Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
110 mm of average rainfall were recorded in French Guiana in July 2026, compared with a monthly normal of 262 mm; it was the driest July recorded since 1967.
49% was the average rainfall deficit in July 2026 across the 13 historical monitoring stations in French Guiana; across 25 stations with more than 30 years of data, the deficit was 46%.
0.8 °C above normal was the average temperature anomaly in French Guiana in July 2026, while maximum temperatures regularly exceeded 35 °C.
4 Latin American countries, Colombia, Peru, Brazil and Argentina, have the greatest exposure to an intense El Niño event in 2026, according to a Bank of America report.
2 components of inflation, food and energy, could increase in response to an intense El Niño event in Latin America during 2026.
3 strategic crops, maize, sugar and wheat, face production risks associated with El Niño: lower maize and sugar production in Brazil and impacts on part of Argentina's wheat harvest.
10.5 million people live in the Central American Dry Corridor and depend mainly on subsistence maize and bean farming, which is highly vulnerable to El Niño.
4 weeks without rainfall were enough to destroy staple crop plantings in agricultural communities in Guatemala and El Salvador, worsening food insecurity risks.
4 Central American countries, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua, contain extensive areas of the Dry Corridor exposed to prolonged droughts and extreme rainfall associated with El Niño.
More than 50 consecutive days of record-high ocean surface temperatures increased the risk of altered rainfall, droughts, floods and heatwaves affecting agricultural production.
