Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
25% of the world's beef supply and 10% of the world's milk supply come from South America (UNCCD, 2024).
16% of the world's beef comes from Brazil, with a value of approximately USD 7.6 billion in 2019 (UNCCD, 2024).
USD 81 billion, one third of agricultural GDP, comes from livestock, which employs 3 million people (UNCCD, 2024).
1.4% of world production comes from Brazil (UNCCD, 2024).
264 million head of cattle and 17.4 million sheep are in Brazil (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).
54% of pastures (40 million hectares) in the Legal Amazon were degraded to some degree in 2022, equivalent to twice the territory of Paraná (Barreto et al., 2024).
