Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
60% of the world's dietary energy intake is provided by wheat, rice and corn (FAO, 2023).
12% of the world's land is destined for cultivation (FAO, 2023).
15 million hectares of degraded pastures existed in 2020, in areas up to 60 km from the cold storage plants in the Amazon (Barreto et al., 2024).
Almost R$ 10 billion of the rural credit used in the region for the livestock sector in 2021 went to the acquisition of livestock, while a tiny portion was used for pasture improvement (Barreto et al., 2024).
54% of pastures (40 million hectares) in the Legal Amazon were degraded to some degree in 2022, equivalent to twice the territory of Paraná (Barreto et al., 2024).
75% of the fertilizers used in Argentine agriculture in 2021 were imported, with a value of USD 2.3 billion (World Bank, 2024).
0.79 is the GINI coefficient for land in LAC, 0.85 for South America, and 0.75 for Central America (Oxfam, 2016).
1 m³ of soil can store up to 600 liters of water (FAO, 2022).
About 95% of the food we consume comes from the soil (FAO, 2022).
600 million hectares will grow cropland and pasture by 2050 if no action is taken (WRI, 2019).
