Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
USD 23.4 million was the annual average that WFP executed during the decade 2013-2022 in food purchases, logistics services and monetary transfers (Namdar and Saa, 2024).
600,000 farmers and employees of the coffee industry lost their jobs during the coffee crisis in Mesoamerica (Bosselmann, 2008).
4.9 million hectares of agricultural land in Guatemala, of which 3 million are crops and 1.16 million (39%) are basic grains, corn and beans (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food, 2024).
9-10% of Guatemala's annual GDP comes from agriculture (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food, 2024).
16 of 22 departments in Guatemala had severe crop damage from hurricanes Eta and Iota in 2020 (World Bank, 2024).
78% of farms use only 10% of the land for cultivation (Rodrigo Castañeda, et al., 2023).
2% of landowners own 65% of the arable land (Rodrigo Castañeda, et al., 2023).
Between 7.8% in Guatemala and 30.8% in Peru is the proportion of women landowners in LAC (FAO, 2022).
1.80 Gt is the total carbon storage in Guatemala, with most of the carbon stored in the soil (GFW, 2024).
711.3 MtCO₂ of greenhouse gas emissions were recorded in Guatemala between 2001 and 2023 due to deforestation caused by the expansion of the agricultural frontier (GFW, 2024).
