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56% 8O% of all livestock Poultry birds make up over billion chickens in the world of chickens live in Asia billion eggs laid 2O 7 AROUND billion cattle in the world Cattle and buffaloes make up 6% of all livestock billion sheep in the world There are over Sheep and goats make up 7% of the world's livestock 1.4 1 4.4 million fishing vessels in the world Aquaculture provides of fish trade originates from developing countries 6O% million tonnes of fish produced 156 48% of fish for human food withdrawal more than 3,8oo km 3 /year of world cultivated area is rainfed of the world’s water is freshwater of world water withdrawal is used for agriculture 7o% 2.5% 8O% Annual water Smallholders produce 8O% of food consumed in developing countries 1 in 3 people work in agriculture worldwide 6O% of child labourers work in agriculture 49.5% of the world live in rural areas Meat availability is 42 kg per capita per year Rice is the primary staple for over 1 /2 the world's population 147 KG average annual food supply per person 23.5 KG sugar and sweeteners consumed PER PERSON per year million tonnes of bananas were harvested 1O7 million tonnes of oranges were harvested million tonnes of potatoes were grown billion tonnes of CEREALS produced 368 69 2.5 Agriculture and forestry account for of total energy used Agriculture emits 5 billion tonnes of CO2 every year 2% million hectares under organic agricultural management worldwide 37 FUEL WOOD supplies 1o% of global energy needs of the world’ s land used FOR agriculture of the world’s land area used for crop production 22% of total AREA harvested used for coarse grains Vegetables cover 1%of the world’s total agricultural area 38% 12% ANNUAL FOREST loss OF o.11% of land area covered by forests 3o% 4oo million tonnes of paper consumed annually 5o% of paper produced annually is recycled MORE tHAN 8 4O million people are undernourished undernourished prevalence of undernourishment decreased 34o million FEWER by 2o15 to meet WORLD FOOD SUMMIT TARGET since 199o-92 36.5% of animal PROTEIN intake per person Fish provides 17% Global exports of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices almost tripled between 2ooo-2o1o World imports of wheaT amount to 147 million tonnes World production value of agriculture 3.269.457 million US$ in 2o13 Global food import bill is set to reach 1.O9 trillion US$ FAOSTAT.FAO.ORG © FAO - OCTOBER 2o13 our food and agriculture in numbers (Data refer to the most recent year and to the world, unless otherwise specified.)
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56%
8O%of all livestock
Poultry birdsmake up over
billion chickensin the world
of chickenslive in Asia
billioneggs laid
2O
7
AROUND billioncattlein the world
Cattle andbuffaloesmake up 6%of all livestock
billionsheep in the world
There are over
Sheep and goatsmake up 7%of the world's livestock
1.4
14.4 millionfishing vesselsin the world
Aquacultureprovides
of fish tradeoriginates fromdeveloping countries
6O%
milliontonnes
of fish produced
156 48%
of fish for human food
withdrawal more than
3,8oo km3/year
of worldcultivated areais rainfed
of the world’swater isfreshwater
of world waterwithdrawal is usedfor agriculture
7o% 2.5%
8O% Annualwater
Smallholdersproduce
8O%of food consumedin developing countries
1 in 3people workin agricultureworldwide
6O%of childlabourerswork inagriculture
49.5%of the worldlive in rural
areas
Meatavailability is
42 kgper capita per year
Riceis the primary staple
for over 1 /2the world's population
147 KGaverage annualfood supplyper person
23.5 KGsugar andsweetenersconsumed PERPERSON per year
million tonnesof bananaswere harvested
1O7
million tonnes
of orangeswere harvested
million tonnesof potatoeswere grown
billion tonnesof CEREALSproduced
368 69
2.5
Agricultureand forestryaccount for
of totalenergy used
Agricultureemits 5billion tonnes of
CO2every year 2%
million hectares under
organicagriculturalmanagement worldwide
37 FUELWOODsupplies 1o%of global energy needs
of the world’s land used
FOR agriculture
of the world’s land area used for cropproduction
22% of total AREAharvested used forcoarse grains
Vegetablescover 1%ofthe world’s totalagricultural area
38%12%
ANNUAL FORESTloss OFo.11%
of land areacovered by
forests
3o%
4oo million tonnes
of paperconsumed annually
5o% of paperproduced annuallyis recycled
MORE tHAN
8 4Omillionpeople areundernourished
undernourished
prevalence ofundernourishmentdecreased
34o millionFEWER
by 2o15 to meetWORLD FOODSUMMITTARGET since 199o-92
36.5%
of animal PROTEINintake per person
Fish provides
17%
Global exports of coffee,tea, cocoa and spices
almost tripledbetween 2ooo-2o1o
Worldimports ofwheaTamount to
147million tonnes
World production value
of agriculture3.269.457 million US$
in 2o13 Global foodimport bill is set to reach
1.O9 trillion US$
FAOSTAT.FAO.ORG © FAO - OCTOBER 2o13
our food and agriculture
in numbers(Data refer to the most recent year and to the world, unless otherwise specified.)
