Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
3,100 kcal/person per year is the projected average per capita caloric availability for 2033 in LAC, with slow growth of 0.3% per year on average over the ten-year period (OECD and FAO, 2024).
122 kcal/person/day is the projected increase in caloric availability in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2033 (OECD and FAO, 2024).
1.5% is the projected increase in protein intake in North America, equivalent to 1.9 g/person/day by 2033 (OECD and FAO, 2024).
1.8% is the increase in protein derived from dairy products in North America, thanks to increased consumption of cheese and butter, which offsets the drop in consumption of powdered milk (OECD and FAO, 2024).
4.5 percentage points decreased the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in South America during 2022 with respect to 2021, which is equivalent to 18.4 million fewer people affected (CELAC, 2024).
9.1 percentage points higher is moderate or severe food insecurity in women than in men in LAC, according to 2022 figures (CELAC, 2024).
4.08 USD per person per day was the estimated cost in 2021 to maintain a healthy diet in LAC (FAO et. al, 2023).
9.7 % de los niños menores de 5 años en América del Sur tienen sobrepeso, la prevalencia en Mesoamérica es del 6.7 % y en el Caribe del 6.6 % (FAO et al., 2023).
In 19 LAC countries, the prevalence of overweight in women exceeds that of men by at least 10 percentage points (FAO et al., 2023).
22.3% of children under 5 years of age (148 million) were stunted in 2022, down from 26.3% in 2012 (UN, 2023).
