Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
Up to $100 trillion could be mobilized by the Glasgow Finance Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) by 2050 to finance climate investments (ECLAC, FAO and IICA, 2023).
52% of social assistance spending during the period 2014-2018 in Latin America and the Caribbean consisted of money transfers (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 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).
25,000 million dollars was the average public spending on agriculture, forestry, and fishing in Latin America and the Caribbean during the period 2015-2019 (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023).
2% of agricultural GDP should be the minimum allocated to spending on science, technology, and innovation (STI) in the Americas. (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023).
20.2% of domestic agrifood exports in 2022 came from Central America, while 57.8% of imports came from the South (IICA/TDM, 2023).
Sixteen countries in the region stand out as net exporters, such as Argentina, Brazil and Chile, while another 16, including the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Venezuela, are considered net importers (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023).
With a 22% share, the U.S. topped the region's agri-food export destinations in 2022 (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023).
More than USD 350 billion in agrifood exports from LAC have grown even in crisis, with increases of 2.1% in 2020, 15.2% in 2021 and 29% in 2022 (ECLAC, FAO and IICA, 2023).
11 percentage points is the difference between the informal employment rate in the rural sector among people aged 15 to 24 and those over 25 (ILO, 2021).
