Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
9.3 billion metric tons (MT) of CO2 emissions were generated by global food loss and waste in 2017 (Zhu et al., 2023).
131 million people could not afford a healthy diet in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2020 (FAO, et al., 2023).
40% of food production in Latin America and the Caribbean is exported worldwide, representing 17% of total world food exports (FAO, et al., 2023).
56.5 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean suffered from hunger in 2021, an increase of 13.2 million since the start of the pandemic in 2019 (FAO, et al., 2023).
93.5 million people suffered from severe food insecurity in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021, an increase of 29.5 million compared to 2019 (FAO, et al., 2023).
11.3 percentage points is the food insecurity gap between women and men in Latin America and the Caribbean, more than double the global disparity of 4.3 points (FAO, et al., 2023).
Almost 10% of the world's population was undernourished in 2021 (FAO, 2022).
11.7% of the world's population (around 920 million people) was severely food insecure in 2020 (FAO, 2022).
5 years is the period prior to certification that the Organic standard requires farmers to show they have not converted valuable natural environments to agricultural land (Larrea et al., 2021).
Only 7% of soy is used directly for human food products such as tofu, soy milk, beans, edamame and tempeh (Alianza alimentaria, 2021).
