Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
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).
40% of OECD productivity was represented by LAC in 1990 (OECD, 2024).
26.8% of the population of LAC was in poverty in 2024 (OECD, 2024).
Increases in debt service reduced the available fiscal space in Latin America and the Caribbean after the pandemic (OECD, 2024).
70% of US labor productivity corresponds to the LAC average (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).
