Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
284,000 hectares of mangroves were lost globally between 2000 and 2020, representing a global reduction of approximately 1.9% (FAO, 2024).
44% of the world's total mangroves are found in South and Southeast Asia (FAO, 2024).
23% decrease in the global gross mangrove loss rate between 2000-2010 and 2010-2020 (FAO, 2024).
50% reduced deforestation in Brazil's Legal Amazon in 2023 compared to 2022 (FAO, 2024).
90% of the wood harvested in Africa in 2022 was for fuel, reflecting the high dependence on biomass for energy (FAO, 2024).
1,970 million m³ of wood was extracted for fuel in 2022, representing 49.4% of the total harvested (FAO, 2024).
13% more roundwood was produced in 2022 than in 1990 globally (FAO, 2024).
95% of anthropogenic CO2 emissions come from burning coal, oil and natural gas (Cady, 2020).
100 times faster is the current increase in atmospheric CO2 compared to the natural increase at the end of the last Ice Age between 11,000 and 17,000 years ago (Lindsey, 2018).
8.6 years is the half-life of methane in the atmosphere (Cady, 2020).
