Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
29% of the world's population, 2.3 billion people, relied on wood biomass for cooking and heating in 2021 (FAO, 2024).
82% of wood fuel is used in Africa, Asia and South America; the rest in other regions (FAO, 2024).
70% of poor people depend on wild species for their livelihoods (FAO, 2024).
3.9% of the world's forests are in the EU, which generates 43% of the value of forest exports, while Africa, with 16% of forests, contributes less than 2% (FAO, 2024).
53% of Colombia's territory is managed by communities and Indigenous Peoples, including indigenous reserves, peasant reserve zones and Afro-Colombian Community Councils (FAO, 2024).
75% of the global land surface has been degraded or transformed, especially affecting forests, grasslands and wetlands, and is expected to exceed 90% in the next 30 years (FAO, 2024).
4.3 to 20.2 trillion dollars in annual economic losses are attributed to ecosystem degradation, impacting 3.2 billion people (FAO, 2024).
20 million people in 119 countries have graduated from farmer field schools in the last 30 years (FAO, 2024).
2.33 billion people were moderately or severely food insecure in 2023, representing 28.9% of the world's population (FAO et al., 2024).
58% was the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in Africa in 2023 (FAO et al., 2024).
