Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
Only 14% of agrifood exports in 2022 were intraregional, with a 16% growth compared to 2021, with Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Peru and Colombia as the main destinations (IICA/TDM, 2023).
More than USD 350 billion in agrifood exports from LAC have grown even in crisis, with increases of 2.1% in 2020, 15.2% in 2021 and 29% in 2022 (ECLAC, FAO and IICA, 2023).
With a 22% share, the U.S. topped the region's agri-food export destinations in 2022 (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023).
28% must increase agricultural productivity in LAC in the next decade to balance sustainability, affordable prices and fairness for producers (OECD and FAO, 2022).
3 veces mayor es la inversión agrícola en EE.UU. que en América del Sur y 5 veces más que en América Central y el Caribe, con ALC necesitando USD 60 000 millones anuales (OCDE y FAO, 2022).
USD 600.7 billion was the global support to producers, including expenses and non-reusable transfers (OECD, 2022).
45.9% of people in Latin America live in inequality, making the region the most unequal in the world (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023)
20% of the region's population, about 120 million people, live in rural areas (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023)
58 million women live together in rural areas on the continent (Guiskin, 2019).
30.9 million correspond to the rural youth of 160 million young people, aged 15-29 (Guiskin, 2019)
