Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
0.839 is the land Gini coefficient for Ecuador in 2019, which shows the great inequality in the country (IEE, 2020).
1.9 million hectares are dedicated to commercial crops, and only 445 thousand hectares are for staple foods in Ecuador (IEE, 2020).
50% of the properties had less than five hectares in 1990, representing only 2.0% of the land (ECLAC, 2021).
0.79 is the GINI coefficient for land in LAC, 0.85 for South America, and 0.75 for Central America (Oxfam, 2016).
The 90% of cultivated land in LAC is not irrigated (Wani, et al., 2009).
300 billion dollars annually is the cost of land degradation (Nkonya. et al. 2016).
Nearly 100 million hectares of net forest area were lost in the last two decades (UN, 2023).
3% of the world's territory is occupied by cities, but they consume up to 80% of energy and generate 75% of carbon emissions (UN, 2023).
24% of the land in Colombia is managed by 170 indigenous peoples and ethnic groups inhabiting it (Echeverri, A., et, al., 2023)
Around 7% of the agricultural area worldwide is equipped for irrigation (Díaz-Bonilla, 2024).
