Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
More than 65% of deforestation in Colombia is generated in the Amazon biome (FCDS, 2024).
Between 60% and 80% of the labor force in Colombia's flower industry is represented by women.
A 1% increase in deforestation increases malaria cases by 0.4% to 0.5% in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, and by 0.09% in Brazil.
The 10% of all the birds in the world are found in Colombia (Echeverri, A., et, al., 2023)
More than 50% of Colombian territory is covered by forests (Echeverri, A., et, al., 2023)
24% of the land in Colombia is managed by 170 indigenous peoples and ethnic groups inhabiting it (Echeverri, A., et, al., 2023)
Around 186 instruments were issued between 1959 and 2018 in Colombia related to biodiversity (Echeverri, A., et, al., 2023)
41.1% of the land in Colombia is in the hands of 0.4% of landowners (Rodrigo Castañeda, et al., 2023).
2.5 times more people live in rural areas than in urban areas in Colombia (Rodrigo Castañeda, et al., 2023).
More than 40% of the rural population has problems of informality in land ownership (Rodrigo Castañeda, et al., 2023).
