Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
100% of the annual loss of 24 billion tons of fertile soils generates a cost of US$40 billion to the economy (UNEP, 2024).
700 million dollars per year, equivalent to 0.01% of the regional GDP, are needed for early warning systems in Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC, 2024).
89% of climate finance in 2020 was allocated to mitigation, 8% to adaptation and 3% to cross-cutting actions (ECLAC, 2024).
77% of deaths and 59% of economic losses due to disasters in South America (1970-2019) were caused by floods, the most frequent event (ECLAC, 2024).
A 1% increase in productivity growth is equivalent to a 1% decrease in the cost of producing, storing and selling one unit of a product (GAP, 2023)
0.69% was the average annual growth of Total Factor Productivity (TFP) in Latin America and the Caribbean between 2011 and 2021, a decrease of almost 70% compared to the previous decade (GAP, 2023).
1.0% was the annual rate of decline in Total Factor Productivity (TFP) between 2011 and 2021, compared to 1.6% per year between 2001 and 2010 (GAP, 2023).
0.79% was the average annual growth of Total Factor Productivity (TFP) between 2011 and 2021, a decrease compared to the 2.0% per year recorded between 2001 and 2011 (GAP, 2023).
3.8% was the average growth of Total Factor Productivity (TFP) during 2001-2010, while in the last decade (2011-2021) it fell to 1.53% per year (GAP, 2023).
4.0% is the expected annual growth rate in fertilizer consumption in Central American countries between 2011 and 2021 (GAP, 2023).
