Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
59 million women live in rural areas in Latin America and the Caribbean, 20 million are part of the economically active population and 4.5 million are agricultural producers (FAO, 2017).
Nearly 100 million hectares of net forest area were lost in the last two decades (UN, 2023).
Less than 50% of the people involved in agricultural production own land or have secure rights to it (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).
3.5% of women over 15 years of age are unemployed and close to 75% of employed women over 18 years of age have informal jobs in Guatemala (FAO, 2023).
41.8% of women in LAC suffered some degree of food insecurity in 2020, compared to 32.2% of men (FAO, 2023).
0.5 is the average Gini for Latin America and the Caribbean, making it the region with the highest inequality on the planet (IDB, 2016).
From 5.07 % to 4.91 % would reduce the urban extreme poverty rate in Guatemala with a decrease in the cost and time required to obtain health records (Kelleher & Reyes, 2014).
48% of Salvadoran imports are subject to at least one non-tariff measure, compared to only 16% of Honduran imports (Kelleher & Reyes, 2014).
52% of social assistance spending during the period 2014-2018 in Latin America and the Caribbean consisted of money transfers (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023).
