Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
3 million hectares of forest were lost annually in Latin America and the Caribbean between 2015 and 2020, the second highest total in the world (UNCCD, 2024).
570 million livestock units exist, and more than 80% graze on pasture (UNCCD, 2024).
35% of the Brazilian territory is covered by the Cerrado and Caatinga biomes in the northwest of the country (UNCCD, 2024).
2.29 million km² of South America are savannas, between 8% and 10% of its global extension (UNCCD, 2024).
33% of South America's land area is covered by grasslands (UNCCD, 2024).
30% of the global carbon pool is in grasslands (UNCCD, 2024).
12% of the world's grasslands, equivalent to 9.5 million km², are protected (UNCCD, 2024).
16% of world food production and 70% of food for domestic herbivores comes from grasslands, mainly in Africa and South America (UNCCD, 2024).
0.65 or less is the aridity index of many drylands where grasslands are located, characterized by water scarcity (UNCCD, 2024).
35% of grasslands are at risk of degradation, with another 26-27% showing significant risk (UNCCD, 2024).
