Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
Between 713 and 757 million people could be facing hunger by 2023, one in eleven people in the world and one in five in Africa (FAO et al., 2024).
10% of the world's meat production comes from pastoralism, which is practiced in more than 100 countries and supports 200 million households (UNCCD, 2024).
Entre 2.000 y 3.000 millones de personas, muchas de ellas en África y el sur de Asia no pueden permitirse una dieta saludable (IFRPI, 2024).
Between 2,000 and 5,000 liters of water per day are needed to produce the food that a person consumes (FAO, 2023).
6,000 species of plants are cultivated for food production in the world (FAO, 2023).
12% of the world's land is destined for cultivation (FAO, 2023).
The impact of malnutrition in all its forms costs the global economy $3.5 billion each year, beyond the cost in human suffering (FAO, 2023).
The third largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the world would be food loss and waste if they were a country (FAO, 2023).
70-80% of the world's food is produced by family farmers, pastoralists, fishers and aquaculturists, forest dwellers, food workers and their families (FAO, 2023).
