In the past centuries the world population has increased considerably and according to the UN (source of 2019), in 2050 it could reach 10 billion. The demand for food, energy and water has also increased directly.In the last 70 years the use of new technologies and the economic boom have been able to meet this need. However, the problem remains and moreover world society is facing several crises that have occurred after this powerful development of the last millennium.
In fact, unfortunately, constant monitoring of climate change indicates that the annual maximum temperature on Earth is changing dangerously and part of this effect is directly related to agricultural production and livestock. It is known that this sector has an impact of 25-30% on total global CO emissions.
Which countries are producing & consuming more food ?
In the American continent the United States of America have always maintained productive leadership, while in South America Brazil has been the country that has increased its production considerably;
In Africa the growth of production levels was very slow, with the exception of Egypt and Nigeria;
In the Asian continent production has increased gradually and most of the countries between Iran and Indonesia reach very similar production levels, with the exception of India and China, whose production has surpassed that of all their neighbouring countries combined;
In Europe the growth of production levels has been slow but gradual for all countries. This is the only continent where one does not identify a country that has significantly increased production rates over the period of time observed.
Clearly, China, India and US stand out here. So, these are the countries with most food and feed production. It not surprisingly appeared as China is the country with the biggest amount of Food and Feed production, it is the most populous country in the world and also one of the biggest, with over 1 billion people to feed, there are a lot of food to produce. China is followed by India and Usa respectively 2nd and 3rd most populous countries. It is logical to think that this rank isn't affected only by the amount of population of a country, but also by GDP, total cultivable area, and geographical position.
The world's food consumption and production depends heavily on countries's population as well as the GDP. The developed country will have larger amount on food consumption