SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture was 0.21 in 2024. ▼ Falling
SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 0.21.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 0.65 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.18, in 2021.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 28th of 36 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.46 | — |
| 2002 | 0.65 | +41.3% |
| 2003 | 0.42 | -35.4% |
| 2004 | 0.42 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.47 | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 0.45 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.48 | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.45 | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.45 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.36 | -20.0% |
| 2011 | 0.32 | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 0.34 | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3 | -11.8% |
| 2014 | 0.34 | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 0.31 | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 0.27 | -12.9% |
| 2017 | 0.25 | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 0.27 | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 0.25 | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 0.19 | -24.0% |
| 2021 | 0.18 | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 0.21 | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 0.22 | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 0.21 | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4722 | 0.42 | 0.65 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.301 | 0.25 | 0.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.202 | 0.18 | 0.22 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 25 Ireland 1.04 compare
- 26 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.99 compare
- 27 China, mainland 0.95 compare
- 28 Belarus 0.89 compare
- 28 Eswatini 0.89 compare
- 30 Panama 0.88 compare
- 31 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.8 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 12.72 % (2025)
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 9,098 1000 No (2025)
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 29,996 1000 No (2025)
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 39,094 1000 No (2025)
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 16.69 % (2025)
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 7.12 % (2025)
- Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,861 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,409 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 13 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 12.4 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean was 0.21 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 0.65 in 2002.
- What is the lowest sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.18 in 2021.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 28th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture Orientation Index (AOI) for Government Expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.