Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
$44 trillion, almost half of global GDP, comes from nature-dependent industries.
20 years is the projected duration of the water master plan agreement signed by Catamarca for an integrated and sustainable management of water resources (ECLAC et al., 2023).
6 of the 9 critical thresholds for Earth's stability have been exceeded, including biodiversity, land use, freshwater, biochemical fluxes, pollution and climate change (Richardson et al., 2023).
94% represents the reduction in species population abundance in Latin America and the Caribbean since 1970 (WWF, 2022).
1,276 hectares was the net gain in mangrove cover recorded in Guyana between 2022 and 2023. Region 6 gained 1,642 hectares, while Region 1 recorded a net loss of 805 hectares.
12% increased global water use efficiency from 17.4 USD/m³ in 2015 to 19.4 USD/m³ in 2019 (FAO, 2022).
31.2% of the world's land area was covered by forests in 2020, a decrease of 0.7% since 2000, equivalent to the loss of about 100 million hectares in two decades (FAO, 2022).
15.4 billion dollars were the direct economic losses due to disasters in 2020, of which 6.8 billion dollars corresponded to agricultural losses, according to data from 25 countries (FAO, 2022).
85% of the world's amphibian, bird and mammal species are found in mountainous regions, even though they constitute only about 25% of the Earth's land surface (FAO, 2022).
45% of current global emissions should be reduced to reach 1.5°C of global warming (UNEP, 2022).
