"‘**The average person needs around 2,000 to 2,500 calories a day**. If we were to split the world’s food production equally among everyone, how many calories would the average person get?’ If you want to have a shot now, take a guess. "‘Put your hand up if you think we could all have at least 1,000 calories.’ Everyone put their hand up. Phew. They were willing to play along. ‘Keep your hand up if you think we could have at least 1,500 calories.’ Around 10% to 20% put their hands down. The rest kept them raised. ‘What about 2,000 calories?’ A further 50% of the room put their hands down. Less than a third were still hanging on. ‘Two and a half thousand calories?’ Nearly everyone put their hands down. Less than 10% were still in the game. ‘Three thousand calories?’ Out of around 100 students, only one person was hanging on. ‘Three and a half thousand?’ The last hand went down. The game was over. "I grinned. This was my [[Hans Rosling]] moment. ‘**If we split the world’s food production equally between everyone we could each have at least 5,000 calories a day**. More than twice what we need. Or, to put it another way, we produce enough food for a global population twice the size that it is today.’ The room was silent. No one was asleep. I’d hit my two goals before I’d even put my slides on the screen. ([Location 2424](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0C3X6X695&location=2424))" --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[diet]], [[food-production]], [[food-security]], [[just-transition]], [[food-emissions]], [[statistics]], [[climate-change]] **Source** -- [[260103133118 - B - Not the End of the World]]2