Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
60 billion dollars (1.3% of GDP) were spent by Latin American and Caribbean countries on fossil fuel subsidies in 2020 (IDB, 2023).
60 countries had some type of regulation on liquid biofuels by 2021 (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023)
25% of transportation fuels in Brazil are biofuels, mainly ethanol based on sugar cane (IFPRI, 2023).
73% of biodiesel comes from vegetable oils (31% palm, 24% soybean and 14% rapeseed), while 21% comes from used cooking oils (IFPRI, 2023).
59% of ethanol comes from corn, 22% from sugarcane, 2% from molasses, 2% from wheat and the rest from other crops (IFPRI, 2023).
22% of sugarcane production and 16% of corn production are used for ethanol production (IFPRI, 2023).
44% was the increase in global biofuel production between 2011 and 2021, continuing its sustained growth during that period (IFPRI, 2023).
Más de 1 billón de USD fue invertido en subsidios a los combustibles fósiles, superando un máximo histórico en 2022 (IAEA, 2022).
Global production of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) grew by 272% in the last ten years (IICA, 2022).
94% was the accumulated growth shown in global biodiesel production in the last decade (IICA, 2022).
