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Share of crop production increases 1961-1999 Projected sources of increases 1997/99-2030
0
25
50
75 100% 0
25
50
75 100%
All developing countries
South Asia
East Asia
Near East/North Africa
Latin America and
the Caribbean
Sub-Saharan Africa
World
Rainfed crop production
all developing countries
Irrigated crop production
all developing countries
Yield increases
Arable land expansion
Increased cropping intensity
Figure 9: Increase in crop production has mainly been a function of increases in yield due to increased irrigation
and fertilizer use.
However, this may change in the future towards more reliance on cropland expansion, at the
cost of biodiversity. (Source: FAO, 2006).