Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
22.7% of the LAC population, that is, 133.4 million people, did not have access to a healthy diet (FAO et al., 2023).
92.6% of the population in Haiti and 62.6% in Jamaica could not afford a healthy diet in the Caribbean (FAO et al., 2023).
30% of children in LAC had not consumed meat or eggs, while approximately 20% had not consumed fruits or vegetables, according to surveys (UNICEF, 2024).
6.5% of the population of Latin America and the Caribbean experienced hunger in 2022 (FAO et al., 2023).
70% of global agri-food trade corresponds to processed products, including meats, fats and oils, wines, various food preparations, cheeses, among others (FAO and IDB, 2024).
300 wholesale food markets exist in LAC (FAO, 2024).
19.3% of people in Nicaragua are undernourished in the period 2018-2020 (FAO, 2023).
1% and 4.7% are the projected increases in export value, with the greatest dynamism concentrated in the United States and China, respectively (ECLAC, 2023).
8% reduction in corn yields in Central America in 2030 due to climate change, compared to the 2001-2009 period, according to the IPCC extreme scenario (Rodriguez, 2023).
The 53% of WPF local purchases were of local products for Guatemala and Honduras between 2013 and 2022 (WFP and ECLAC, 2024).
