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Projected changes in cropland, World, 2050

Shown is the projected change in cropland area relative to the year 2010. This is shown under a business-as-usual scenario, and multiple reduction scenarios.

-3.39 million km²-1 million km²0 km²1 million km²2 million km²3 million km²Business-as-usual3.35 million km²Optimize trade3.11 million km²Adopt healthy diets1.2 million km²Close yield gaps1.1 million km²Halve food waste230,000 km²Combined interventions-3.39 million km²

Source: Williams, Clark, Buchanan, Ficetola, Rondinini, & Tilman (2021). Proactive conservation to prevent habitat losses to agricultural expansion. Nature Sustainability.