Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
Three key sectors —trade, manufacturing and services— concentrate the productivity lag in LAC (OECD, 2024).
1.5°C was the temperature increase limit reaffirmed at COP27 (CAF, 2023).
The industrial sector generates 9 Gt/year of CO2 globally (CAF, 2023).
70% of industrial emissions come from energy-intensive industries (CAF, 2023).
25% of global CO2 emissions correspond to the subsector of high energy consumption industries (CAF, 2023).
33% of OECD labor productivity corresponds to the average productivity of LAC in 2023 (OECD, 2024).
40% of OECD productivity was represented by LAC in 1990 (OECD, 2024).
1950–2023 is the period in which LAC's TFP remained systematically below the OECD average (OECD, 2024).
26.8% of the population of LAC was in poverty in 2024 (OECD, 2024).
TFP in Latin America and the Caribbean grew by 1.1% annually between 1950 and 1975 (OECD, 2024).
