Agriculture & Rural in South America 247 indicators covering agriculture & rural for South America. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 7.28 % 2025 down 3.8% 21st ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 14.53 % 2025 down 7.7% 21st ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 11.46 % 2025 down 7.3% 21st ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 6,376 1000 No 2025 up 9.3% 17th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 17,314 1000 No 2025 up 0.9% 17th ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 23,690 1000 No 2025 up 3.1% 17th Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,870 kcal/cap/d 2025 up 0.8% 14th Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,421 kcal/cap/d 2025 up 0.8% 14th Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 22 kcal/cap/d 2025 up 69.2% 11th Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 30.2 % 2024 up 35.4% 13th Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 9.9 % 2024 up 22.2% 6th Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 9.9 % 2024 up 2.1% 29th Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) 20,115 Int$/cap 2024 up 3.6% 18th Total Credit — Value US$, 2015 prices 1.03 million million USD 2024 down 4.7% 17th Total Credit — Value US$ 1.15 million million USD 2024 down 12.4% 17th Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services 92 % 2024 up 7.0% 12th Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value 97.8 million No 2024 up 54.5% 17th Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 3,196 kcal/cap/d 2024 up 2.1% 13th Percentage of population using safely managed sanitation services 49 % 2024 up 16.7% 24th Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) 21.8 % 2023 up 10.1% 26th Average dietary energy supply adequacy (percent) (3-year average) 132 % 2023 up 2.3% 15th Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 3,199 kcal/cap/d 2023 up 3.0% 13th Number of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) affected by anemia 24.7 million No 2023 up 16.0% 23rd FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Male — Value 32,666 1000 No 2023 up 3.7% 16th FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Female 20,496 1000 No 2023 up 12.6% 18th FAO Model — Share of females in total AFS employment — Female — Value 38.55 % 2023 up 5.2% 26th FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Male — Value 27.5 % 2023 down 4.1% 19th FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female 28.92 % 2023 down 4.8% 19th SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture 0.15 2024 down 44.4% 33rd SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture share of 0.9 % 2024 down 33.3% 29th SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture value 6.12 % 2024 up 20.5% 19th FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 30.09 % 2023 down 5.5% 22nd FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 50.64 % 2023 down 5.3% 21st FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value 28.03 % 2023 down 4.3% 19th FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Value 53,162 1000 No 2023 up 7.0% 16th FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 42.71 % 2023 down 6.2% 23rd FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 57.29 % 2023 up 5.2% 11th FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Value 30,455 1000 No 2023 up 12.5% 15th FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 16.06 % 2023 up 0.8% 7th Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) 7 % 2022 up 16.7% 23rd FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 20.22 % 2023 down 2.4% 7th FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Male — Value 16,126 1000 No 2023 up 10.0% 14th FAO Model — Share of females in non-agricultural AFS employment 47.05 % 2023 up 2.6% 17th FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Female — Value 14,329 1000 No 2023 up 15.5% 17th FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 13.57 % 2023 up 1.7% 8th FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 69.91 % 2023 up 2.6% 12th FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 49.36 % 2023 up 6.1% 13th Average fat supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — Value 120.5 g/cap/d 2021 up 16.5% 11th Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers 36 % 2021 unchanged 30th Average protein supply (g/cap/day) (3-year average) — Value 97.7 g/cap/d 2021 up 5.2% 15th Average supply of protein of animal origin (g/cap/day) (3-year) 58.1 g/cap/d 2021 up 9.2% 11th Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value -34.3 % 2021 up 27.9% 38th Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value 3.8 % 2023 up 2.7% 27th Number of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modeled) 2.8 million No 2024 down 12.5% 23rd Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value 8.8 % 2020 up 2.3% 27th Cigarettes — Residuals -15,069 t 2023 down 96.9% 16th Unmanufactured tobacco — Residuals 0 t 2023 up 100.0% 1st Cotton lint, ginned — Residuals 0 t 2023 — 1st Cigarettes — Import quantity 17,955 t 2023 up 9.6% 22nd Other manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes -26,905 t 2023 down 72.9% 23rd Page 1 of 5 Next →