Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
1,698% between 1825-2015 was the average annual growth for Latin America, significantly lower than that of OECD countries and the Asian Tigers (Zaman, 2024).
1.5% was the average annual growth rate of Mexico's manufacturing sector between 2000 and 2023 (Cabrera et al., 2024).
The bioeconomy could generate between 2 and 4 billion dollars annually at a global level in the next 10 to 20 years (FAO, 2024).
9-10% of Guatemala's annual GDP comes from agriculture (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food, 2024).
About 2 percentage points of GDP is the estimated deterioration in Bolivia's primary balance associated with El Niño; the study finds no statistically significant effects on economic growth or inflation.
-0.5, -0.6 and -0.9 percentage points are the estimated reductions in Colombia's economic growth in 2024 under moderate, strong and extreme El Niño scenarios, respectively; the estimated increases in inflation are 1.7, 2.3 and 3.3 percentage points.
-2.2, -3.0 and -4.4 percentage points are the estimated reductions in Ecuador's economic growth in 2024 under moderate, strong and extreme El Niño scenarios, respectively; the recent effect on inflation is not statistically significant.
-1.3, -2.7 and -4.1 percentage points are the estimated reductions in Peru's economic growth in 2024 under moderate, strong and extreme El Niño scenarios; inflation increases by approximately 1, 2 and 3 percentage points, respectively.
0.9% was the average growth in 2014-2023, less than half of the 2.0% recorded in the “lost decade” of 1980-1989 (ECLAC, 2022).
700 billion dollars is the estimated net benefit for Latin America and the Caribbean in achieving decarbonization (IDB, 2023).
