Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
6.53 MtCO₂e/yr was the average annual greenhouse gas emissions due to deforestation caused by the expansion of the agricultural frontier between 2001 and 2022 in Costa Rica (GFW, 2024).
53.39 kha is the average annual tree cover loss in Honduras as a direct result of agriculture between 2001 and 2022 in El Salvador (GFW, 2024).
39,710 arable hectares per worker are available in the Dominican Republic, being approximately 18% of the world average of 219,281 hectares per worker (Campos et al., 2024).
31,638 arable hectares per worker are available in Costa Rica, being approximately 14% of the world average of 219,281 hectares per worker (Campos et al., 2024).
20,913 arable hectares per worker are available in Panama, being the least amount among ADD countries and less than 10% of the world average of 219,281 hectares per worker (Campos et al., 2024).
1.7% of climate finance tracked in 2017/18 reached smallholders (FAO, 2024).
At 3%, the total value of crops produced by women farmers is reduced each day of extreme high temperature compared to men (FAO, 2024).
14% will increase crop and livestock production in Latin America and the Caribbean in the next 10 years (FAO, 2023).
40% of the value of global agricultural production is represented by livestock (FAO, 2023).
Less than 4 in 10 adults living in rural Honduras have basic transaction accounts (World Bank, 2024).
