Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
67 out of 71 countries evaluated by the OECD had indirect carbon prices in the form of fuel taxes, only 39 had a carbon tax or ETS (World Bank, 2023).
45% of current global emissions should be reduced to reach 1.5°C of global warming (UNEP, 2022).
40% of revenues from ETSs and carbon taxes are allocated to green expenditures, and 10% to compensate households or businesses in LAC (World Bank, 2023).
23% of global greenhouse gas emissions were covered by the implementation of 73 instruments (World Bank, 2023).
From 7% to 23%, the global proportion of emissions covered by carbon taxes and emissions trading systems has increased (World Bank, 2023).
100% of the annual loss of 24 billion tons of fertile soils generates a cost of US$40 billion to the economy (UNEP, 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).
More than 50% of global land-related biodiversity loss in 2022 occurred in Africa and Latin America, although these regions generated less than 10% of global value added (UNEP, 2024).
85% of countries have at least one climate change adaptation planning instrument at the national level (UNEP, 2023).
40% of humanity already lives in highly climate-vulnerable areas (UNEP, 2023).
