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Water use efficiency

19/04/2024 Go to Evidence

0.27 US$/m³ was the average agricultural water use efficiency in LAC over the last three years, well below the world average of 0.61 US$/m³ (Díaz-Bonilla, 2024).

Díaz-Bonilla, 2024

Díaz-Bonilla, E. 2024, Reflexiones sobre el desarrollo agropecuario, rural y de los sistemas agro-alimentarios en América Latina y el Caribe.

LAC forest loss

19/04/2024 Go to Evidence

180 million hectares of forest area were lost worldwide between the early 1960s and 2020, almost 140 million of them in Latin America and the Caribbean (Díaz-Bonilla, 2024).

Díaz-Bonilla (2024)

Díaz-Bonilla, E. 2024, Reflexiones sobre el desarrollo agropecuario, rural y de los sistemas agro-alimentarios en América Latina y el Caribe.

Food systems emissions

19/04/2024 Go to Evidence

10% of GHG emissions from food systems in LAC come from energy use outside of primary activities (Crippa et al, 2021).

Crippa et al (2021)

CRIPPA, et al. (2021) Food systems are responsible for a third of global anthropogenic GHG emissions. Nat Food 2, 198–209. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-021-00225-9

Tree Cover

16/04/2024 Go to Evidence

250.53 kha is the total loss of tree cover in Costa Rica as a direct result of agriculture over 20 years (GFW, 2024).

250.53 kha es la pérdida total de cobertura arbórea en Costa Rica como resultado directo de la agricultura en 20 años (GFW, 2024).

Global Forest Watch Report, 2024. World Resources Institute.

Tree Cover

16/04/2024 Go to Evidence

11.39 kha is the average annual loss of tree cover in Costa Rica as a direct result of agriculture between 2001 and 2022 (GFW, 2024).

11.39 kha es el promedio anual de pérdida de la cobertura arbórea en Costa Rica como resultado directo de la agricultura entre el 2001 y el 2022(GFW, 2024).

Global Forest Watch Report, 2024. World Resources Institute.

Soil Occupancy

16/04/2024 Go to Evidence

0.12% (6.97 kha) of Panama's land cover is occupied by agricultural land and 9.7% of the land cover corresponds to pasture (547 kha) (GFW, 2024).

0.12% (6.97 kha) es la cobertura de suelo en Panamá ocupada por tierras agrícolas y el 9.7% de la cobertura de suelo corresponde a pastizales (547 kha) (GFW, 2024).

Global Forest Watch Report, 2024. World Resources Institute.