Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
Total annual emissions: 2,449,672 t CO2-Eq Breakdown: 175,297 t CO2-Eq nitrous oxide (fertilizers) 790,465 t CO2-Eq manure management (608,871 t CO2-Eq methane and 181,594 t CO2-Eq nitrous oxide) 1,483,910 t CO2-Eq enteric fermentation) (IICA, 2024)
Every 1,000 metric tons of local product purchases result in a saving of 55 metric tons of CO2eq greenhouse gas emissions (WFP and ECLAC, 2024).
60% decrease in GHG emissions intensity associated with agricultural land use change in the Global South between 1990 and 2020 (Fuglie, Morgan, S, & Jelliffe, 2024).
50% of the climate footprint of the construction sector comes from concrete, 15% from metals, 29% from fossil resources and the rest from biomass (UNEP, 2024).
30% of the sown area may be lost after each harvest due to environmental causes in Panama (IDB, 2024).
1.1 °C above the average recorded between 1850 and 1900, the average temperature of the Earth's surface was between 2011 and 2020 (ECLAC, 2024).
2°C will be the threshold surpassed by mid-century if the pace of deep decarbonization does not intensify, and it is likely that by 2100 the temperature will have increased by up to 4°C compared to pre-industrial levels (ECLAC, 2024).
0.7 °C to 1 °C is the increase in temperature recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean compared to the average for the period between 1961 and 1980 (ECLAC, 2024).
30% of the glacier area in the tropical Andes has been lost since 1980, affecting ecosystems, water availability and soil erosion (ECLAC, 2024).
2% is the average loss of productivity for each additional degree in the United States, on days when temperatures exceed 25 °C (ECLAC, 2024).
