By Team Aakash Byju's

The 12 Crops and 5 Animals That Supply 75% Of the World’s Food

There are 12 crops that contirbute about 61% of the 75% of the world’s food. See what are they:

Top 4 Crops

Wheat, Maize/Corn, Rice & Sugar Cane are the most found products anywhere that are carbohydrate-rich and protein-poor.

The Next 4 Major Crops

Soy, Potatoes, Palm Oil and Cassava are the next 4 important crops that contribute about 17-18% of the 61% calories that we consume.

Sorghum, Millet, Ground nuts and Sweet Potatoes contribute the remaining amount of calories that we consume.

Small Amount of Crops

Out of 75% of the world’s food about 14% is contributed from 5 animals. See what are they:

Percentage of Animal

Pig, Chicken, Cattle, Buffalo, and Goats are the top 5 animals on the list whose meat is widely consumed

Top 5 Animals

Instead of top Crops/Animals, we can choose Beans, Pumpkin, Lentils, etc. as these are also the crops that are more nutritional.

Nutritious Foods