Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
4.1 million tons of solid waste are generated per year in Ecuador, but only 6% is recycled (Beverinotti, J et al., 2023).
9% to 57% between 2000 and 2020 has increased extreme weather events (FAO et al., 2021).
Approximately 14% of the economic value of the food produced is lost from post-harvest to retail globally (FAO, 2019).
1:10 is the cost-benefit ratio of investing in climate services.
80 billion annually in savings from flood losses and protection for 18 million people come from mangrove forests.
85% of countries have at least one climate change adaptation planning instrument at the national level (UNEP, 2023).
944 of the top 2,000 publicly traded companies had net zero emissions targets in July 2023 (Cosbey and Vogt-Schilb, 2023).
Between 20% and 27% of emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean come from production for export (Cosbey and Vogt-Schilb, 2023).
48% of Peru's agricultural emissions come from cropland and 39% from pasture, mainly due to land-use change (Cosbey and Vogt-Schilb, 2023).
A 1% increase in deforestation increases malaria cases by 0.4% to 0.5% in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, and by 0.09% in Brazil.
