Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
Soybean prices fell by 8.6% in 2023 compared to the previous year, in a context of high volatility due to factors such as the drought in Argentina and Uruguay, the record harvest in Brazil and Chinese demand (IDB, 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).
2.2% drop in the value of Latin America's goods exports in 2023 due to lower demand from its main trading partners (IDB, 2024).
10.7 per 100,000 workers die in the agricultural sector in Latin America and the Caribbean, the second highest mortality rate (ILO, 2020).
22% of global greenhouse gas emissions come from agribusiness, the second largest contributor worldwide (OECD, 2022).
40% of the world's land area and 70% of water use are used for agriculture (OECD, 2020).
19 % of the formal workforce in agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean are women, although they remain underrepresented in the sector (OECD, 2018).
12% of the formal labor force in Peru, Colombia, Mexico, Costa Rica, Brazil, Chile and Argentina was engaged in agriculture, mainly in rural areas (FAO, 2020).
81.3% of the total number of farms are small farms, which occupy 23.4% of the land in Latin America and the Caribbean (OECD, 2022).
70% of child labor globally and 52% in the Americas was concentrated in the agricultural sector in 2022, despite progress in its reduction (OECD, 2022).
