Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
9% is the expected increase in beef production in Latin America and the Caribbean by 2033 (OECD and FAO, 2024).
60% of additional meat production in Latin America and the Caribbean until 2033 corresponds to poultry meat (OECD and FAO, 2024).
15% of global livestock production comes from Latin America and the Caribbean (OECD and FAO, 2024).
33.3 million heads of beef cattle and 3 million heads of dairy cattle are in Mexico (UNCCD, 2024).
3.7 million beef cattle and 1 million dairy cattle in Canada are distributed across approximately 40,000 and 9,000 farms, respectively (UNCCD, 2024).
1.4% of world production comes from Brazil (UNCCD, 2024).
264 million head of cattle and 17.4 million sheep are in Brazil (UNCCD, 2024).
USD 81 billion, one third of agricultural GDP, comes from livestock, which employs 3 million people (UNCCD, 2024).
16% of the world's beef comes from Brazil, with a value of approximately USD 7.6 billion in 2019 (UNCCD, 2024).
25% of the world's beef supply and 10% of the world's milk supply come from South America (UNCCD, 2024).
