Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
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).
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).
33% of anthropogenic emissions are offset by increased photosynthesis, 22% is absorbed by the ocean and 45% remains in the atmosphere (Cady, 2020).
80% of terrestrial carbon is in the lithosphere and fossil fuels, while the remaining 20% is in the ocean, atmosphere, living organisms and soil (Cady, 2020).
Guatemala ranks 16th in the Global Climate Risk Index 2021, followed by El Salvador at 28th and Honduras at 44th, highlighting its high exposure to extreme events (World Bank, 2024).
