Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
31,638 arable hectares per worker are available in Costa Rica, being approximately 14% of the world average of 219,281 hectares per worker (Campos et al., 2024).
604,000 immigrants and 1,608,000 emigrants were present in the Dominican Republic in 2020, although other evidence indicates that net inflows are positive, according to data from Expansion (Campos et al., 2024).
20,913 arable hectares per worker are available in Panama, being the least amount among ADD countries and less than 10% of the world average of 219,281 hectares per worker (Campos et al., 2024).
336 million hectares was the increase in global agricultural land between 1961 and 2020 (Fuglie, Morgan, S, & Jelliffe, 2024).
597 million hectares was the increase in agricultural land in the global south between 1961 and 2020 (Fuglie, Morgan, S, & Jelliffe, 2024).
260 million hectares was the decline in agricultural land in the global north between 1961 and 2020 (Fuglie, Morgan, S, & Jelliffe, 2024).
2.5% was the contraction of agricultural production during 2011-2021 also reducing Total Factor Productivity (TFP) (GAP, 2023).
0.587 percentage points was the average contribution of land to economic growth in the Latin American countries studied between 1825-2015 (Zaman, 2024).
89% of the production value of organic dairy farms in the United States came from dairy activity in 2021, remaining stable from 86% in 2005 (Gillespie et al., 2024).
25% of Honduras' territory, more than 3 million hectares, is used by the cattle sector (Secretaría de Agricultura y Ganadería de Honduras, 2023).
