Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
The third largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the world would be food loss and waste if they were a country (FAO, 2023).
The impact of malnutrition in all its forms costs the global economy $3.5 billion each year, beyond the cost in human suffering (FAO, 2023).
12% of the world's land is destined for cultivation (FAO, 2023).
6,000 species of plants are cultivated for food production in the world (FAO, 2023).
Between 2,000 and 5,000 liters of water per day are needed to produce the food that a person consumes (FAO, 2023).
9.3 billion metric tons (MT) of CO2 emissions were generated by global food loss and waste in 2017 (Zhu et al., 2023).
131 million people could not afford a healthy diet in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2020 (FAO, et al., 2023).
40% of food production in Latin America and the Caribbean is exported worldwide, representing 17% of total world food exports (FAO, et al., 2023).
