Of the total area that is used by humans (Agriculture, Urban and Built-up Land),

  • urban and built-up land is 1m km²,
  • agriculture is 48m km²,

so agriculture is 48 of 49 millions km² used, that’s 98%. The remaining 2% are all streets and housing and other infrastructure together.

  • djsaskdja@reddthat.comEnglish
    334·
    1 day ago

    I mean growing food is pretty damn important. Obviously we could be way more efficient about it though.

    • Jerkface (any/all)@lemmy.caEnglish
      52·
      19 hours ago

      We so much more plant food than we could ever possibly eat. This isn’t about food, this is about money. Farmers take cheap, pleniful, safe plant food, and use the bodies of intelligent creatures to refine it into a scarce, harmful luxury product.

    • yeahiknow3@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      287·
      1 day ago

      Yes, when 80% of agriculture goes to feeding the food (animals) we choose to eat, which is a terrible idea but also delicious, and most humans are only slightly smarter than farm animals anyway so can you blame us? (Yes, you can.)