Inflation

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

Recent stagnation of agricultural TFP in LAC

0.9% was the growth of agricultural Total Factor Productivity (TFP) in Latin America and the Caribbean between 2011 and 2020, signaling a marked slowdown in productivity (IBD, 2025).

http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0013695

Decline in sustainable productivity

30% declines in sustainable productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean when environmental costs are included, lowering total factor productivity (TFP) to 0.14% per year. (IDB, 2025).

http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0013695

Agricultural growth in LAC 1961–2021

2.9% per year was the growth of agricultural output in LAC since 1961, driven by a 1.7% annual TFP (Total factor productivity) increase (IBD, 2025).

http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0013695

11 billion tons

11 billion tons of food are produced annually on a global scale within the framework of food systems (FAO, 2024).

FAO, 2024

FAO. 2024. La situación de las mujeres en los sistemas agroalimentarios. Roma. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc5343es

Rurality and water

80% of people who do not have access to improved drinking water live in rural areas (FAO, 2024).

FAO, 2024

FAO. 2024. La situación de las mujeres en los sistemas agroalimentarios. Roma. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc5343es

Greater food insecurity among women

In 2021, 31.9% of women worldwide were experiencing moderate or severe food insecurity, compared to 27.6% of men (FAO, 2024).

FAO, 2024

FAO. 2024. La situación de las mujeres en los sistemas agroalimentarios. Roma. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc5343es

Agricultural Productivity in Latin America and the

Up to 70% of agricultural productivity growth in Latin America and the Caribbean is reduced when environmental costs are taken into account. The increase in production has been driven mainly by the intensive use of inputs rather than by technological or managerial improvements, highlighting the need for policies that integrate sustainability and innovation. (IDB, 2025)

Salazar, L., Tadeo Ruesta, D. V., Alvarez, L., Bernal Hernandez, S. ., & Martel, P. (2025). Agricultural Productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean (1961-2021): Subregional and National Analysis. Balduzzi Fiallos, M. S. (Ed.).

Climate investment required

US$2.1 to US$2.8 trillion is the estimated range of cumulative investment through 2030 in LAC to meet climate commitments, per the report (ECLAC, 2025).

2,1 a 2,8 billones de dólares es el rango de inversión acumulada estimada hasta 2030 en ALC para cumplir compromisos climáticos, según el informe (CEPAL, 2025).

Climate equivalent annual investment required

3.7% to 4.9% of regional GDP is the estimated average annual equivalent of climate investment through 2030 in LAC (ECLAC, 2025).

3,7% a 4,9% del PIB regional es el equivalente anual promedio de la inversión climática estimada hasta 2030 en ALC, según el informe (CEPAL, 2025).