Table 1.
Pollinator dependence* | Developed world, all crops |
Developing world, all crops† |
Exclusively in developing world |
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No. of crops | Percentage crops | No. of crops | Percentage crops | No. of crops | Percentage crops | |
0 (none) | 33 | 43·4 | 35 | 40·2 | 2 | 18·2 |
1 (little) | 11 | 14·5 | 14 | 16·1 | 3 | 27·3 |
2 (modest) | 14 | 18·4 | 15 | 17·2 | 1 | 9·1 |
3 (high) | 13 | 17·1 | 16 | 18·4 | 3 | 27·3 |
4 (essential) | 5 | 6·6 | 7 | 8·1 | 2 | 18·2 |
* Class 0 (none) = production independent of animal pollination; 1 (little) = production reduction >0 but <10 % without pollinators; 2 (modest) = 10–40 % reduction; 3 (high) = 40–90 % reduction; and 4 (essential) = reduction >90 %.
†Includes all the crops sampled in this study.