Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
Between 340 and 370 million hectares of the Earth's surface are affected annually by fires (FAO, 2024).
Nearly 6 billion people use non-timber forest products (FAO, 2024).
Between 4.3 and 20.2 trillion USD are estimated to be the annual economic losses linked to ecosystem degradation (FAO, 2024).
25 million hectares of forests in the United States are projected to suffer losses of more than 20% by 2027 (FAO, 2024).
6,687 megatonnes of CO2 were emitted worldwide by fires in 2023 (FAO, 2024)
50% was the decrease in deforestation in the Legal Amazon of Brazil in 2023 (FAO, 2024).
58,539 disaster-related events were recorded between 2008 and 2022 in Colombia (UNDP, 2024).
$360 billion in damages were caused by extreme weather events worldwide in 2022 (UNDP, 2024).
158 million women will face water scarcity in 2050 (UNDP, 2024).
A quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions come from food production (UNDP, 2024).
