Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
0.12% (6.97 kha) of Panama's land cover is occupied by agricultural land and 9.7% of the land cover corresponds to pasture (547 kha) (GFW, 2024).
0.29% (22.4 kha) of Panama's land area is dedicated to fruit crops, followed by oil palm with 0.27% (21 kha) (GFW, 2024).
244 Mt is the total carbon storage in El Salvador, with most of the carbon stored in soil (GFW, 2024).
< 0.1% (4.10 kha) is the land cover in Honduras occupied by agricultural land and 6.1% of the land cover corresponds to pasture (647 kha) (GFW, 2024).
0.22% (3.06 kha) is the land cover in El Salvador occupied by agricultural land and 13% of the land cover corresponds to pasture (181 kha) (GFW, 2024).
0.25% (9.17 kha) of Costa Rica's land cover corresponds to agricultural land and 5.3% to pasture (196 kha) (GFW, 2024).
More than 50% of the 201 million tons of inorganic fertilizers used in 2020 are composed of nitrogen, while 24% corresponds to phosphorus and 20% to potassium (GGGI, 2024).
100% of the urea used in Central and South America is imported (GGGI, 2024).
100% of the annual loss of 24 billion tons of fertile soils generates a cost of US$40 billion to the economy (UNEP, 2024).
74% of global cropland was harvested in 1961, while by 2020, this proportion increased to 92% (USDA, 2024).
