Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
Formal workers earned on average twice the hourly wage compared to informal workers in Latin America and the Caribbean (OECD, 2024).
Formal workers earned 4.4, 2.5 and 2.4 times more than informal workers in El Salvador, Honduras and Peru (OECD, 2024).
Formal workers earned 1.7, 1.3 and 1.6 times more in Barbados, Chile, Brazil and Colombia (OECD, 2024).
Social spending by central governments in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) represented 11.5% of GDP in 2022 (OECD, 2024).
Social spending in 2022 exceeded the 2019 level by 0.3 percentage points (OECD, 2024).
40% of OECD productivity was represented by LAC in 1990 (OECD, 2024).
25% of global CO2 emissions correspond to the subsector of high energy consumption industries (CAF, 2023).
33% of OECD labor productivity corresponds to the average productivity of LAC in 2023 (OECD, 2024).
70% of industrial emissions come from energy-intensive industries (CAF, 2023).
26.8% of the population of LAC was in poverty in 2024 (OECD, 2024).
