Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
0.22% of the Amazonian area in Guyana was deforested between 2001 and 2020, presenting the lowest deforestation rate among Amazonian countries (Lesenfants et al., 2024).
84% of deforestation in the Amazon is caused by agriculture and cattle ranching, these being the main sources of ecological degradation (Lesenfants et al., 2024).
There are 138,628 agricultural holdings in Chile (INE, 2021).
88.9% of the 291,497 farms in Paraguay are family units, equivalent to 259,188 (MAG, 2022).
76.8% of agricultural farms in Brazil are family agricultural units, which is equivalent to 3,897,408 of a total of 5,073,324 farms (IBGE, 2017).
45% of the production of the main crops fell due to the drought, reducing soybean exports by 40% and generating losses of USD 20 billion, 3% of Argentina's GDP (World Bank, 2024).
In 2023, dollar shortages worsened in Argentina due to drought, increasing inflation and food prices (World Bank, 2024).
Three quarters of the growth of Argentina's agrifood sector in the last two decades has come from grains and oilseeds (World Bank, 2024).
2.1 % of GDP represented the collection of export duties in Argentina in 2021, the second highest in the world (World Bank, 2024).
The third largest net food exporter in the world, Argentina plays a key role in global trade (World Bank, 2024).
