Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
12.7 trillion dollars PPP was the global hidden cost of agrifood systems in 2020, considering emissions, water use, soil change, unhealthy diets, malnutrition and poverty (FAO, 2023).
75% of greenhouse gas emissions come from cities, which also account for 70% of global energy consumption and 75% of natural resource consumption (GGGI, 2022).
700 million tons of waste straw from various crops are produced by China, one of the world's leading producers of food grains (GGGI, 2023).
4 billion tons (dry matter) per year is the estimate of agricultural waste in the world (GGGI, 2023).
4.4 billion tons of CO₂ annually from food loss and waste account for 8% of global anthropogenic emissions (FAO, 2011).
By 2050, bioenergy will represent 25% of the total primary energy supply (GGGI, 2023).
9% of global energy demand is covered by bioenergy, which already constitutes an important source of energy worldwide (GGGI, 2023).
100% of the urea used in Central and South America is imported (GGGI, 2024).
More than 50% of the 201 million tons of inorganic fertilizers used in 2020 are composed of nitrogen, while 24% corresponds to phosphorus and 20% to potassium (GGGI, 2024).
201 tons of inorganic fertilizers, composed of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, represented global demand in 2020 (GGGI, 2023).
