Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
9-10% of Guatemala's annual GDP comes from agriculture (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food, 2024).
12.6% of Honduras' real GDP in 2022 came from the agrifood sector (Secretaría de Agricultura y Ganadería de Honduras, 2023).
75% of Jamaica's water supply is demanded by the agricultural sector, which is key to reducing GHG emissions (Government of Jamaica, 2021).
Between 4% and 19% of GDP could represent losses in the agricultural sector in Honduras due to weather events up to the year 2100 (Inter-American Development Bank, 2018).
4.21% represents the value added of agriculture as a percentage of GDP in Brazil in 2019, decreasing from 4.34% in 2011, with a variation of -3% (de Araújo Ramos et al., 2023).
3.98% represents the value added of agriculture as a percentage of GDP in Chile in 2019, increasing from 3.63% in 2011, with an increase of 9.64% (de Araújo Ramos et al., 2023).
7.42% represents the value added of agriculture as a percentage of GDP in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2019, decreasing from 8.55% in 2011 (de Araújo Ramos et al., 2023).
Mexico reached 32.1 million hectares for agricultural use (INEGI, 2022).
Half of the world's population lives in households dependent on agrifood systems (FAO, 2023).
20% drop in avocado production in Jalisco due to drought, affecting Mexico's second largest producer (El Economista, 2024).
