Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
25% of Honduras' territory, more than 3 million hectares, is used by the cattle sector (Secretaría de Agricultura y Ganadería de Honduras, 2023).
450,000 heads of cattle, goats, sheep and camelids occupy 6,800 agricultural holdings in Catamarca (CEPAL et al., 2023).
5.2 million sheep in the United States, including 3.8 million breeding sheep, were distributed across more than 100,000 farms in 2020 (UNCCD, 2024).
More than a third of countries have included livestock-related mitigation interventions in their climate commitments (FAO, 2023).
One third of the water required for animal production in the world is allocated to the cattle sector (Mekonnen. et al. 2010).
The 10% of all the birds in the world are found in Colombia (Echeverri, A., et, al., 2023)
88% of the emissions that come from the livestock sector are due to enteric fermentation in the digestive tract of ruminant animals (cattle, sheep and goats), released through belching, the rest comes from manure. (CGIAR, 2023).
18% of the world's dietary energy and 34% of protein and vitamin intake come from livestock production (FAO, 2022).
27% (395) of the cooperatives in Peru are linked to agriculture and livestock farming.
86% of cattle farms in Central America are small, with less than 18 hectares and a density of 1.5 animals per hectare.
