Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
336 million hectares was the increase in global agricultural land between 1961 and 2020 (Fuglie, Morgan, S, & Jelliffe, 2024).
16% is the proportion of jobs offered by the agricultural sector in Panama (IDB, 2024).
8% was the increase in global agricultural area to 4.76 billion hectares, or 32% of the world's land area (Fuglie, Morgan, S, & Jelliffe, 2024).
USD +53 billion in 2022 is valued agricultural exports in Argentina in agricultural crops and animal production (GAP, 2023).
US$7.5 billion to over US$45 billion was the increase in the value of the country's agricultural production between 1960 and 2020 (GAP, 2023).
1.49% was the annual productivity growth rate between 1961 and 2020 (GAP, 2023).
0.54% was the annual growth of Total Factor Productivity (TFP) and represented only 25% of Argentina's production growth (GAP, 2023).
5 to 10 billion dollars per year in net benefits would be generated by transforming the food system, equivalent to 4-8% of global GDP in 2020 (FSEC, 2024).
A 5.9% drop in total imports of Latin America and the Caribbean in 2023, after an expansion of 20.9% in 2022 (IDB, 2024).
5.3% was the estimated drop in South America's exports in 2023, after a 16.4% growth in 2022, with the exception of Brazil and Paraguay (IDB, 2024).
