G4 2015 synoptic

G4 2015 synoptic

fig 1: calorie consumption, current & projected pop'ns & GDP
1. world ave 2800 this is >daily rec intake in UK
  1. generally: richer countries consume more calories; less densely pop countries too
  2. 8 countries - 5 pop inc; 1 pop dec; 2 pop stable
  3. Burundi pop inc 50% and Yemen doubling, both <ave calorie intake currently, both low GDP (smaller pops)
fig 2: selected water req's in food prod
1. takes 1 litre of water to produce 1 calorie of food
2. 1 kilo of grain (3900 cals) req's 2225l of h2o; 1 kilo of meat (1700 cals) req's 10 000 litres. meat takes 4 x more water to produce for only half the calories
fig 3: change in calorie intake (globally)
1. daily calorie intake annually grows 13.75 calories during last 50 years. This is approx. 5000 calories extra per person per year
fig 4: meat consumption 1961 vs 2002
1. increasing in all countries, espec China 48 lg/person/yr; Japan too; Japan 5x more; China 17x; USA 1/3 more
fig 5: ave daily calorie intake by country
1. rich North 2600+ per capita; Africa mixture, some <1800 plus Afghanistan
fig 6 % undernourished by country
fig 7 global water recharge rates
fig 8 water cycle
fig 9: global rainfall pattern
fig 10: index of food production
fig 11: estimated potential cropland expansion
fig 12: progress towards reducing number of hungry
fig 13: sources of dietary energy: high and low income countries by %
fig 14: global water usage inc food prod
fig 15: use of green & blue water and evapo-transp losses
fig 16: global water scarcity
fig 17: water supply challenges
fig 18 freshwater availability
fig 19 options for agric water management
fig 20: water stats
fig 21: usage of water by sector
fig 22: movements of virtual water

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