Agricultural production statistics 2010–2023 - fao. org The global production of primary crops reached 9 9 billion tonnes in 2023, increasing by 3 percent since 2022 and 27 percent since 2010 The global production of cereals increased by 61 million tonnes, or 2 percent, between 2022 and 2023, driven by an increase in maize output
Sustainable Water Management Practices for Intensified . . . Utilization of irrigation water and effective agricultural water withdrawal in some selected countries (Kumar 2021) +1 Factors driving agricultural water productivity in different regions of the world
Agriculture and Inefficient Water Use - SpringerLink Agriculture is the major consumer of surface and groundwater in the USA, accounting for close to 80% of the water consumed in the USA (USDA 2017) In arid regions such as much of the Middle East and the American Southwest, the percentage of water used by agriculture is greater than 90%
Irrigation in U. S. Agriculture: On-Farm Technologies and Best . . . Although the market share of many western states is high, most have seen a reduction in irrigated acres since 1997 (see Figure 2) At the same time, irrigation in the east is growing, with some states seeing a percent increase of more than 50% over this same time period 1 U S Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, “Chapter 4
World Agriculture: Towards 2015 2030 - An FAO perspective In some countries these can account for more than 80 percent of GHG emissions from agriculture The conversion of tropical forests to agricultural land, the expansion of rice and livestock production and the increased use of nitrogen fertilizers have all been significant contributors to GHG emissions
The Not-So-Bright Future of Sustainable Groundwater Use in . . . The less optimistic scenarios simulate lower recharge percentages and also account for leaving water in the aquifers to maintain a healthy ecosystem For corn, the study found, the “most optimistic” decrease in production would be around 20 percent, while the “pessimistic” simulation would require a 45-percent reduction