Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
USD 20 billion annually is generated by the ecosystem services of the Amazon, benefiting soybeans, livestock and energy (Amazon Concertation, 2024).
It would cost the government USD 4 billion annually to conserve 80% of the Amazon, with a benefit-cost ratio of 5 to 1 (Amazon Concertation, 2024).
19% of the national GDP is already represented by the GDP of the bioeconomy in Brazil (Amazon Concertation, 2024).
Indigenous lands make up 23% of the area of the Legal Amazon, but account for less than 1% of deforestation in the region (Amazon Concertation, 2024).
USD 42 billion would be generated in Brazil by the restoration of 24 million hectares to help limit warming to 1.5 °C (Amazon Concertation, 2024).
75 million hectares were occupied by the bovine livestock sector in the Legal Amazon, which is equivalent to 80% of the agricultural area in the region (Barreto et al., 2024).
15 million hectares of degraded pastures existed in 2020, in areas up to 60 km from the cold storage plants in the Amazon (Barreto et al., 2024).
300 kg/hectare/year is the average productivity that can be achieved by cattle in the Amazon through the adoption of already available technologies, compared to the current 80 kg/hectare/year (Barreto et al., 2024).
Almost R$ 10 billion of the rural credit used in the region for the livestock sector in 2021 went to the acquisition of livestock, while a tiny portion was used for pasture improvement (Barreto et al., 2024).
583 thousand hectares of pasture, or about 2% of the pastures in this area of the Amazon, were embargoed by IBAMA for illegal deforestation until 2021 (Barreto et al., 2024).
