Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
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).
17.4 million hectares in Brazil apply integrated crop-livestock-forest systems, capturing 21.8 million tons of CO2, exceeding the NDC targets for 2020 by 21% (World Bank, 2023).
1% of the annual gross value of production in Brazil's agricultural sector is lost, on average, due to extreme weather events (World Bank, 2023).
2.51% more efficient is irrigated agriculture compared to rainfed agriculture (World Bank, 2023).
