Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
45 millones de hectáreas de pastizales se añadieron en Brasil en 35 años, mientras que 64 millones fueron deforestadas y 18 millones de hectáreas de pastizales nativos convertidas (UNCCD, 2024).
16% of the world's beef comes from Brazil, with a value of approximately USD 7.6 billion in 2019 (UNCCD, 2024).
0.6% of Argentina's GDP comes from shepherds, and this percentage increases to 1.4% when including subsistence values (UNCCD, 2024).
97 million hectares of rangeland expanded between 2001 and 2013, surpassing the expansion of cropland (44 million hectares) (UNCCD, 2024).
25% of the world's beef supply and 10% of the world's milk supply come from South America (UNCCD, 2024).
570 million livestock units exist, and more than 80% graze on pasture (UNCCD, 2024).
43 million cattle and 14 million sheep in intensive systems depend on pasture for their feed (UNCCD, 2024).
30% of the global carbon pool is in grasslands (UNCCD, 2024).
12% of the world's grasslands, equivalent to 9.5 million km², are protected (UNCCD, 2024).
10% of the world's meat production comes from pastoralism, which is practiced in more than 100 countries and supports 200 million households (UNCCD, 2024).
