Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
543.55 USD, with a minimum of 1206 USD and a maximum of 18,825 USD was the average GDP per capita in the 8 countries analyzed in Latin America and the Caribbean between 2007-2021 (ECLAC, 2023).
96.11, with a minimum of 57.9 and a maximum of 122.5 was the average food production index in the 8 countries analyzed in Latin America and the Caribbean between 2007-2021 (ECLAC, 2023).
4660.13 million liters, with a minimum of 7.01 and a maximum of 42,408.11 million liters was the average production of biofuels in the 8 countries analyzed in Latin America and the Caribbean between 2007-2021 (ECLAC, 2023).
0.173 percentage points was the statistically significant effect of distance to the technological frontier on economic growth in Latin America in more than half of the cases analyzed (Zaman, 2024).
0.007 percentage points was the positive and statistically significant effect of growth in domestic innovative activity on TFP growth in Latin America (Zaman, 2024).
0.385 percentage points was the average contribution of capital accumulation to annual economic growth in Latin America between 1825-2015 (Zaman, 2024).
0.587 percentage points was the average contribution of land to economic growth in the Latin American countries studied between 1825-2015 (Zaman, 2024).
1,698% between 1825-2015 was the average annual growth for Latin America, significantly lower than that of OECD countries and the Asian Tigers (Zaman, 2024).
90% of ethanol production and use in the region comes from Brazil, which also accounts for 71% of production and 79% of biodiesel use (OECD and FAO, 2024).
50% of the world's soybean production comes from Brazil and Argentina combined, reflecting their comparative advantage in this sector (OECD and FAO, 2024).
