Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
3.7% to 4.9% of regional GDP is the average annual investment needed between 2023 and 2030 to meet climate commitments, equivalent to a cumulative investment of between US$2.1 and 2.8 trillion (ECLAC, 2024).
0.7 °C to 1 °C is the increase in temperature recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean compared to the average for the period between 1961 and 1980 (ECLAC, 2024).
52% of social assistance spending during the period 2014-2018 in Latin America and the Caribbean consisted of money transfers (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023).
25,000 million dollars was the average public spending on agriculture, forestry, and fishing in Latin America and the Caribbean during the period 2015-2019 (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023).
More than USD 350 billion in agrifood exports from LAC have grown even in crisis, with increases of 2.1% in 2020, 15.2% in 2021 and 29% in 2022 (ECLAC, FAO and IICA, 2023).
50 of the 74 trade measures adopted during the pandemic by LAC countries contributed significantly to facilitating trade (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023).
With 6.5% of the population, some 43.2 million people in LAC suffer from hunger (FAO et al., 2023).
4.3%, 16.6% and 22.3% were the increases in LAC's agrifood trade balance in 2020, 2021 and 2022, respectively (OPSAa/IICA, n.d.).
26% of the deaths registered as of December 2022 due to COVID-19 occurred in Latin America and the Caribbean (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023).
1.2% is the anticipated growth rate for Latin America and the Caribbean in 2023, signaling a deepening economic slowdown in the region (CEPAL)
