Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
458 kha is the total loss of tree cover in Panama as a direct result of agriculture in 20 years (GFW, 2024).
3.2% was the decrease in the total area of primary forest in Panama between 2002 and 2023 (GFW, 2024).
92.7 kha of primary rainforest were lost between 2002 and 2023 in Panama, representing 19% of its total tree cover loss (GFW, 2024).
11.39 kha is the average annual loss of tree cover in Costa Rica as a direct result of agriculture between 2001 and 2022 (GFW, 2024).
250.53 kha is the total loss of tree cover in Costa Rica as a direct result of agriculture over 20 years (GFW, 2024).
244 Mt is the total carbon storage in El Salvador, with most of the carbon stored in soil (GFW, 2024).
32.08 MtCO₂ were the greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation due to agricultural expansion in El Salvador between 2001 and 2022 (GFW, 2024).
1.45 MtCO₂e/year was the annual average of greenhouse gases due to deforestation caused by the expansion of the agricultural frontier in El Salvador between 2001 and 2022 (GFW, 2024).
1.59 MtCO₂e/year were emitted by El Salvador's forests, but captured -3.37 MtCO₂e/year between 2001-2022 (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).
