Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
55.7% informality affected workers in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2022 (OECD, 2024).
39.6% of youth employment was observed in LAC in 2022 (OECD, 2024).
The OECD recorded 69.3% employment in 2022, surpassing ALC (OECD, 2024).
65.1% employment in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) reached 2022 for people aged 15 to 64 (OECD, 2024).
Between 80% and 90% of forest-related businesses in the majority of developing countries are small and locally operated, with small-scale enterprises accounting for over half of all employment in the forest sector (Sarmiento, 2025).
$3.5 dollars per day is the minimum wage established for agricultural workers in El Salvador according to the Ministry of Labor in May 2011 (Martín Manzano, 2012).
2% of GDP and 1.6% of employment in Canada come from primary agriculture, which has a greater economic contribution in some regions of the country (OECD, 2024).
43% of the world's agricultural labor force is made up of women, who play key roles in food production, processing, marketing and consumption.
8.7% of employment in Brazil in 2022 was related to agriculture, down from 15.4% in 2000 (OECD, 2024).
40% of the global workforce in primary industries (agriculture, forestry and fisheries) is represented by food value chains (UNDP, 2024).
