Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
1.70 Gt is the total carbon storage in Panama, with most of the carbon stored in soil (GFW, 2024).
76% of the surface in Costa Rica is composed of natural forest covering 3.73 Mha (GFW, 2024).
11.1 MtCO₂e/year was the net carbon sequestration of Costa Rica's forests between 2001-2022, after emitting 6.46 MtCO₂e/year and removing -17.6 MtCO₂e/year (GF2, 2024).
6.53 MtCO₂e/yr was the average annual greenhouse gas emissions due to deforestation caused by the expansion of the agricultural frontier between 2001 and 2022 in Costa Rica (GFW, 2024).
1.17 Gt is the total carbon storage in Costa Rica, with most of the carbon stored in soil (GFW, 2024).
1.7% of climate finance tracked in 2017/18 reached smallholders (FAO, 2024).
Only 7.5% of total climate finance tracked in 2017/18 went to climate change adaptation (FAO, 2024).
5% of their income is lost by poor households per year due to heat stress and 4.4% due to flooding (FAO, 2024).
At 3%, the total value of crops produced by women farmers is reduced each day of extreme high temperature compared to men (FAO, 2024).
Between 3.3 and 3.6 billion people live in contexts that are highly vulnerable to climate change (IPCC, 2023).
