Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
8% is the estimated reduction in the use of plastics which, together with a 5% decrease in certain raw materials, could generate increases in GDP between 0.9% and 2.2% and employment between 1.2% and 2.1% in Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru by 2030.
680 million hectares in the Southern Cone and Bolivia are used for cattle raising, accounting for 26.8% of production and 40.5% of world beef exports (Muñoz G. & Gauna D., 2024).
57% of GHG emissions in the Southern Cone and Bolivia come from the AFOLU sector, with livestock as the main source of methane (Muñoz G. & Gauna D., 2024).
There are 138,628 agricultural holdings in Chile (INE, 2021).
Between 4% and 13% of women farmers in Peru, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Brazil and Chile have access to credit (FAO, 2022).
30% of the glacier area in the tropical Andes has been lost since 1980, affecting ecosystems, water availability and soil erosion (ECLAC, 2024).
At US$1,630 million, it was the first multi-country sovereign catastrophe bond issued by the World Bank with earthquake coverage for Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru (IDB, 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).
0.385 percentage points was the average contribution of capital accumulation to annual economic growth in Latin America between 1825-2015 (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).
