Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
$26,606 is Panama's per capita GDP, the highest in Latin America, with Costa Rica fourth ($19,778) and the Dominican Republic seventh ($16,768), at least double that of other Central American countries (Campos et al., 2024).
5.7 million tons of avocado are produced annually in the Dominican Republic, making it one of the world's leading producers (GAP, 2023).
0.08% of total greenhouse gas emissions (40 MtCO2eq) corresponded to the Dominican Republic in 2020, doubling with respect to 2000 (IDB, 2023).
60.8% of the population in Haiti and 8.0% in the Dominican Republic faced food insecurity in 2023 in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Nearly -1% of GDP is the estimated cumulative loss by the sixth quarter following a strong El Niño episode for the analyzed group comprising Central America, Panama, the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru; the effect reverses before two years and small increases are observed in headline and food consumer prices.
6% of the Dominican Republic's GDP comes from agriculture, livestock, forestry and fishing (Government of the Dominican Republic, 2021).
In 10 out of 11 countries in LAC, the percentage of female agricultural researchers increased from 2006 to 2012/2013 (IDB and IFPRI, 2016)
81% of farms in the Dominican Republic are family farms (281,526 units), close to the LAC average of 81.3%.
