Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
1.7 to 2.7 million people in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua may require food assistance by March 2024 due to the impacts of the El Niño phenomenon in the Central American Dry Corridor (WFP, 2024).
30% of children in LAC had not consumed meat or eggs, while approximately 20% had not consumed fruits or vegetables, according to surveys (UNICEF, 2024).
300 wholesale food markets exist in LAC (FAO, 2024).
The 53% of WPF local purchases were of local products for Guatemala and Honduras between 2013 and 2022 (WFP and ECLAC, 2024).
5% is the projected increase in calorie intake in Latin America and the Caribbean, with a 22% reduction in the number of undernourished people (OECD and FAO, 2024).
1 in 5 students, aged 15-16 years, reported having stopped eating at least once a week (IDB, 2024).
Solo el 3% de hogares pobres es cubierto por programas de transferencias monetarias condicionadas en El Salvador (BID, 2024)
1.0% per year is the projected growth for global per capita consumption of fresh dairy products over the next 10 years, exceeding the rate of the past 10 years (OECD and FAO, 2023).
20% tax on sugar-sweetened beverages could prevent further increases in overweight in middle-income countries (IFAD, 2023).
From 67.7% kg per capita in 2005 to 76.9% in 2019, the total volume of global packaged food sales increased (IFAD, 2023).
