Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
Women spend an average of 4.2 hours a day on unpaid domestic and care work (FAO, 2024).
80% of people who do not have access to improved drinking water live in rural areas (FAO, 2024).
6.9% of households without a water source have girls as the main people responsible for water collection (FAO, 2024).
Between 40% and 60% of the territory and forests of the Andean countries are part of the biodiverse Amazon basin, with great potential for sustainable development (Castilleja et al., 2023).
Only 1% of "gender equality" funds from governments go to women's organizations (ECLAC, 2024).
0.9% was the average annual growth rate of Latin America and the Caribbean between 2015 and 2024, less than half of the 2.0% recorded during the lost decade of the 1980s (ECLAC, 2024).
980 million women are estimated to be excluded from formal financial systems (ECLAC, 2024).
