Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
One-third of the world's largest aquifers are being depleted (Richey et al., 2015).
300 billion dollars annually is the cost of land degradation (Nkonya. et al. 2016).
10% of the world's population is affected by contaminated food (WHO, 2015).
More than 2 billion people are deficient in key vitamins and minerals necessary for growth, development, and disease prevention (FAO, 2013).
2 to 3 times more effective, is growth within the agricultural sector for poverty reduction than an equivalent amount of growth generated in other sectors (World Bank, 2018).
In 19 LAC countries, the prevalence of overweight in women exceeds that of men by at least 10 percentage points (FAO et al., 2023).
9.7 % de los niños menores de 5 años en América del Sur tienen sobrepeso, la prevalencia en Mesoamérica es del 6.7 % y en el Caribe del 6.6 % (FAO et al., 2023).
14% of world agricultural and fisheries production corresponded to LAC between 2020 and 2022, while its share in total exports exceeded 17% (OECD and FAO, 2023).
4.08 USD per person per day was the estimated cost in 2021 to maintain a healthy diet in LAC (FAO et. al, 2023).
11.7% was the median annual food inflation in LAC in December 2022, almost double the 5.9% of headline inflation (CELAC, 2024).
