Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
1.2% is the anticipated growth rate for Latin America and the Caribbean in 2023, signaling a deepening economic slowdown in the region (CEPAL)
45 billion euros in goods exported by Mercosur to the EU in 2021, while it imported goods worth 44 billion euros (Cosbey and Vogt-Schilb, 2023).
5% of GDP and 18% of employment in Latin America and the Caribbean come from agriculture (CEPALSTAT, 2023).
Mexico reached 32.1 million hectares for agricultural use (INEGI, 2022).
Between 5% and 18% of the national GDP in LAC comes from the forestry and livestock sector (INDAP, 2023).
3.7% was the growth rate of economic activity in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) in 2022, which is about half of the 6.7% rate recorded in 2021 (IMF, 2023).
Half of the world's population lives in households dependent on agrifood systems (FAO, 2023).
60% of Argentina's exports in 2021 came from the agrifood chain (Ministry of Economy of Argentina, 2023).
USD 17.7 million reached Argentina's agricultural bioinputs exports in 2021, with a target of USD 35.4 million by 2030 (Argentine Ministry of Economy, 2023).
40% of food production in Latin America and the Caribbean is exported worldwide, representing 17% of total world food exports (FAO, et al., 2023).
