Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
30.24% of global GHG emissions and 84% of developing countries were represented by the 106 countries that submitted enhanced NDCs to the UNFCCC in November 2022.
Nearly 6 billion people use non-timber forest products (FAO, 2024).
420 million hectares of forests were converted to other land uses between 1990 and 2020 (FAO, 2024).
Between 340 and 370 million hectares of the Earth's surface are affected annually by fires (FAO, 2024).
An estimated 6,868 fires burned 14.6 million hectares in Canada (FAO, 2024).
USD 500 billion were nature-negative financial flows destined to agriculture in the form of price incentives and fiscal transfers in 2022 (FAO, 2024).
20% to 40% more global cooling could be achieved through conservation of tropical forests (FAO, 2024).
2.9 % was the increase in Brazil's GDP in 2022, driven by record soybean harvests (FAO, 2024).
2.2 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions have been possibly avoided thanks to the CONSERV project, which has protected some 21,000 hectares on 23 private properties (FAO, 2024).
Between 4.3 and 20.2 trillion USD are estimated to be the annual economic losses linked to ecosystem degradation (FAO, 2024).
