Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
56.6% of the inhabitants of rural areas do not have access to significant connectivity, which is equivalent to 36.2 million people in rural áreas (IICA, et al. 2022).
14% and 12% of the income of the first quintile in Latin America and the Caribbean can be allocated to mobile and fixed broadband, respectively, reflecting a high average cost of the service (ECLAC, 2023).
Solo el 3% de hogares pobres es cubierto por programas de transferencias monetarias condicionadas en El Salvador (BID, 2024)
66.7% of the population of Latin America and the Caribbean had internet access in 2019, but only 23% of rural households had connection (ECLAC, 2023).
35 % of the cultivated area in Latin America and the Caribbean is devoted to soybeans, followed by corn (22.7 %), sugar (7.5 %), wheat (6.2 %), beans (3.6 %), coffee (3 %), rice (2.6 %), other soybeans (2.1 %) and other crops (17 %) (FAO, 2023).
More than 70% of the agricultural area in Latin America and the Caribbean is in the hands of medium and large producers (Salcedo and Guzmán, 2014).
30 million tons of inorganic fertilizers were used in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2020, of which 78% was imported from other regions of the world (FAO, 2023).
Between 21% and 35% of total emissions generated by human activity are the result of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (OECD, 2021).
5% of GDP and 18% of employment in Latin America and the Caribbean come from agriculture (CEPALSTAT, 2023).
Between 0.1% and 1% of real GDP in the US and Europe would be affected by friendshoring, with a higher impact of up to 4.7% in countries in between the West and its adversaries (IMF, 2023).
