Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
0.9% is the average annual growth rate of the economies of Latin America and the Caribbean between 2015 and 2023 (ECLAC, 2024).
8% is the estimated reduction in the use of plastics which, together with a 5% decrease in certain raw materials, could generate increases in GDP between 0.9% and 2.2% and employment between 1.2% and 2.1% in Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru by 2030.
11% of global raw materials are provided by Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC, 2024).
9.5% is the projected annual decline in the price index for agricultural and livestock products (ECLAC, 2024).
8.4% and 5.6% represent the highest tariff equivalents of non-tariff measures in LAC intraregional trade, applied to the agriculture, hunting and fishing, and processed food sectors, respectively (ECLAC, 2024).
15.5% was the average of global food exports represented by LAC between 2020 and 2022 (ECLAC, 2024).
The 17.2% prevalence of hunger in the Caribbean is three times higher than the figures recorded in South America (5.2%) and in Central America and Mexico (5.8%) (ECLAC, 2024).
41 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean suffered from hunger in 2023 (ECLAC, 2024).
54% of the world's population lives in urban areas and is expected to reach 66% by 2050 (Gutiérrez et al., 2019).
40.2% is the share of agrifood employment (including trade and transportation) in total employment in the Americas (FAO, 2024).
