Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
52 gigatons of GHGs must be reduced to zero by 2050 to limit warming to 1.5°C, but without additional measures, an increase of 3.2°C is projected by 2100 (Sutton, Lotsch & Prasann, 2024).
68% of global agri-food emissions come from middle-income countries, while high-income countries contribute 21% and low-income countries 11% (Sutton, Lotsch & Prasann, 2024).
25.9% of agri-food emissions come from livestock, followed by forest conversion (18.4%) and food waste (7.9%) (Sutton, Lotsch & Prasann, 2024).
16 billion metric tons of CO2eq per year, equivalent to 31% of global GHG emissions, come from the global agri-food system, according to more holistic measurements (Sutton, Lotsch & Prasann, 2024).
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).
51.6% is the informal employment rate among the young population and 71.7% among people over 65 years of age, with a concentration of 69.8% in rural areas in LAC (ECLAC, 2024).
1.2% is the estimated average annual rate of job creation in Latin America and the Caribbean between 2015 and 2024 (ECLAC, 2024).
10% is the increase in digitalization that correlates with a 5.7% increase in multifactor productivity (ECLAC, 2024).
0.9% is the average annual growth rate of the economies of Latin America and the Caribbean between 2015 and 2023 (ECLAC, 2024).
17 of the 33 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean show high vulnerability to extreme weather events (ECLAC, 2024).
