37% of the Earth's surface is used for agriculture. About 52.5 million km2 (more than the total area of North and South America) pasturage. 7.2 million km2 of cultivated crops.

TOP 5 most common crops in the world grown every year 1.9 billion tons of sugar cane, 1 billion tonnes of maize, 760 million tons of wheat, 500 million tons of rice, 450 million tons of potatoes.

9.5 percent of world exports of agricultural products in monetary terms falls on US, who occupy 1st position. At the 2nd place — the Netherlands (6.8% of world exports), at the 3rd — Germany (5,7%), 4 - China (5,4%), 5-m - Brazil (4.3 per cent).

3.9 billion tons of food produced annually around the world.

13 000 000 000 tons of products, according to the FAO, every year is thrown away or lost (in developed countries, losses are estimated at $680 billion, in developing countries at $310 billion). A quarter of these products it would be possible to feed 870 million hungry people.

1/3 of the world's products is in the trash, or lost. Each inhabitant of Europe and North America annually accounts for 95 to 115 kg/year of discarded products per inhabitant of Africa, South and South-East Asia from 6 to 11 kg/year.

Each year the Land lost 30% cereals, 40-50% for root crops, fruits and vegetables, 20% meat, dairy products and 35% fish. The quantity of these products is equivalent in weight to half of the annual grain crop.

900 kg/year — the amount produced in developed countries food per person. This is almost two times more than in developing countries, where the figure is 460 kg/year.

815 million people on the planet in 2016 malnourished. Most of them (489 million) live in countries affected by conflict. At the same time, obesity affects more than 650 million (9%). (Source: vokrugsveta.ru).

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