Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
10% of total global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are represented by Latin America and the Caribbean (IDB, 2023).
30 million tons of inorganic fertilizers were used in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2020, of which 78% was imported from other regions of the world (FAO, 2023).
Only 14% of agrifood exports in 2022 were intraregional, with a 16% growth compared to 2021, with Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Peru and Colombia as the main destinations (IICA/TDM, 2023).
22.5% is the projected increase in the rate of intra-regional trade in Latin America and the Caribbean, measured by exports (ECLAC, 2023).
44% of global tropical deforestation between 2013 and 2019 occurred in Latin America and the Caribbean, evidencing a large forest loss (FPTF, 2021).
More than 450 ventures in LAC were agtechs during 2019. (Vitón et al. 2019)
28% must increase agricultural productivity in LAC in the next decade to balance sustainability, affordable prices and fairness for producers (OECD and FAO, 2022).
3 veces mayor es la inversión agrícola en EE.UU. que en América del Sur y 5 veces más que en América Central y el Caribe, con ALC necesitando USD 60 000 millones anuales (OCDE y FAO, 2022).
45.9% of people in Latin America live in inequality, making the region the most unequal in the world (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023)
20% of the region's population, about 120 million people, live in rural areas (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023)
