Dietary land use vs. GDP per capita, 2013

The share of global habitable land which would be required for agriculture if everyone in the world adopted theaverage diet of a given country versus GDP per capita. We currently use approximately 50% of habitable land foragriculture, as shown by the horizontal line.

GDP per capita (international-$ in 2021 prices)$10,000$100,000$2,000$5,000$20,000$50,000Share of habitable land needed for agriculture100%ChinaChinaEthiopiaEthiopiaIndiaIndiaItalyItalyMalaysiaMalaysiaMaliMaliRussiaRussiaTanzaniaTanzaniaUnited StatesUnited StatesVietnamVietnamWorldWorldAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth America7B7BCircles sized byPopulation(historical)

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