Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
The OECD recorded 69.3% employment in 2022, surpassing ALC (OECD, 2024).
80% of the productivity gap between LAC and the US is explained by differences in TFP (OECD, 2024).
70% of industrial emissions come from energy-intensive industries (CAF, 2023).
The industrial sector generates 9 Gt/year of CO2 globally (CAF, 2023).
1.5°C was the temperature increase limit reaffirmed at COP27 (CAF, 2023).
40% of OECD productivity was represented by LAC in 1990 (OECD, 2024).
70% of US labor productivity corresponds to the LAC average (OECD, 2024).
TFP in Latin America and the Caribbean grew by 1.1% annually between 1950 and 1975 (OECD, 2024).
TFP in Latin America and the Caribbean fell by 0.08% annually between 1975 and 2023 (OECD, 2024).
TFP grew by 2.4% annually in OECD countries during the same period 1950–1975 (OECD, 2024).
