Global Trends - Agricultural Land Use and Impacts

Freshwater use & withdrawals; land use; and phosphorus, nitrogen, & GHG emissions

Livestock account for more freshwater use & withdrawals; land use; and phosphorus, nitrogen, & GHG emissions compared to fruit and vegetables

Range of land area used for arable agriculture

Developed countries have a higher range of land area used for arable agriculture compared to developing countries

Number of farms

Generally, countries with big land and rural areas have a high number of farms compared to countries with small land and rural areas

Global food miles

Transportation of food through water accounts for the highest global food miles while air accounts for the lowest

GHG emissions (countries)

Developed countries account for more GHG emissions compared to developing countries