Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
Three times more time is dedicated by women to unpaid domestic and care work compared to men, according to time use measurements in various LAC countries (ECLAC, 2024).
27.7% of LAC's total exports are of products of biological origin (ECLAC, 2024).
129.7 million dollars was the positive balance of the balance of goods and services of the bioeconomy in LAC during 2020-2022 (ECLAC, 2024).
11% of global raw materials are provided by Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC, 2024).
30% is the approximate reduction in the use of materials and the carbon footprint that could be achieved with the implementation of circular economy strategies (ECLAC, 2024).
8% is the estimated reduction in the use of plastics which, together with a 5% decrease in certain raw materials, could generate increases in GDP between 0.9% and 2.2% and employment between 1.2% and 2.1% in Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru by 2030.
3.9% of the 5.5 Gt CO2-eq greenhouse gas emissions from the United States come from animal agriculture (USEPA, 2024).
234 Tg CO2e yr-1 represents soil capture capacity with high adoption rates in U.S. agriculture, increasing 1.47 Mg CO2e ha-1 yr-1 over existing practices (Matlock et al., 2024).
71% of the industrial policy measures implemented in 2023 by the world's major economies are characterized by their trade-distorting effects (ECLAC, 2024).
19.0 % of China's total exports of goods went to the United States in 2017, a figure that declined to 14.8 % in 2023 (ECLAC, 2024).
