Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
Sixteen countries in the region stand out as net exporters, such as Argentina, Brazil and Chile, while another 16, including the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Venezuela, are considered net importers (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023).
20.2% of domestic agrifood exports in 2022 came from Central America, while 57.8% of imports came from the South (IICA/TDM, 2023).
22.5% is the projected increase in the rate of intra-regional trade in Latin America and the Caribbean, measured by exports (ECLAC, 2023).
3 veces mayor es la inversión agrícola en EE.UU. que en América del Sur y 5 veces más que en América Central y el Caribe, con ALC necesitando USD 60 000 millones anuales (OCDE y FAO, 2022).
USD 600.7 billion was the global support to producers, including expenses and non-reusable transfers (OECD, 2022).
More than 11,000 small cotton producers in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Haiti, Paraguay and Peru have benefited from the +Cotton project (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023).
17% of food production is wasted during the retail and consumption stages: 11% in households, 5% in food services, and 2% in retail (PNUMA, 2021)
178 million hectares of forests have been lost since 1990 due to deforestation, mainly driven by extensive agriculture, affecting biodiversity (UNEP and FAO, 2020).
Between 4.4% and 9.8% is the average increase in food tariffs if tariff barriers are not taken into account (IICA, 2023).
25% was the growth in sectoral exports in 2022, which was higher than the total merchandise shipments of 15.3% (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023).
