Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
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).
50% reduced deforestation in Brazil's Legal Amazon in 2023 compared to 2022 (FAO, 2024).
90% of ethanol production and use in the region comes from Brazil, which also accounts for 71% of production and 79% of biodiesel use (OECD and FAO, 2024).
50% of the world's soybean production comes from Brazil and Argentina combined, reflecting their comparative advantage in this sector (OECD and FAO, 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).
USD 20 billion annually is generated by the ecosystem services of the Amazon, benefiting soybeans, livestock and energy (Amazon Concertation, 2024).
US$12 billion annually is the value of ecosystem services provided by pollinating insects to the Brazilian agricultural sector (Amazon Concertation, 2024).
12 million hectares is the minimum that Brazil's National Native Vegetation Recovery Policy aims to recover by 2030 (Barreto et al., 2024).
