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.)