Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
54% of global soybean production is expected to come from Latin America and the Caribbean by 2032, increasing its current share of just over half (OECD and FAO, 2023).
14% and 12% of the income of the first quintile in Latin America and the Caribbean can be allocated to mobile and fixed broadband, respectively, reflecting a high average cost of the service (ECLAC, 2023).
In 2022 we produced 408,571 miles of liters of milk with a total of 360,291 vacas (horras and paridas) (MAG, 2023)
4 billion people live in water-scarce areas, and one in four cities faces water insecurity (World Bank, 2023).
26% of the deaths registered as of December 2022 due to COVID-19 occurred in Latin America and the Caribbean (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023).
44% was the reduction in the wheat harvest in Argentina for the 2022/23 campaign compared to the previous cycle, due to the absence of rain during the growing period (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023).
50 of the 74 trade measures adopted during the pandemic by LAC countries contributed significantly to facilitating trade (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023).
1.2% is the anticipated growth rate for Latin America and the Caribbean in 2023, signaling a deepening economic slowdown in the region (CEPAL)
26 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) in rural areas live in extreme poverty (ECLAC, 2022)
Hurricane Ivan in 2004 caused $44.6 million in damage to Grenada's agricultural sector (Shynkarenko, 2023).
