Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
48% of the SDG targets show too slow progress in LAC (OECD, 2024).
1 in 10 people in LAC lived in extreme poverty in 2024 (OECD, 2024).
73% of measurable SDG indicators in LAC show progress in the intended direction (OECD, 2024).
Social spending in 2022 exceeded the 2019 level by 0.3 percentage points (OECD, 2024).
Social spending by central governments in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) represented 11.5% of GDP in 2022 (OECD, 2024).
42.5% of households in LAC were totally dependent on informal employment (OECD, 2024).
71.4% rural informality contrasted with 50.5% urban informality in ALC (OECD, 2024).
64.9% of the population of LAC lived in households with at least one informal income before 2022 (OECD, 2024).
39.6% of youth employment was observed in LAC in 2022 (OECD, 2024).
25.1% of the population lived in households dependent exclusively on formal employment (OECD, 2024).
