Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
More than 60% of the world's coffee supply came from Brazil and Colombia, while the price of Arabica fell due to better harvests (IDB, 2024).
1.8% was the estimated increase in the volume of Latin American exports in 2023 (IDB, 2024).
5.3% was the estimated drop in South America's exports in 2023, after a 16.4% growth in 2022, with the exception of Brazil and Paraguay (IDB, 2024).
Between 0.9 and 1.3 percentage points is the estimated increase in inflation in Colombia and Peru respectively as a consequence of the El Niño phenomenon (IDB, 2024).
US$ 112.3 million in losses were estimated for the agricultural and construction sectors in Ecuador with the El Niño Phenomenon of 1997-1998 (IDB, 2024).
1.7 percentage points would be the average decrease in annual growth in Peru due to the El Niño Phenomenon (IDB, 2024).
More than 200,000 dead cattle were recorded in Venezuela as a result of drought due to a shortage of grass in 2014 (IDB, 2024).
Between -2.2 and -1.3 percentage points would be the impact on the growth of Ecuador and Peru as a consequence of an episode of the El Niño Phenomenon (IDB, 2024).
1,698% between 1825-2015 was the average annual growth for Latin America, significantly lower than that of OECD countries and the Asian Tigers (Zaman, 2024).
352,289 certified organic dairy cows were in the United States in 2021, increasing from 2,265 in 1992 (Gillespie et al., 2024).
