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%

milliontonnesof fish produced

156 48%

of fish for human food

withdrawal more than3,8oo km3/year

of worldcultivated areais rainfed

of the worldswater isfreshwater

of world waterwithdrawal is usedfor agriculture

7o% 2.5%

8O% Annualwater

Smallholdersproduce8O%of food consumedin developing countries

1 in 3people workin agricultureworldwide

6O%of childlabourerswork inagriculture

49.5%of the worldlive in ruralareas

Meatavailability is

42 kgper capita per year

Riceis the primary staplefor over 1 /2the world’s population

147 KGaverage annualfood supplyper person

23.5 KGsugar andsweetenersconsumed PERPERSON per year

million tonnesof bananaswere harvested

1O7

million tonnesof orangeswere harvested

million tonnesof potatoeswere grown

billion tonnesof CEREALSproduced

368 69

2.5

Agricultureand forestryaccount for

of totalenergy used

Agricultureemits 5billion tonnes ofCO2every year 2%

million hectares underorganicagriculturalmanagement worldwide

37 FUELWOODsupplies 1o%of global energy needs

of the worlds land usedFOR agriculture

of the worlds land area used for cropproduction

22% of total AREAharvested used forcoarse grains

Vegetablescover 1%ofthe worlds totalagricultural area

38%12%

ANNUAL FORESTloss OFo.11%

of land areacovered byforests

3o%

4oo million tonnesof paperconsumed annually

5o% of paperproduced annuallyis recycled

MORE tHAN8 4Omillionpeople areundernourished

undernourished

prevalence ofundernourishmentdecreased34o

millionFEWER

by 2o15 to meetWORLD FOODSUMMITTARGET since 199o-92

36.5%

of animal PROTEINintake per person

Fish provides17%

Global exports of coffee,tea, cocoa and spices almost tripledbetween 2ooo-2o1o

Worldimports ofwheaTamount to147million tonnes

World production valueof agriculture3.269.457 million US$

in 2o13 Global foodimport bill is set to reach1.O9 trillion US$

FAOSTAT.FAO.ORG ' FAO - OCTOBER 2o13

our food and agriculturein numbers

(Data refer to the most recent year and to the world, unless otherwise specified.)