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Dietary land use vs. GDP per capita

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

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27 Jul 2026
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