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Agricultural Productivity Indices Database for Latin America and the Caribbean 1961-2021: Dataset

By Agriculture and Rural Development Division (VPS/PTI/ARD)

This database compiles standardized and up-to-date agricultural productivity and input-use statistics across countries, covering annual data on agricultural output, input indices, and factor shares. Most of the indices originate from the USDA International Agricultural Productivity (IAP) dataset provided by the Economic Research Service (ERS), while others—such as the Hicks-Moorsteen, Fare-Primont, and Lowe TFP indices—are computed by us using underlying data from the same USDA source. The dataset includes multiple Total Factor Productivity (TFP) indices as well as disaggregated input indices for labor, land, capital, materials, machinery, livestock, fertilizers, and feed, many of which are indexed to a 2015 baseline. It also includes data on the value and quantity of agricultural resources such as land, labor, machinery, livestock, fertilizers, feed, cropland, pasture, and irrigated area, expressed in standardized units (e.g., 1,000 hectares, 1,000 metric horsepower, Mcal of metabolizable energy). All data are presented in constant 2015 prices or in physical equivalents, enabling meaningful cross-country and time-series comparisons. This dataset supports researchers, policymakers, and development practitioners in monitoring agricultural productivity, evaluating resource use efficiency, and identifying structural trends in the agricultural sector. Each record includes a timestamp (updated_at) indicating the most recent update for traceability and transparency.

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Identifier https://doi.org/10.60966/tnztso0h
License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
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Citation

Salazar, Lina; De Salvo, Carmine Paolo; Rondinone, Gonzalo; Schling, Maja; Tadeo, Diana; Nin Pratt, Alejandro, 2025, Agricultural Productivity Indices Database for Latin America and the Caribbean 1961-2021: Dataset, IDB Open Data, https://doi.org/10.60966/tnztso0h
Published date 2025-06-04
Modified date 2025-06-11
Tags/Keywords Agricultural Productivity · Total Factor Productivity · TFP · Index Numbers · Inputs · Outputs · Cross-Country Comparisons · Factor Shares
Language English
Temporal coverage 1961-2021
Country
Argentina
Bahamas
Paraguay
Peru
Belize
Honduras
Surinam
Trinidad and Tobago
Uruguay
Venezuela
Guyana
Haiti
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Brazil
Guatemala
El Salvador
Publisher
Inter-American Development Bank
Author
Salazar, Lina
De Salvo, Carmine Paolo
Rondinone, Gonzalo
Schling, Maja
Tadeo, Diana
Nin Pratt, Alejandro
Data collection type Observational Data
Statistical type Panel Data
Data structure Structured Data
Dataset unit of observation

Region/Country-Year
Data Source

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service; Inter-American Development Bank; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; International Food Policy Research Institute
Data notes

Data based on the following sources:

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. International Agricultural Productivity data product, October 2024 Inter-American Development Bank

International Food Policy Research Institute

FAO. FAOSTAT Database. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. http://faostat.fao.org/ .

This update corresponds to the period 1961-2021. It includes observations for 25 LAC countries and 5 aggregated regions (Southern Cone, Andean Region, Central America, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean).

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