Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
9.1 percentage points higher is moderate or severe food insecurity in women than in men in LAC, according to 2022 figures (CELAC, 2024).
4.5 percentage points decreased the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in South America during 2022 with respect to 2021, which is equivalent to 18.4 million fewer people affected (CELAC, 2024).
6.3% grew global GDP in 2021, driven by demand in the U.S., while LAC registered 6.9% (CELAC, 2024).
Between 7.8% in Guatemala and 30.8% in Peru is the proportion of women landowners in LAC (FAO, 2022).
Between 4% and 13% of women farmers in Peru, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Brazil and Chile have access to credit (FAO, 2022).
59 million women live in rural areas in Latin America and the Caribbean, 20 million are part of the economically active population and 4.5 million are agricultural producers (FAO, 2017).
Nearly 100 million hectares of net forest area were lost in the last two decades (UN, 2023).
Less than 50% of the people involved in agricultural production own land or have secure rights to it (UN, 2023).
5.5% of children globally have been overweight since 2012, requiring greater efforts to reach the target of 3% by 2030 (UN, 2023).
22.3% of children under 5 years of age (148 million) were stunted in 2022, down from 26.3% in 2012 (UN, 2023).
