Of that number, it has been estimated that approximately 800,000 were killed and 400,000 lost limbs. Every year, there are 26,000 new landmine casualties worldwide. In Afghanistan there are already 350,000 - 500,000 people dead and injured by mines, and more occur daily. In Angola there are approximately 26,000 amputees, and in Cambodia 30,000. As a result of their duration, landmines continue to cause harm for years, not only to people, but to countries.
Mines buried in farmlands and along roads prevent farming and the transport of food to market.
Because farmers have left the land and fled to refugee camps to avoid death and injury, the land lies fallow. In Mozambique, all of the major roads are unusable because of mines laid along them during 15 years of civil war. In Cambodia, the economy, already crippled by war, is further crippled by uncleared mines. Rice paddies are left fallow because of mines, roads cannot be used to transport food because of mines, and tourists stay away because of mines. But, there would be no problem if there were no landmines.