Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
50% of the properties had less than five hectares in 1990, representing only 2.0% of the land (ECLAC, 2021).
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).
At least 88% of LAC countries face multiple forms of malnutrition (World Bank, 2020).
815 million people went to bed hungry in LAC in 2017 (World Bank, 2020).
57% of primary forests and 1/3 of plant species are found in LAC (World Bank, 2020).
760 million hectares is the total agricultural area in LAC: 400 million for family farming and 360 million for large-scale commercial farming (IDB, 2020).
50%-60% of food retail sales in LAC are made in supermarkets (World Bank, 2020).
58% of the population (360 million people) in LAC were overweight, with Chile (64%), Mexico (63%), and Uruguay (63%) standing out (World Bank, 2020).
Nearly 2% of B2C trade and 3.2% of global cross-border trade were accounted for by Latin America and the Caribbean in 2019 (IDB, 2019).
