Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
1%, with a minimum of -0.08% and a maximum of 1.91% was the average population growth in the 8 countries analyzed in Latin America and the Caribbean between 2007-2021 (ECLAC, 2023).
26,344.52 million USD was the average net capital stock in agriculture, forestry and fisheries in 8 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean between 2007 and 2021 (ECLAC, 2023).
103.42, with a minimum of 46.82 and a maximum of 616.24 was the average food price index in the 8 countries analyzed in Latin America and the Caribbean between 2007-2021 (ECLAC, 2023).
From 12 to 0 meters, the depth of groundwater in South America decreased due to the expansion of rain-fed agriculture.
58% of the population (360 million people) in LAC were overweight, with Chile (64%), Mexico (63%), and Uruguay (63%) standing out (World Bank, 2020).
89% of production incentives in Uruguay are exemptions, tax refunds and exemptions from employer contributions (Lavalleja & Scalese, 2020).
67% of incentive resources in Uruguay are allocated to promote investment, followed by 13% for export promotion and 9% for personnel hiring (Lavalleja & Scalese, 2020).
23% of incentives in Uruguay go to primary activities, while manufacturing industry receives 22%, concentrating almost half of the total support (Lavalleja & Scalese, 2020).
17% of GVA in Uruguay is what the primary sector receives in incentives in Uruguay, being the sector with the greatest support in relation to its contribution to GDP (Lavalleja and Scalese, 2020).
US$2,414 million in 2017 is what the productive sector reached in Uruguay, representing 19.6% of DGI collection and 4.1% of GDP (Lavalleja and Scalese, 2020).
