Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
A quarter of the capital per worker in LAC is equivalent to the level observed in the US (OECD, 2024).
1950–2023 is the period in which LAC's TFP remained systematically below the OECD average (OECD, 2024).
TFP in the OECD grew by 0.05% annually between 1975 and 2023 (OECD, 2024).
TFP in Latin America and the Caribbean fell by 0.08% annually between 1975 and 2023 (OECD, 2024).
70% of industrial emissions come from energy-intensive industries (CAF, 2023).
26.8% of the population of LAC was in poverty in 2024 (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).
Five economies —Brazil, Chile, Peru, Mexico and Colombia— showed differentiated dynamics in inflation normalization (OECD, 2024).
33% of OECD labor productivity corresponds to the average productivity of LAC in 2023 (OECD, 2024).
