Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
70% of corn production in Argentina is exported in the form of grain (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).
20% of the added value of the agri-food sector in Argentina is represented by the soybean value chain, followed by wheat, beef, corn and milk (World Bank, 2024).
12% of Argentina's forest area was lost between 2001 and 2014 (World Bank, 2024).
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 19 LAC countries, the prevalence of overweight in women exceeds that of men by at least 10 percentage points (FAO et al., 2023).
9.7 % de los niños menores de 5 años en América del Sur tienen sobrepeso, la prevalencia en Mesoamérica es del 6.7 % y en el Caribe del 6.6 % (FAO et al., 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).
4.08 USD per person per day was the estimated cost in 2021 to maintain a healthy diet in LAC (FAO et. al, 2023).
11.7% was the median annual food inflation in LAC in December 2022, almost double the 5.9% of headline inflation (CELAC, 2024).
