Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
75.44 kha is the total loss of tree cover in El Salvador as a direct result of agriculture in 20 years (GFW, 2024).
3.42 kha is the average annual loss of tree cover in El Salvador as a direct result of agriculture between 2001 and 2022 (GFW, 2024).
103.05 MtCO₂ was the greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation due to agricultural expansion in Costa Rica between 2001 and 2022 (GFW, 2024).
1.67% (185 kha) of Honduras' land area is dedicated to oil palm cultivation, the second largest after fruit crops with 0.07% (7.84 kha) (GFW, 2024).
< 0.1% (4.10 kha) is the land cover in Honduras occupied by agricultural land and 6.1% of the land cover corresponds to pasture (647 kha) (GFW, 2024).
53.39 kha is the average annual tree cover loss in Honduras as a direct result of agriculture between 2001 and 2022 in El Salvador (GFW, 2024).
6.53 MtCO₂e/yr was the average annual greenhouse gas emissions due to deforestation caused by the expansion of the agricultural frontier between 2001 and 2022 in Costa Rica (GFW, 2024).
0.25% (9.17 kha) of Costa Rica's land cover corresponds to agricultural land and 5.3% to pasture (196 kha) (GFW, 2024).
Every 1,000 metric tons of local product purchases result in a saving of 55 metric tons of CO2eq greenhouse gas emissions (WFP and ECLAC, 2024).
Every 1,000 metric tons of local product purchases benefits around 310 farmers with an annual gross increase of USD 1,865 per farmer (WFP and ECLAC, 2024).
