15.4%
of land area
8.5%
of global population
10.2%
of food calories
22.9%
of key biodiversity areas
23.4%
of protected areas
32.1%
of carbon storage
Central America, South America, and the Caribbean
The Latin America and Caribbean region has the third largest percentage of global population and the third largest percentage of global land area. This region has the largest percentage of both protected area and key biodiversity area. Latin America and the Caribbean contribute the second largest percentage to food caloric production and the largest percentage of vegetated carbon storage globally.