Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
37 million people suffer from hunger in countries with high exposure to climate events in LAC, compared to 3 million in countries with low exposure (FAO et al., 2025).
182.9 million people (27.7%) in LAC could not afford a healthy diet in 2022 (FAO et al., 2025).
1.1 million migrants and refugees in Ecuador and Peru faced acute food insecurity due to climate events and lack of formal employment (FAO et al., 2025).
Coffee consumption grows between 2% and 2.5% annually (EOM, 2024).
More than 3.1 billion people could not afford a healthy diet in 2023, according to the SOFI report.
USD 23.4 million was the annual average that WFP executed during the decade 2013-2022 in food purchases, logistics services and monetary transfers (Namdar and Saa, 2024).
57% of the adult diet in the UK and 66% of the adolescent diet is composed of ultra-processed foods (UPAs).
Between 70 % and 100 % was the increase in the volume of soybean, corn and wheat exports in Argentina (ECLAC, 2024).
A 5% drop in exports of goods in Honduras was driven by a reduction in the export volumes of coffee (-10%), palm oil (-34%), bananas (-9%) and textile products (-70%) (ECLAC, 2024).
