Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
42% of agricultural producers in Latin America increased their consumption of bioinputs by at least 15% in the last three years (Bullor et.al, 2023).
64% of LAC countries produce biostimulants or biofertilizers, while only 20% produce biopesticides (Bullor et.al, 2023).
With 70% of the market, fertilizers dominate the agrochemical sector, leaving the remaining 30% for pesticides (Bullor et.al, 2023).
8% of the total fertilizers produced globally is consumed by Brazil (Bullor et.al, 2023).
10.6% of agricultural emissions were attributed to the use of fertilizers in 2018 (CGIAR, 2023).
2.8% was the annual growth of input use in agricultural crop production in Argentina between 1991-2020 (GAP, 2023).
2.2% was the average annual increase in fertilizer use by Mexican producers between 2011-2021 (GAP, 2023).
4.0% is the expected annual growth rate in fertilizer consumption in Central American countries between 2011 and 2021 (GAP, 2023).
60 % increased the use of pesticides between 1997 and 2017, and more than 30 % increased the use of fertilizers between 2007 and 2017 in Latin America and the Caribbean (OECD, 2023).
30 million tons of inorganic fertilizers were used in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2020, of which 78% was imported from other regions of the world (FAO, 2023).
