Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
4.2 million children under 5 years of age in Latin America and the Caribbean were overweight in 2022, with 3 million in South America, 1 million in Mesoamerica, and 200,000 in the Caribbean (FAO et al., 2023).
5.7 million boys and girls under 5 years of age suffered stunting in 2022 in LAC (FAO et al., 2023).
At 9.6% in 2022, the gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in South America reflected significant inequalities in access to food between men and women (FAO et al., 2023).
With 36.4% of its population, South America faced a worrying situation of moderate or severe food insecurity during 2022 (FAO et al., 2023).
With a 45% prevalence of undernourishment, Haiti faced a food crisis in 2022, affecting 5.1 million people with a lack of access to basic foods (FAO et al., 2023).
43.2 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean suffered from undernourishment in 2022 (FAO et al., 2023).
6.5% of the population of Latin America and the Caribbean experienced hunger in 2022 (FAO et al., 2023).
33% of the world's cropland is used for the production of livestock feed (FAO, 2022).
11.7% of the world's population (around 920 million people) was severely food insecure in 2020 (FAO, 2022).
Almost 10% of the world's population was undernourished in 2021 (FAO, 2022).
