Baseline information is available for the following sectors:
Population and Human Development
Population and Human Development (return to top)
| Total Pop. (1000's) 1995 | Current Pop. Density (persons/km2) 1995 | Projected Pop. Density (persons/km2) 2025 | Total Urban Pop. (1000's) 1995 | Urban Pop. in Coastal Cities (1000's) 1980 | |
| Argentina | 34587 | 13 | 17 | 30463 | 12273 |
| Belize | 215 | 9 | 17 | 101 | X |
| Bolivia | 7414 | 7 | 12 | 4505 | X |
| Brazil | 161790 | 19 | 27 | 126599 | 25616 |
| Chile | 14262 | 19 | 26 | 11966 | 3212 |
| Colombia | 35101 | 31 | 43 | 25526 | 2926 |
| Costa Rica | 3424 | 67 | 110 | 1702 | 1050 |
| Ecuador | 11460 | 40 | 63 | 6698 | 1529 |
| El Salvador | 5768 | 274 | 463 | 2599 | 1680 |
| French Guiana | 147 | X | X | 112 | X |
| Guatemala | 10621 | 98 | 199 | 4404 | 780 |
| Guyana | 835 | 4 | 5 | 302 | 213 |
| Honduras | 5654 | 50 | 95 | 2482 | 583 |
| Mexico | 93674 | 48 | 70 | 70535 | 6529 |
| Nicaragua | 4433 | 34 | 70 | 2787 | 1166 |
| Panama | 2631 | 35 | 50 | 1401 | 989 |
| Paraguay | 4960 | 12 | 22 | 2613 | X |
| Peru | 23780 | 19 | 29 | 17175 | 6975 |
| Suriname | 423 | 3 | 4 | 213 | 140 |
| Uruguay | 3186 | 18 | 21 | 2877 | 1511 |
| Venezuela | 21844 | 24 | 38 | 20281 | 5158 |
Economic Conditions (return to top)
| GDP per Capita in Constant PPP ('85IN$) 1992 | GDP from Agriculture (%) 1993 | GDP from Industry (%) 1993 | GDP from Services (%) 1993 | GDP Annual Growth Rate (%) 1993 | |
| Argentina | X | 5.99 | 30.68 | 63.33 | 6.00 |
| Belize | 4253 | 19.37 | 27.80 | 52.82 | 4.20 |
| Bolivia | 1721 | X | X | X | 4.00 |
| Brazil | 3882 | X | X | X | 5.00 |
| Chile | 4890 | X | X | X | 5.80 |
| Colombia | 3380 | X | X | X | 5.10 |
| Costa Rica | 3569 | 15.29 | 25.78 | 58.94 | 6.10 |
| Ecuador | 2830 | 12.11 | 37.62 | 50.27 | 2.10 |
| El Salvador | 1876 | 8.57 | 24.97 | 66.45 | 5.10 |
| French Guiana | X | X | X | X | X |
| Guatemala | 2247 | 25.16 | 19.45 | 55.40 | 4.00 |
| Guyana | X | X | X | X | 7.90 |
| Honduras | 1385 | 19.73 | 30.35 | 49.91 | 3.90 |
| Mexico | 6253 | 8.45 | 28.38 | 63.17 | 0.40 |
| Nicaragua | X | 30.31 | 20.19 | 49.50 | -1.10 |
| Panama | 3332 | 10.16 | 18.28 | 71.56 | 5.80 |
| Paraguay | 2178 | 26.40 | 20.90 | 52.70 | 3.70 |
| Peru | 2092 | 11.00 | 43.18 | 45.82 | 6.50 |
| Suriname | X | 22.05 | 24.24 | 53.71 | 0.00 |
| Uruguay | 5185 | 9.03 | 27.27 | 63.71 | 1.10 |
| Venezuela | 7082 | 5.04 | 41.91 | 53.05 | -1.00 |
Land cover / Land use (return to top)
| Total Land Area (1000ha) 1993 | Arable and Permanent Cropland (1000ha) 1993 | Permanent Pasture (1000 ha) 1993 | Forest and Woodland (1000 ha) 1993 | Other Land (1000ha) 1993 | |
| Argentina | 273669 | 27200 | 142000 | 50900 | 53569 |
| Belize | 2280 | 57 | 48 | 2100 | 75 |
| Bolivia | 108438 | 2380 | 26500 | 58000 | 21558 |
| Brazil | 845651 | 48955 | 185000 | 488000 | 123696 |
| Chile | 74880 | 4257 | 13600 | 16500 | 40523 |
| Colombia | 103870 | 5460 | 40600 | 50000 | 7810 |
| Costa Rica | 5106 | 530 | 2340 | 1570 | 666 |
| Ecuador | 27684 | 3020 | 2090 | 15600 | 6974 |
| El Salvador | 2072 | 730 | 610 | 104 | 628 |
| French Guiana | 8815 | 12 | 9 | 7300 | 1494 |
| Guatemala | 10843 | 1880 | 2602 | 5813 | 548 |
| Guyana | 19685 | 496 | 1230 | 16500 | 1459 |
| Honduras | 11189 | 2015 | 1533 | 6000 | 1641 |
| Mexico | 190869 | 24730 | 74499 | 48700 | 42940 |
| Nicaragua | 11875 | 1270 | 5500 | 3200 | 1905 |
| Panama | 7443 | 660 | 1490 | 3260 | 2033 |
| Paraguay | 39730 | 2270 | 21700 | 12850 | 2910 |
| Peru | 128000 | 3430 | 27120 | 84800 | 12650 |
| Suriname | 15600 | 68 | 21 | 15000 | 511 |
| Uruguay | 17481 | 1304 | 13520 | 930 | 1727 |
| Venezuela | 88205 | 3915 | 17800 | 30000 | 36490 |
Water (return to top)
| Water Resources per Capita (m3) 1995 | Domestic Annual Withdrawals (%) 1995 | Industry Annual Withdrawals (%) 1995 | Agriculture Annual Withdrawals (%) 1995 | |
| Argentina | 28739 | 9 | 18 | 73 |
| Belize | 74419 | 10 | 0 | 90 |
| Bolivia | 40464 | 10 | 5 | 85 |
| Brazil | 42957 | 22 | 19 | 59 |
| Chile | 32814 | 6 | 5 | 89 |
| Colombia | 30483 | 41 | 16 | 43 |
| Costa Rica | 27745 | 4 | 7 | 89 |
| Ecuador | 27400 | 7 | 3 | 90 |
| El Salvador | 3285 | 7 | 4 | 89 |
| French Guiana | X | X | X | X |
| Guatemala | 10922 | 9 | 17 | 74 |
| Guyana | 288623 | 1 | 0 | 99 |
| Honduras | 11216 | 4 | 5 | 91 |
| Mexico | 3815 | 6 | 8 | 86 |
| Nicaragua | 39477 | 25 | 21 | 54 |
| Panama | 54732 | 12 | 11 | 77 |
| Paraguay | 63306 | 15 | 7 | 78 |
| Peru | 1682 | 19 | 9 | 72 |
| Suriname | 472813 | 6 | 5 | 89 |
| Uruguay | 38920 | 6 | 3 | 91 |
| Venezuela | 60291 | 43 | 11 | 46 |
Agriculture / Food (return to top)
| Irrigated Land (1000ha) 1993 | Agricultural Labour Force (1000's) 1993 | Total Labour Force (1000's) 1993 | Cattle Stocks (1000's) 1994 | Sheep Stocks (1000's) 1994 | Goat Stocks (1000's) 1994 | Pig Stocks (1000's) 1994 | Equines (horses/ mules/asses) (1000's) 1994 | Buffalo Stocks (1000's) 1994 | Camel Stocks (1000's) 1994 | |
| Argentina | 1700 | 1166 | 12067 | 50000 | 20000 | 3408 | 2200 | 3634 | X | X |
| Belize | 2 | X | X | 59 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 9 | X | X |
| Bolivia | 175 | 1015 | 2537 | 6012 | 7789 | 1517 | 2331 | 1041 | X | X |
| Brazil | 2800 | 13189 | 58463 | 151600 | 20500 | 12200 | 30450 | 9260 | 1435 | X |
| Chile | 1265 | 572 | 4942 | 3692 | 4649 | 600 | 1407 | 488 | X | X |
| Colombia | 530 | 2872 | 11327 | 25700 | 2540 | 960 | 2635 | 3332 | X | X |
| Costa Rica | 120 | 251 | 1140 | 1694 | 3 | 2 | 252 | 126 | X | X |
| Ecuador | 556 | 1006 | 3585 | 4963 | 1728 | 345 | 2540 | 967 | X | X |
| El Salvador | 120 | 628 | 1794 | 1256 | 5 | 15 | 325 | 123 | X | X |
| French Guiana | 2 | X | X | 10 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | X | X |
| Guatemala | 125 | 1435 | 2901 | 2210 | 440 | 78 | 720 | 165 | X | X |
| Guyana | 130 | 66 | 311 | 190 | 131 | 79 | 50 | 3 | X | X |
| Honduras | 74 | 952 | 1788 | 2286 | 14 | 28 | 603 | 269 | X | X |
| Mexico | 6100 | 8962 | 31885 | 30702 | 5905 | 10450 | 18000 | 12611 | X | X |
| Nicaragua | 88 | 418 | 1206 | 1650 | 4 | 6 | 535 | 301 | X | X |
| Panama | 32 | 219 | 945 | 1437 | 0 | 5 | 295 | 161 | X | X |
| Paraguay | 67 | 719 | 1581 | 8000 | 386 | 122 | 3300 | 415 | X | X |
| Peru | 1280 | 2523 | 7612 | 4000 | 11600 | 1713 | 2405 | 1414 | X | X |
| Suriname | 60 | 24 | 157 | 98 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 0 | 1 | X |
| Uruguay | 140 | 160 | 1230 | 10316 | 23441 | 15 | 230 | 484 | X | X |
| Venezuela | 190 | 732 | 7440 | 15071 | 550 | 1850 | 2250 | 1007 | X | X |
Energy (return to top)
| Total Commercial Energy Consumption (PJ) 1993 | Traditional Fuel Consumption (TJ) 1991 | Commercial Hydroelectric Consumption (PJ) 1993 | |
| Argentina | 2019.00 | 115572 | 86.93 |
| Belize | 4.00 | 3833 | 0.00 |
| Bolivia | 86.00 | 19232 | 4.95 |
| Brazil | 3800.00 | 2020612 | 845.13 |
| Chile | 539.00 | 83618 | 63.45 |
| Colombia | 829.00 | 235405 | 100.70 |
| Costa Rica | 63.00 | 35263 | 14.26 |
| Ecuador | 245.00 | 74195 | 21.14 |
| El Salvador | 72.00 | 38894 | 6.48 |
| French Guiana | 12.00 | 645 | 0.00 |
| Guatemala | 72.00 | 103649 | 6.92 |
| Guyana | 15.00 | 4370 | 0.02 |
| Honduras | 43.00 | 58138 | 8.15 |
| Mexico | 4941.00 | 248036 | 93.65 |
| Nicaragua | 52.00 | 38877 | 1.11 |
| Panama | 61.00 | 16157 | 8.26 |
| Paraguay | 51.00 | 54999 | 113.08 |
| Peru | 314.00 | 87615 | 41.09 |
| Suriname | 24.00 | 1225 | 4.06 |
| Uruguay | 77.00 | 28176 | 26.27 |
| Venezuela | 2083.00 | 21878 | 170.90 |
Biodiversity (return to top)
| Known Mammel Species (#) 1990's | Endemic Mammel Species (#) 1990's | Known Bird Species (#) 1990's | Endemic Bird Species (#) 1990's | Known Plant Species (#) 1990's | Endemic Plant Species (#) 1990's | |
| Argentina | 320 | 47 | 976 | 19 | 9,000 | 1,100 |
| Belize | 125 | 0 | 533 | 0 | 2,750 | 150 |
| Bolivia | 316 | 20 | 1,274 | 16 | 16,500 | 4,000 |
| Brazil | 394 | 96 | 1,635 | 177 | 55,000 | X |
| Chile | 91 | 16 | 448 | 15 | 5,125 | 2,698 |
| Colombia | 359 | 28 | 1,695 | 62 | 50,000 | 1,500 |
| Costa Rica | 205 | 6 | 850 | 7 | 11,000 | 950 |
| Ecuador | 302 | 23 | 1,559 | 37 | 18,250 | 4,000 |
| El Salvador | 135 | 0 | 420 | 0 | 2,500 | 17 |
| French Guiana | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Guatemala | 250 | 3 | 669 | 1 | 8,000 | 1,171 |
| Guyana | 193 | 1 | 737 | 0 | 6,000 | X |
| Honduras | 173 | 1 | 684 | 1 | 5,000 | 148 |
| Mexico | 450 | 140 | 1,026 | 89 | 25,000 | 12,500 |
| Nicaragua | 200 | 2 | 750 | 0 | 7,000 | 40 |
| Panama | 218 | 14 | 929 | 8 | 9,000 | 1,222 |
| Paraguay | 305 | 2 | 600 | 0 | 7,500 | X |
| Peru | 344 | 45 | 1,678 | 109 | 17,121 | 5,356 |
| Suriname | 180 | 0 | 673 | 0 | 4,700 | X |
| Uruguay | 81 | 1 | 365 | 0 | 2,184 | 40 |
| Venezuela | 305 | 16 | 1,296 | 42 | 20,000 | 8,000 |