Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
14 million hectares of natural ecosystems have been replaced by pasture and cropland since 2010, encroaching on indigenous territories and protected areas (UNCCD, 2024).
133 billion dollars could be the climate costs in Brazil's drylands by 2050, while losses in agricultural productivity would reach 105 billion dollars (UNCCD, 2024).
730,000 hectares of rangeland were converted to cropland in the U.S. Great Plains in 2020 (UNCCD, 2024).
25% of Mexico's national territory is covered by grasslands and shrublands in arid and semi-arid zones (UNCCD, 2024).
12% of Mexico's territory experiences severe or extreme soil degradation (UNCCD, 2024).
35% of grasslands are at risk of degradation, with another 26-27% showing significant risk (UNCCD, 2024).
29% of the world's population, 2.3 billion people, relied on wood biomass for cooking and heating in 2021 (FAO, 2024).
50% reduced deforestation in Brazil's Legal Amazon in 2023 compared to 2022 (FAO, 2024).
82% of wood fuel is used in Africa, Asia and South America; the rest in other regions (FAO, 2024).
3.9% of the world's forests are in the EU, which generates 43% of the value of forest exports, while Africa, with 16% of forests, contributes less than 2% (FAO, 2024).
