Global statistics

Half of the world’s habitable land is used for agriculture
ourworldindata.org

More than three-quarters of global agricultural land is used for livestock, despite meat and dairy making up a much smaller share of the world's protein and calories.

Food production is responsible for one-quarter of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions
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One-quarter of the world's greenhouse gas emissions result from food and agriculture. What are the main contributors to food's emissions?

Where does the plastic in our oceans come from?
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Which countries and rivers emit the most plastic to the ocean? What does this mean for solutions to tackle plastic pollution?

Cutting down forests: what are the drivers of deforestation?
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Three-quarters of deforestation is driven by agriculture. Most comes from the production of beef, palm oil, soy and logging industries.

We could reduce the amount of land used for grazing and croplands used to grow animal feed
ourworldindata.org

If the world adopted a plant-based diet, we would reduce global agricultural land use from 4 to 1 billion hectares

‘The anti-livestock people are a pest’: how UN food body played down role of farming in climate change
The Guardian

Ex-officials at the Food and Agriculture Organization say its leadership censored and undermined them when they highlighted how livestock methane is a major greenhouse gas.

How many animals are killed each year worldwide
animalkillstats.com

Live statistics on how many different types of animals are killed each year