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. 2021 Jun 30;151(10):3253–3261. doi: 10.1093/jn/nxab199

TABLE 1.

DELTA Model results using the 2018 food system to feed the 2018 population or the forecast 2030 population

2018 population (7.6 billion) 2030 population (8.6 billion)
Total biomass production leaving farms/fisheries, billions of tons/y 10.58 10.58
Total food supply after waste, billions of tons/y 4.64 4.6
Amount of total biomass above used as animal feed, billions of tons/y 1.5 1.5
Energy supply (energy target), kcal/person⋅ d 2502 (2160) 2244 (2166)
Protein supply (protein target), g/person⋅ d 61 (45.4) 54.7 (46.1)
Fat supply (fat target), g/person⋅ d 76.1 (60.1) 68.1 (60.3)
Nutrient gaps >5%, % of target daily intake
 Calcium 36 43
 Vitamin E 31 42
 Iron 11
 Potassium 12
 Riboflavin 6
 Vitamin A 9
 Vitamin B-12 6