Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
4,000 million m³ per year is the figure that global wood production has reached (FAO, 2024).
13% more roundwood was produced in 2022 than in 1990 globally (FAO, 2024).
43 million cattle and 14 million sheep in intensive systems depend on pasture for their feed (UNCCD, 2024).
33% of South America's land area is covered by grasslands (UNCCD, 2024).
12% of the world's grasslands, equivalent to 9.5 million km², are protected (UNCCD, 2024).
The 8 Amazonian countries are home to more than 40 million residents in the region, underscoring the importance of developing a bioeconomy that benefits this significant population (Lesenfants et al., 2024).
26% of the forested Amazon has already been affected by the combination of deforestation and severe land degradation (Lesenfants et al., 2024).
22.7 kha was the loss of natural forest in 2023 in the Dominican Republic, equivalent to 12.1 Mt of CO₂ emissions.
15.20 kha is the average annual tree cover loss in the Dominican Republic as a direct result of agriculture between 2001 and 2023 (GFW, 2024).
672 Mt is the total carbon storage in the Dominican Republic, with most of the carbon stored in soil (GFW, 2024).
