Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
USD 1.3 billion in daily losses are estimated globally from land degradation, severely affecting natural resources (FAO and GTIS, 2015).
44% of global tropical deforestation between 2013 and 2019 occurred in Latin America and the Caribbean, evidencing a large forest loss (FPTF, 2021).
28% must increase agricultural productivity in LAC in the next decade to balance sustainability, affordable prices and fairness for producers (OECD and FAO, 2022).
60,000 deaths per year are caused by rabies, despite being 100% preventable (Sanchez et al., 2020 and Crozet et al., 2020).
8 LAC countries are home to the Amazon biomass, whose conservation requires collective action to have a global impact (IDB, 2023).
More than 338 million tons of CO2 emissions are emitted by agricultural land in LAC, which represents approximately 33% of global agricultural land emissions (FAO, 2020).
9 plant species account for more than 66% of crop production and 53% of daily calories worldwide.
Of the 400,000 higher plants identified, 27,600 are edible (FAO, 2022)
80 billion annually in savings from flood losses and protection for 18 million people come from mangrove forests.
More than 65% of deforestation in Colombia is generated in the Amazon biome (FCDS, 2024).
