Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
12.6% of Honduras' real GDP in 2022 came from the agrifood sector (Secretaría de Agricultura y Ganadería de Honduras, 2023).
71.6% of exports, 47.9% of employment and one third of electricity generation in Honduras depend on water resources (World Bank, 2023).
4.5% of the population of Honduras is affected on average each year by disasters caused by natural hazards, causing damages exceeding 2.3% of GDP (World Bank, 2023).
40,600 to 56,400 people will be forced to move internally in Honduras due to climate change impacts by 2050 (World Bank, 2023).
56% of Honduras' territory is covered by forests, which are essential for mitigating climate change, strengthening resilience to natural disasters and generating income for rural communities (World Bank, 2023).
0.06% of global greenhouse gas emissions come from Honduras, with 2.9 tons of CO₂ equivalent per capita in 2018, below the world (6.45) and regional (6.22) average (World Bank, 2023) (World Bank, 2023).
63% of world exports of fresh bananas and plantains in 2022 came from Latin America and the Caribbean, with Ecuador, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Honduras as the main exporters (IICA, Trade Data Monitor).
Between -11% and -14% could reduce maize, bean and rice yields by 2030, and between -19% and -24% by 2050 due to climate change, impacting food security and the rural poor (IDB, 2018).
Between 4% and 19% of GDP could represent losses in the agricultural sector in Honduras due to weather events up to the year 2100 (Inter-American Development Bank, 2018).
97.2% of farms in Honduras are family farms (308,347 units), exceeding the LAC average of 81.3%.
