Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
In 2023, agriculture accounted for 12.1% of employment in Latin America and the Caribbean, versus 3.8% in the European Union, per the report’s employment-by-sector chart (ECLAC, 2025).
81% of the productive units in ALC correspond to family farming (CAF, 2025).
70% of rural employment comes from agriculture in Bolivia and Peru (CAF, 2025).
55% of rural employment corresponds to agriculture in ALC (CAF, 2025).
14% of the population was employed in agriculture in 2023 (CAF, 2025).
Formal workers earned 1.7, 1.3 and 1.6 times more in Barbados, Chile, Brazil and Colombia (OECD, 2024).
Formal workers earned 4.4, 2.5 and 2.4 times more than informal workers in El Salvador, Honduras and Peru (OECD, 2024).
Formal workers earned on average twice the hourly wage compared to informal workers in Latin America and the Caribbean (OECD, 2024).
56.6% of the population lived in fully formal households in Costa Rica (OECD, 2024).
59.2% of the population lived in fully formal households in Chile (OECD, 2024).
