Global supply of food and calorie intake
A look at why so many people don't have enough food to eat and some possible solutions to the problem
Global food supply
Different foods come from different countries. Generally speaking:
- Countries in Asia grow more Arable crops, eg wheat, barley and oats., rice and sugar than other parts of the world. They are also the biggest producers of meat, milk and fish.
- South American countries grow more oil crops than other nations.
- North American countries produce the most coarse grain. This is used for making animal feed and for brewing.
- European countries grow the most barley. They are also the second biggest producers of some types of meat (eg pig meat), milk and fish.
- Countries in Africa, Central America and A term given to the islands of the central and south Pacific (eg Polynesia and Melanesia), sometimes including Australasia. do not produce more of any type of food than other nations.
Global calorie intake
Food energy intake is measured in The units of energy contained in food and drink. (kcal). Some foods, eg rice, contain fewer calories than others, eg meat.
The map of global calorie consumption shows that sub-Saharan African nations consume fewer calories than other countries. The The main foods eaten. for many of these countries are corn, wheat and rice.
European and North American countries consume more calories than other nations. Many of these countries eat more animal products, such as meat, milk and eggs.