Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
34.6 was the external relative labor productivity index for Social services in LAC versus the EU (EU=100) in 2023 (ECLAC, 2025).
USD 4.3 trillion in 2030 could be generated in health, economic and environmental benefits by investing in low-emission agriculture and land-use transformation, with a 16 to 1 return on costs (Sutton, Lotsch & Prasann, 2024).
37th place is occupied by Costa Rica globally in the Social Progress Index, being the second highest-ranked country in Latin America and the first in the immediate region of Central America and the Caribbean (Campos et al., 2024).
49th place is occupied by Panama globally in the Social Progress Index, being the fifth highest-ranked country in Latin America and the second in the immediate region of Central America and the Caribbean (Campos et al., 2024).
77th place is occupied by the Dominican Republic globally in the Social Progress Index, being the thirteenth highest-ranked country in Latin America and the fourth in the immediate region of Central America and the Caribbean (Campos et al., 2024).
1 in 5 students, aged 15-16 years, reported having stopped eating at least once a week (IDB, 2024).
1.6 billion people rely on forests for their livelihoods according to FAO (Larrea et al., 2021).
Up to US$75 billion is expended annually, mostly by governments, in providing school feeding to no less than 368 million children daily on average (WFP, 2021)
20-50% of rural households sell maize after satisfying their own food needs in Zambia (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).
