Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
23% was the malnutrition rate in Ecuador in 2018: 20% at the urban level, and 28.72% at the rural level (IEE, 2020).
From 31.9% to 28.7%, chronic malnutrition in children under 5 years old decreased in Ecuador from 2014 to 2018 (IEE, 2020).
35.4% was the overweight rate in boys and girls aged 5 to 11 in Ecuador in 2018: 36.9% in urban areas and 32.6% in rural areas (IEE, 2020).
10.7 per 100,000 workers die in the agricultural sector in Latin America and the Caribbean, the second highest mortality rate (ILO, 2020).
23% of global greenhouse gas emissions come from deforestation, exceeding emissions from the global transport sector.
1,100 MtCO₂eq is Chile's emissions limit between 2020-2030, with a peak in 2025 and 95 MtCO₂eq in 2030, in addition to reducing black carbon by 25% (Sánchez Molina, 2020).
USD 27.3-48.6 billion in investments until 2050 represents the Carbon Neutrality goal for Chile (Sánchez Molina, 2020).
1,000,000 hectares of landscapes will be incorporated into restoration processes in Chile by 2030, with priority given to vulnerable areas (Sánchez Molina, 2020).
12% of the formal labor force in Peru, Colombia, Mexico, Costa Rica, Brazil, Chile and Argentina was engaged in agriculture, mainly in rural areas (FAO, 2020).
65.8% of inactive women in Colombia are dedicated to household chores, compared to 7.1% for men (DANE, 2020).
