Table 1.

Changes in the global food equation between 1965 and 2004 (3-y rolling averages, all data from FAOSTAT)

Parameter	1964–1966 (3-y average)	2003–2005 (3-y average)	% increase
Demand side
Population (billions)	3.33	6.43	93
Food per capita (kg per capita per y)	311	344	10.6
Supply side
Area harvested (million ha of cereals)	669	680	1.6
Cereals yield (Mt per ha per y)	1.53	3.25	112