Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
Of the 33 countries in LAC, only three have an agricultural census produced in the last 5 years (FAO and UNDP, 2025)
14% of agricultural production comes from LAC, which is the largest net exporter of food in the world (FAO and UNDP, 2025).
Coffee production has increased 75% since 1990 due to the growth of global wealth (EOM, 2024).
2% of GDP and 1.6% of employment in Canada come from primary agriculture, which has a greater economic contribution in some regions of the country (OECD, 2024).
The 1.3% growth in agricultural production between 2012 and 2021 was sustained by the increase in primary factors and other inputs, despite the near-zero deceleration of Total Factor Productivity (TFP) in that period (OECD, 2024).
2.7% agricultural growth in Mexico in the last decade was explained by the higher use of primary factors, while Total Factor Productivity (TFP) grew by 1.2% annually between 2012 and 2021, slightly exceeding the world average (OECD, 2024).
The 1.6% annual decline in Costa Rica's Total Factor Productivity (TFP) between 2012 and 2021 contributed to agricultural output growth of only 0.6% per year, driven by increased use of primary factors and, to a lesser extent, variable inputs (OECD, 2024).
The 1.57% growth in agricultural production in Colombia between 2012 and 2021 is mainly due to the increase in the use of intermediate inputs (0.67%) and primary factors (0.5%), while Total Factor Productivity (TFP) contributed 0.4% (OECD, 2024).
The 2.3% growth in Total Factor Productivity (TFP) in Chile between 2012 and 2021, more than double the global average (1%), was the main driver of agricultural growth, which was 1.6%, slightly below the global average of 1.9% (OECD, 2024).
1.6% growth in Canada's agricultural production between 2012 and 2021, below the world average of 1.9%, was explained by increased intermediate inputs and higher productivity, despite the reduction in primary factors (OECD, 2024).
