Table 20. Proportion of the 2018 world human population who could be fed with food energy savings associated with vegan diets.

Vegan diet	Food energy savings (PJ)	People fed (millions)	% of 2018 world population	Regions that could be fed
Dog food	1,544.8	449.1	5.8	European Union
Cat food	239.9	69.7	0.9	France or the UK
Dog + cat food	1,784.7	518.8	6.8	Europe & Central Asia
Human food	18,281.0	5,314.2	69.2	Every single nation or collective region on Earth

Note: In all cases the numbers of additional people who could be fed, exceeded the populations within the regions listed as examples. These are based on 2018 populations and World Bank [79] regional definitions.