Table 2 Global food production losses caused by urban expansion by 2100.

From: Global projections of future urban land expansion under shared socioeconomic pathways

 

Global food production losses caused by urban expansion (106 ton)

Population affected by food production losses (million person)

SSP1

SSP2

SSP3

SSP4

SSP5

SSP1

SSP2

SSP3

SSP4

SSP5

Rice

15.19

15.09

16.04

14.99

17.88

281.77

279.86

297.51

278.03

331.62

Wheat

10.31

10.35

7.99

8.98

19.19

157.50

158.25

122.12

137.22

293.35

Maize

11.53

11.21

7.56

8.41

24.84

644.70

626.72

422.86

470.19

1388.70

Potatoes

5.46

5.47

4.29

4.42

10.50

159.91

160.09

125.48

129.36

307.31

Vegetables

19.99

19.84

18.17

18.06

29.67

183.55

182.18

166.79

165.79

272.44

  1. We estimated the population affected by food production losses according to the latest annual per capita food needs derived from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data).
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