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

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Forest cover loss in LAC

30/11/2025 Go to Evidence

7% of forest cover was lost between 1990 and 2020 in Latin America and the Caribbean, equivalent to 138 million hectares, highlighting the scale of landscape degradation in the region and the urgency of advancing large-scale restoration and conservation efforts (World Resources Institute, 2024).

World Resources Institute, 2024

Tag: Forests&Biodiversity Regional_Cooperation Deforestation The_Amazon
Country: Argentina Belize Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ivory Coast Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Dominican Republic Uruguay
Sector: Environment and natural resources
Area: Biodiversity Conservation
Instrument: International technical cooperation Intersectoral and interinstitucional coordination Strategies, plans, policies or guidelines; sectoral or national International financial cooperation Investment funds
Beneficiary: Indigenous communities Rural communities Public institutions Youth Women
Result: Conservation and restoration of ecosystems Impact: Governability Climate mitigation Reducing illegal deforestation Regeneration of degraded areas Impact: Climate risk resilience

Emissions from land use in LAC.

30/11/2025 Go to Evidence

58% of greenhouse gas emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean originate from land use, land-use change, and the forestry sector, highlighting the significant weight of these activities in the region’s climate dynamics and the urgent need to strengthen mitigation efforts (World Resources Institute, 2024).

World Resources Institute, 2024

Tag: Forests&Biodiversity Regional_Cooperation Deforestation The_Amazon
Country: Argentina Belize Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Dominican Republic Uruguay
Sector: Environment and natural resources
Area: Biodiversity Conservation
Instrument: International technical cooperation Intersectoral and interinstitucional coordination Strategies, plans, policies or guidelines; sectoral or national International financial cooperation Investment funds
Beneficiary: Indigenous communities Rural communities Public institutions Youth Women
Result: Conservation and restoration of ecosystems Impact: Governability Climate mitigation Reducing illegal deforestation Regeneration of degraded areas Impact: Climate risk resilience

Forests in Latin America and the Caribbean.

30/11/2025 Go to Evidence

23% of the world’s forests and 60% of global biodiversity are located in Latin America and the Caribbean, highlighting the region’s strategic importance for ecosystem and biodiversity conservation. This significant share also reflects the critical role of LAC in providing essential ecosystem services and in supporting global efforts to address environmental degradation and climate change (World Resources Institute, 2024)

World Resources Institute, 2024

Tag: Forests&Biodiversity Regional_Cooperation Deforestation The_Amazon
Country: Argentina Belize Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Dominican Republic Uruguay
Sector: Environment and natural resources
Area: Biodiversity Conservation
Instrument: International technical cooperation Intersectoral and interinstitucional coordination Strategies, plans, policies or guidelines; sectoral or national International financial cooperation Investment funds
Beneficiary: Indigenous communities Rural communities Public institutions Youth Women
Result: Conservation and restoration of ecosystems Impact: Governability Climate mitigation Reducing illegal deforestation Regeneration of degraded areas Impact: Climate risk resilience

Agricultural Productivity in Latin America and the

10/11/2025 Go to Evidence

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.).

Tag: Global_Agricultural_Productivity SustainableProductivity
Country: Argentina The Bahamas Belize Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Dominican Republic Suriname Trinidad and Tobago Uruguay Venezuela
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Value Addition
Instrument: Strategic planning Policy Monitoring and Evaluation
Beneficiary: Consumers Public institutions MSMEs Agricultural producers Agricultural workers
Result: Impact: Economic growth Technological Innovation Improved productivity Impact: Environmental sustainability

Decline in RIP agriculture in LAC

09/10/2025 Go to Evidence

In 2023, the relative internal productivity of the Agriculture sector in Latin America and the Caribbean was 44 (with total productivity coefficient = 100), showing its lag compared to sectors with higher productivity, according to the sectoral graph of the report (ECLAC, 2025).

En 2023, la productividad relativa interna del sector Agricultura en América Latina y el Caribe fue 44 (con coeficiente de productividad total = 100), evidenciando su rezago frente a sectores de mayor productividad, según el gráfico sectorial del informe (CEPAL, 2025).

Tag: Global_Agricultural_Productivity SustainableProductivity
Country: Argentina The Bahamas Barbados Belize Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Dominican Republic Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Lucia Suriname Trinidad and Tobago Uruguay
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Territorial Management
Beneficiary: Agricultural workers

Use of fossil fuels

15/05/2025 Go to Evidence

A 70% reduction in the use of fossil fuels has enabled this process, in addition to improving waste management and generating income from the sale of surplus electricity (ECLAC, 2022).

CEPAL, 2022

CEPAL. (2022). Evaluación del potencial de energía a partir de biomasa residual en Costa Rica. Naciones Unidas. https://repositorio.cepal.org/handle/11362/48163

Tag: Agriculture&Energy
Country: Honduras
Sector: Renewable energy
Area: Biofuels Bioeconomy
Beneficiary: Consumers Private enterprises Public institutions

Exports in Honduras

31/10/2024 Go to Evidence

A 5% drop in exports of goods in Honduras was driven by a reduction in the export volumes of coffee (-10%), palm oil (-34%), bananas (-9%) and textile products (-70%) (ECLAC, 2024).

CEPAL (2024)

CEPAL, Perspectivas del Comercio Internacional de América Latina y el Caribe, 2024 (LC/PUB.2024/16-P), Santiago, 2024

Country: Honduras
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products Agrifood (products) Food
Area: International Trade and Regional Integration

Honduras faces a food crisis.

23/04/2024 Go to Evidence

2.4 million people in Honduras faced crisis or more severe levels of food insecurity between June and August 2023 due to below-average rainfall associated with the El Niño phenomenon (WFP, 2024).

PMA, 2024

Programa Mundial de Alimentos (WFP). (2024). Fenómeno de El Niño 2023–2024: América Latina y el Caribe.

Tag: ElNiño Climate_Risks Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Honduras
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Agrifood Context
Instrument: Internacional humanitarian and Development Assistance Food aid
Beneficiary: Family agriculture Rural communities
Result: Risk mitigation Impact: Climate risk resilience Impact: Food and nutritional security