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Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies

Evidences

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South American Gap

02/12/2025 Go to Evidence

The annual gap in South America is 73 billion USD, equivalent to 6.2% of the necessary spending (OECD, 2024).

OECD, 2024

OECD, CEPAL, CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe, & Comisión Europea. (2024). Perspectivas económicas de América Latina 2024: Financiando el desarrollo sostenible. OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/25aed2f5-es

Tag: Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: America, South (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Agrifood Context
Beneficiary: Consumers Public institutions
Result: Food access

Gaps in food systems

02/12/2025 Go to Evidence

The gaps in food systems in Central America and the Caribbean are between 23,000 and 2,000 million USD (OECD, 2024).

OECD, 2024

OECD, CEPAL, CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe, & Comisión Europea. (2024). Perspectivas económicas de América Latina 2024: Financiando el desarrollo sostenible. OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/25aed2f5-es

Tag: Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: America, Caribbean (Countries) Central America
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Agrifood Context
Beneficiary: Consumers Public institutions
Result: Food access

GDP growth

02/12/2025 Go to Evidence

The GDP of Latin America and the Caribbean grew by 2.1% annually between 1980 and 2023 (OECD, 2024).

OECD, 2024

OECD, CEPAL, CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe, & Comisión Europea. (2024). Perspectivas económicas de América Latina 2024: Financiando el desarrollo sostenible. OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/25aed2f5-es

Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Multisectoral
Area: Value Addition
Beneficiary: Private enterprises Public institutions Agricultural workers
Result: Impact: Economic growth

Expenditures for gaps

02/12/2025 Go to Evidence

Central America and the Caribbean should contribute 7% of the necessary spending to cover their gaps in food systems (OECD, 2024).

OECD, 2024

OECD, CEPAL, CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe, & Comisión Europea. (2024). Perspectivas económicas de América Latina 2024: Financiando el desarrollo sostenible. OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/25aed2f5-es

Tag: Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: America, Caribbean (Countries) Central America
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Agrifood Context
Beneficiary: Consumers Public institutions
Result: Food access

Energy transition

02/12/2025 Go to Evidence

The global spending gap in energy transition is 286 billion USD annually (OECD, 2024).

OECD, 2024

OECD, CEPAL, CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe, & Comisión Europea. (2024). Perspectivas económicas de América Latina 2024: Financiando el desarrollo sostenible. OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/25aed2f5-es

Tag: Agriculture&Energy
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Renewable energy
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture
Beneficiary: Public institutions
Result: Impact: Energy transition

Indicators

02/12/2025 Go to Evidence

41% of the SDGs require accelerating progress to meet the targets (OECD, 2024).

OECD, 2024

OECD, CEPAL, CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe, & Comisión Europea. (2024). Perspectivas económicas de América Latina 2024: Financiando el desarrollo sostenible. OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/25aed2f5-es

Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Multisectoral
Area: Value Addition
Beneficiary: Public institutions

SDGs in LAC

02/12/2025 Go to Evidence

73% of measurable SDG indicators in LAC show progress in the intended direction (OECD, 2024).

OECD, 2024

OECD, CEPAL, CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe, & Comisión Europea. (2024). Perspectivas económicas de América Latina 2024: Financiando el desarrollo sostenible. OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/25aed2f5-es

Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Multisectoral
Area: Value Addition
Beneficiary: Public institutions
Result: Impact: Economic growth

Spending on social protection

02/12/2025 Go to Evidence

Spending on social protection in OECD countries represented 19.7% of GDP in 2018 (OECD, 2024).

OECD, 2024

OECD, CEPAL, CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe, & Comisión Europea. (2024). Perspectivas económicas de América Latina 2024: Financiando el desarrollo sostenible. OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/25aed2f5-es

Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Multisectoral
Area: Value Addition
Beneficiary: Public institutions
Result: Impact: Economic growth

GDP and social protection

02/12/2025 Go to Evidence

12.6% of GDP was the average spending on social protection in LAC in 2018 (OECD, 2024).

OECD, 2024

OECD, CEPAL, CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe, & Comisión Europea. (2024). Perspectivas económicas de América Latina 2024: Financiando el desarrollo sostenible. OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/25aed2f5-es

Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Multisectoral
Area: Value Addition
Beneficiary: Public institutions

Inflation

02/12/2025 Go to Evidence

2023 marked the beginning of clear declines in inflation in most LAC countries (OECD, 2024).

OECD, 2024

OECD, CEPAL, CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe, & Comisión Europea. (2024). Perspectivas económicas de América Latina 2024: Financiando el desarrollo sostenible. OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/25aed2f5-es

Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Multisectoral
Area: Value Addition
Beneficiary: Consumers Private enterprises Exporters Public institutions
Result: Impact: Economic growth