Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
60% was the reduction in the proportion of undernourished people in Latin America and the Caribbean between 1990 and 2014, thanks to the contribution of the agricultural sector to food security (FAO, 2021).
10.7 per 100,000 workers die in the agricultural sector in Latin America and the Caribbean, the second highest mortality rate (ILO, 2020).
19 % of the formal workforce in agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean are women, although they remain underrepresented in the sector (OECD, 2018).
60 % increased the use of pesticides between 1997 and 2017, and more than 30 % increased the use of fertilizers between 2007 and 2017 in Latin America and the Caribbean (OECD, 2023).
81.3% of the total number of farms are small farms, which occupy 23.4% of the land in Latin America and the Caribbean (OECD, 2022).
70% of child labor globally and 52% in the Americas was concentrated in the agricultural sector in 2022, despite progress in its reduction (OECD, 2022).
56.6% of the inhabitants of rural areas do not have access to significant connectivity, which is equivalent to 36.2 million people in rural áreas (IICA, et al. 2022).
14% and 12% of the income of the first quintile in Latin America and the Caribbean can be allocated to mobile and fixed broadband, respectively, reflecting a high average cost of the service (ECLAC, 2023).
66.7% of the population of Latin America and the Caribbean had internet access in 2019, but only 23% of rural households had connection (ECLAC, 2023).
35 % of the cultivated area in Latin America and the Caribbean is devoted to soybeans, followed by corn (22.7 %), sugar (7.5 %), wheat (6.2 %), beans (3.6 %), coffee (3 %), rice (2.6 %), other soybeans (2.1 %) and other crops (17 %) (FAO, 2023).
