Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
297.6 million tons were contributed by Mexico's agricultural, livestock and fisheries subsectors in 2022 (Government of Mexico, 2023).
100% of the agricultural land needed to produce $1,000 was cut in half between 1990 and 2020, with a similar decrease in GHG emissions, phosphate loads, nitrogen, and irrigation water withdrawals (USDA, 2024).
Of 600 million farms in the world, most are family farms, which has proven to be more successful than collective or cooperative farms (USDA, 2024).
52% of pesticide active ingredients in 2020 were herbicides, followed by fungicides (23%), insecticides (18%) and other products (7%) (USDA, 2024).
2.7 million metric tons of pesticides were used globally in 2020, up from 1.7 million in 1990, with the largest increase in the Global South, especially in LAC (USDA, 2024).
74% of global cropland was harvested in 1961, while by 2020, this proportion increased to 92% (USDA, 2024).
More than 200 million workers left agriculture between 2003 and 2020 (USDA, 2024).
4.2 times the global agricultural production volume increased between 1961 and 2020, while the world population grew 2.6 times during the same period (USDA, 2024).
75% of agricultural production in the Latin America and Caribbean region is represented by Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico (de Olloqui & Fernández Díez, 2017).
60% of national exports in Latin America and the Caribbean correspond to the trade of raw materials due to the region's late industrialization (de Araújo Ramos et al., 2023).
