Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
4.08 USD per person per day was the estimated cost in 2021 to maintain a healthy diet in LAC (FAO et. al, 2023).
14% of world agricultural and fisheries production corresponded to LAC between 2020 and 2022, while its share in total exports exceeded 17% (OECD and FAO, 2023).
9.7 % de los niños menores de 5 años en América del Sur tienen sobrepeso, la prevalencia en Mesoamérica es del 6.7 % y en el Caribe del 6.6 % (FAO et al., 2023).
In 19 LAC countries, the prevalence of overweight in women exceeds that of men by at least 10 percentage points (FAO et al., 2023).
7% of global emissions were covered by carbon pricing a decade ago; today it is almost a quarter (World Bank, 2024).
75 carbon pricing instruments are in operation today, with new initiatives in Australia, Hungary, Slovenia, Mexico and Taiwan, China (World Bank, 2024).
Half of the revenue from carbon pricing has been earmarked to finance climate and environmental programs (World Bank, 2024).
3% of the world's territory is occupied by cities, but they consume up to 80% of energy and generate 75% of carbon emissions (UN, 2023).
575 million people will still be in extreme poverty in 2030 if current trends continue, and only one third of countries will reach the target of halving national poverty (UN, 2023).
22.3% of children under 5 years of age (148 million) were stunted in 2022, down from 26.3% in 2012 (UN, 2023).
