Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
3 million hectares of forest were lost annually in Latin America and the Caribbean between 2015 and 2020, the second highest total in the world (UNCCD, 2024).
97 million hectares of rangeland expanded between 2001 and 2013, surpassing the expansion of cropland (44 million hectares) (UNCCD, 2024).
0.6% of Argentina's GDP comes from shepherds, and this percentage increases to 1.4% when including subsistence values (UNCCD, 2024).
16% of the world's beef comes from Brazil, with a value of approximately USD 7.6 billion in 2019 (UNCCD, 2024).
45 millones de hectáreas de pastizales se añadieron en Brasil en 35 años, mientras que 64 millones fueron deforestadas y 18 millones de hectáreas de pastizales nativos convertidas (UNCCD, 2024).
730,000 hectares of rangeland were converted to cropland in the U.S. Great Plains in 2020 (UNCCD, 2024).
70% of the Amazon grasslands, equivalent to 37 million hectares, are the result of deforestation (UNCCD, 2024).
35% of grasslands are at risk of degradation, with another 26-27% showing significant risk (UNCCD, 2024).
25% of Mexico's national territory is covered by grasslands and shrublands in arid and semi-arid zones (UNCCD, 2024).
12% of Mexico's territory experiences severe or extreme soil degradation (UNCCD, 2024).
