Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
90 agtech ventures were identified in the Andean region in 2022, more than 80% in Colombia (53) and Peru (21) (IDB, 2023).
14% of world agricultural and fisheries production corresponded to LAC between 2020 and 2022, while its share in total exports exceeded 17% (OECD and FAO, 2023).
42.2% of LAC production, measured in equivalent calories, was exported between 2020-2022, and is expected to reach 42.6% in 2032 (CELAC, 2024).
Between 4% and 13% of women farmers in Peru, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Brazil and Chile have access to credit (FAO, 2022).
Between 7.8% in Guatemala and 30.8% in Peru is the proportion of women landowners in LAC (FAO, 2022).
1.6% reached loans to the agricultural sector in LAC in 2020, before decreasing to 1.37% in 2021 (ECLAC et al., 2024).
568 kha of primary rainforest were lost between 2002 and 2023 in Guatemala, representing 33% of its total tree cover loss in the same time period (GFW, 2024).
30.92 MtCO₂e/year was the annual average of greenhouse gases due to deforestation caused by the expansion of the agricultural frontier in Guatemala between 2001 and 2023 (GFW, 2024).
1.80 Gt is the total carbon storage in Guatemala, with most of the carbon stored in the soil (GFW, 2024).
711.3 MtCO₂ of greenhouse gas emissions were recorded in Guatemala between 2001 and 2023 due to deforestation caused by the expansion of the agricultural frontier (GFW, 2024).
