Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
27 million people in LAC lived on less than 1USD per day and 170 million on less than 2USD per day (ASTI, 2009).
6.9% of the population would remain destitute if there is a loss of 5.6% of agricultural product in LAC (ECLAC & EU, 2017).
From 64% to 54% decreased the rural population in LAC below the poverty line in the 2000s (ECLAC & EU, 2017).
From 38% to 31% passed the indigence line of the rural population in Latin America in the 2000s (ECLAC & EU, 2017).
More than two-thirds of the total family farming operations are poor in Paraguay (UNDP, 2021).
2 to 3 times more effective, is growth within the agricultural sector for poverty reduction than an equivalent amount of growth generated in other sectors (World Bank, 2018).
1.4 percentage points is the difference in inflation between the poorest and richest sectors in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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).
82 million (13.1%) people in Latin America and the Caribbean are in extreme poverty (ECLAC, FAO and IICA, 2023).
201 million people (32.1% of the total population of Latin America and the Caribbean) live in poverty
