Table:
Global and regional nutrient availability under RCP8·5
| 2010-climate | 2050-climate scenario | 2050-nutrient scenarios |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loladze (2014)18 | Myers et al (2014)19 | |||
| Protein availability, g per person per day | ||||
| Global | 95·09 | 111·82 | 107·27 (105·68–108·84) | 108·54 (107·56–109·34) |
| East Asia and Pacific | 104·81 | 134·15 | 129·23 (127·31–131·15) | 130·40 (129·26–131·3) |
| Europe | 127·99 | 134·83 | 129·27 (127·68–130·77) | 131·32 (130·37–132·16) |
| Former Soviet Union | 116·71 | 131·16 | 123·52 (121·33–125·56) | 126·51 (125·39–127·58) |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | 98·18 | 110·76 | 107·73 (106·73–108·68) | 108·69 (108·08–109·2) |
| Middle East and north Africa | 113·23 | 124·31 | 116·97 (114·80–119·00) | 119·70 (118·64–120·69) |
| North America | 148·95 | 156·19 | 151·79 (150·49–153·01) | 153·27 (152·40–154·00) |
| Southern Asia | 65·87 | 94·51 | 89·53 (87·66–91·4) | 90·69 (89·52–91·62) |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 66·40 | 83·15 | 80·82 (79·96–81·68) | 81·32 (80·63–81·88) |
| Iron availability, mg per person per day | ||||
| Global | 23·78 | 28·50 | 27·70 (27·34–28·02) | 27·47 (26·82–27·89) |
| East Asia and Pacific | 27·08 | 32·75 | 32·03 (31·7–32·32) | 31·62 (30·85–32·10) |
| Europe | 22·73 | 24·42 | 23·55 (23·19–23·84) | 23·58 (23·17–23·87) |
| Former Soviet Union | 24·06 | 27·25 | 26·11 (25·67–26·45) | 26·20 (25·77–26·52) |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | 20·86 | 23·18 | 22·53 (22·2–22·83) | 22·35 (21·79–22·76) |
| Middle East and north Africa | 27·64 | 29·06 | 27·89 (27·4–28·28) | 27·86 (27·29–28·28) |
| North America | 24·52 | 25·82 | 25·10 (24·78–25·36) | 25·07 (24·66–25·36) |
| Southern Asia | 17·31 | 26·79 | 26·02 (25·69–26·3) | 25·67 (24·93–26·13) |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 25·71 | 32·98 | 32·14 (31·66–32·62) | 31·89 (31·12–32·39) |
| Zinc availability, mg per person per day | ||||
| Global | 14·52 | 17·17 | 16·75 (16·59–16·89) | 16·59 (16·29–16·83) |
| East Asia and Pacific | 15·65 | 19·57 | 19·16 (19–19·31) | 18·97 (18·63–19·23) |
| Europe | 19·59 | 20·91 | 20·33 (20·11–20·51) | 20·12 (19·77–20·43) |
| Former Soviet Union | 19·17 | 21·55 | 20·79 (20·51–21·02) | 20·49 (20·07–20·9) |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | 16·23 | 17·95 | 17·59 (17·47–17·7) | 17·46 (17·22–17·65) |
| Middle East and north Africa | 19·52 | 20·68 | 19·90 (19·62–20·14) | 19·61 (19·17–20·03) |
| North America | 22·54 | 23·58 | 23·10 (22·93–23·25) | 22·94 (22·64–23·19) |
| Southern Asia | 9·73 | 12·87 | 12·49 (12·36–12·62) | 12·32 (12·06–12·54) |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 11·58 | 14·78 | 14·50 (14·39–14·59) | 14·46 (14·22–14·6) |
Data are availability of nutrients in g or mg per person per day, with 95% CIs in parentheses. Data are for 2010 and in 2050 with and without CO2 (541 ppm) effects on nutrient content. 2050-nutrient values include CO2 fertilisation. RCP=Representative Concentration Pathway. CO2=carbon dioxide