Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
4.08 USD per person per day was the estimated cost in 2021 to maintain a healthy diet in LAC (FAO et. al, 2023).
14% of world agricultural and fisheries production corresponded to LAC between 2020 and 2022, while its share in total exports exceeded 17% (OECD and FAO, 2023).
9.7 % de los niños menores de 5 años en América del Sur tienen sobrepeso, la prevalencia en Mesoamérica es del 6.7 % y en el Caribe del 6.6 % (FAO et al., 2023).
In 19 LAC countries, the prevalence of overweight in women exceeds that of men by at least 10 percentage points (FAO et al., 2023).
3% of the world's territory is occupied by cities, but they consume up to 80% of energy and generate 75% of carbon emissions (UN, 2023).
575 million people will still be in extreme poverty in 2030 if current trends continue, and only one third of countries will reach the target of halving national poverty (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).
5.5% of children globally have been overweight since 2012, requiring greater efforts to reach the target of 3% by 2030 (UN, 2023).
Less than 50% of the people involved in agricultural production own land or have secure rights to it (UN, 2023).
Nearly 100 million hectares of net forest area were lost in the last two decades (UN, 2023).
