Crop Intensity

This visualization shows Crop Intensity data (regions that produce the most crops), followed by the MODIS croplands product, the 26 countries that produce 82% of the world's food, the population density in 2002 and finally the projected population in 2050.

This image shows crop intensity data. Areas that have the largest yield are colored in a saturated orange where as the lesser producers are in a pale yellow.

The MODIS project has a landcover product that classifies the areas of the Earth into 17 categories. Here, the croplands category are colored yellow.

Twenty six countries worldwide produce 82% of the world's wheat, grain, and cereals. These countries are shown in yellow.

This image shows the world's largest producers of wheat, grain, and cereal in yellow versus the world's 2002 population density in red.

The United Nations is projecting the cross-hatched areas in light red to double their population.

Yellow represents the countries that currently produce over 80% of the world's wheat, grain, and cereals.

The United Nations is projecting the cross hatched areas to triple their population by 2050.

Yellow shows the countries that currently produce over 80% of the world's wheat, grain, and cereals.

This image shows the biggest producers of wheat, grain versus the countries that are projected to double or triple their population by 2050. The red cross hatched areas are where significantly more food will be needed. Africa is in trouble.