Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
81% of the productive units in ALC correspond to family farming (CAF, 2025).
70% of habitat conversion in LAC comes from agriculture and livestock (CAF, 2025).
More than 20% of forests and arable lands are degraded by erosion and unsustainable management (CAF, 2025).
26.8% of the population of LAC was in poverty in 2024 (OECD, 2024).
33% of OECD productivity reached LAC in 2023 (OECD, 2024).
Three key sectors —trade, manufacturing and services— concentrate the productivity lag in LAC (OECD, 2024).
The productivity gap between Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and high-income economies has been declining for 33 years (OECD, 2024).
1 in 10 people in LAC lived in extreme poverty in 2024 (OECD, 2024).
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).
