Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
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).
23%, 10% and 11% of employment are concentrated in trade, manufacturing and other services in LAC (OECD, 2024).
83.7%, 79.6%, 74.4%, 68.5% and 67.9% were the highest rates of informality in Bolivia, Guatemala, Peru, Ecuador and Paraguay (OECD, 2024).
65.1% employment in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) reached 2022 for people aged 15 to 64 (OECD, 2024).
The OECD recorded 69.3% employment in 2022, surpassing ALC (OECD, 2024).
The gender gap in employment rates in LAC was 24.8 percentage points in 2022 (OECD, 2024).
55.7% informality affected workers in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2022 (OECD, 2024).
