Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
16% of the world's beef comes from Brazil, with a value of approximately USD 7.6 billion in 2019 (UNCCD, 2024).
264 million head of cattle and 17.4 million sheep are in Brazil (UNCCD, 2024).
USD 81 billion, one third of agricultural GDP, comes from livestock, which employs 3 million people (UNCCD, 2024).
3.7 million beef cattle and 1 million dairy cattle in Canada are distributed across approximately 40,000 and 9,000 farms, respectively (UNCCD, 2024).
33.3 million heads of beef cattle and 3 million heads of dairy cattle are in Mexico (UNCCD, 2024).
45% is the projected share of livestock in total production in North America by 2033 (OECD and FAO, 2024).
60% of additional meat production in Latin America and the Caribbean until 2033 corresponds to poultry meat (OECD and FAO, 2024).
9% is the expected increase in beef production in Latin America and the Caribbean by 2033 (OECD and FAO, 2024).
84% of deforestation in the Amazon is caused by agriculture and cattle ranching, these being the main sources of ecological degradation (Lesenfants et al., 2024).
37 million hectares of land could be released for other uses, such as forest restoration, with a more productive livestock sector in the Amazon (Barreto et al., 2024).
