Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
Nearly 9% of total emissions from LAC food systems come from losses and waste (Crippa et al., 2021).
0.27 US$/m³ was the average agricultural water use efficiency in LAC over the last three years, well below the world average of 0.61 US$/m³ (Díaz-Bonilla, 2024).
180 million hectares of forest area were lost worldwide between the early 1960s and 2020, almost 140 million of them in Latin America and the Caribbean (Díaz-Bonilla, 2024).
22.7% of the LAC population, that is, 133.4 million people, did not have access to a healthy diet (FAO et al., 2023).
At 4.08 PPP dollars per person per day in 2021, LAC recorded the highest average cost of a healthy diet compared to other regions in the world (FAO et al., 2023).
At 42.6% in 2021, the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding during the first 6 months of life in Latin America and the Caribbean is below the global estimate of 47.7% (FAO et al., 2023).
17.2% of women between 15 and 49 years of age in LAC were affected by anemia in 2019 (FAO et al., 2023).
At 1.4% in 2022, the prevalence of wasting in Latin America and the Caribbean was notably lower than the global estimate of 6.8% (FAO et al., 2023).
4.2 million children under 5 years of age in Latin America and the Caribbean were overweight in 2022, with 3 million in South America, 1 million in Mesoamerica, and 200,000 in the Caribbean (FAO et al., 2023).
5.7 million boys and girls under 5 years of age suffered stunting in 2022 in LAC (FAO et al., 2023).
