Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
201 million people (32.1% of the total population of Latin America and the Caribbean) live in poverty
82 million (13.1%) people in Latin America and the Caribbean are in extreme poverty (ECLAC, FAO and IICA, 2023).
21.9% was the incidence of extreme poverty in rural areas of LAC in 2022 (+0.7 pp vs. 2021), while in urban areas it reached 11% (+0.1 pp) (ECLAC, FAO and IICA, 2023).
1.4 percentage points is the difference in inflation between the poorest and richest sectors in Latin America and the Caribbean.
2.60 million hectares per year of forest were lost between 2010 and 2020.
63% of world exports of fresh bananas and plantains in 2022 came from Latin America and the Caribbean, with Ecuador, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Honduras as the main exporters (IICA, Trade Data Monitor).
27.6% of GDP and 20.1% of total employment in Brazil was generated by the agro-industrial sector in 2021 (World Bank, 2023).
13% of Brazil's cropland is equipped for irrigation, and in 2017, 68% of the country's water consumption was for irrigation (World Bank, 2023).
52% of total greenhouse gas emissions in Brazil between 2000 and 2020 were caused by changes in land use, and agriculture was responsible for 24% (World Bank, 2023).
