Table 1.

Rate of vulnerability to pollinator loss and effect of pollinator loss on global food production for pollinator-dependent crop categories based on 2005 data. IPEV, insect pollination economic value; EV, total production economic value. Adapted from Gallai et al. (2009).

crop category	rate of vulnerability (IPEV/EV) %	relative production surplusa (% of consumption)
		before pollinator loss	after pollinator loss
stimulant crops	39.0	18	−24
nuts	31.0	29	16
fruits	23.1	12	−12
edible oil crops	16.3	75	40
vegetables	12.2	19	−6
pulse	4.3	60	54
spices	2.7	11	8

^aThe difference between 2005 production and consumption expressed in relative terms as % of 2005 consumption figures following FAO (http://faostat.fao.org).