Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
20,913 arable hectares per worker are available in Panama, being the least amount among ADD countries and less than 10% of the world average of 219,281 hectares per worker (Campos et al., 2024).
20% could reduce the yield of maize and bean crops in Central America by the end of the century (FAO et al., 2025).
17 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have recorded a decline in budgetary investment in agriculture in the last three years (Conroy et al., 2024).
1.3% of GDP and 16% of agricultural GDP in LAC correspond to agricultural support (Conroy et al., 2024).
Almost 7% of LAC GDP in 2024 comes from agriculture, although its share varies significantly among countries (Conroy et al., 2024).
32% of farmers in Bolivia use irrigation, but it only covers 7% of the planted area (Castilleja et al., 2023).
45 billion euros in goods exported by Mercosur to the EU in 2021, while it imported goods worth 44 billion euros (Cosbey and Vogt-Schilb, 2023).
More than 50% of the area cultivated in vegetables, fruits, cereals, roots and tubers in LAC comes from family farming (FAO and UNDP, 2025).
More than 15% of family farming farms in LAC exceed 20 hectares (FAO and UNDP, 2025).
Of the 33 countries in LAC, only three have an agricultural census produced in the last 5 years (FAO and UNDP, 2025)
